The importance of Energy Efficiency in Hotels. Life cycle of projects starting by the energy auditing EEG case study

1. Energy Efficiency in Hotels
Ronald R.Diab – rdiab@eegroup.info
Managing Director

2. Quick Bio
 In the Energy Services business since 1996
 Our Only business
 Have been working in the ESCO business
concept since our inception
 Expanded regionally : subsidiaries and sister
companies in Qatar, Syria, Morocco, Cyprus ,
and Greece
 Projects undertaken in more than 17
countries in EMEA and Asia Pacific.

3. Quick Bio
 Performed more than
550 energy audits – 200 in the hospitality
sector
 Implemented more than
200 EE projects
 Complete Energy
Services Lifecycle
from the consulting
works to the
implementation of
efficiency measures

4. Quick Bio : Clients
Partial Hospitality List

5. CSR , Green initiatives, Climate Change
and cost optimization programs are all
pushing energy management at the
forefront of all sectors
FACTS

6. Sustainable Development (SD)
v/s Social Networking (SN)

7. Growing Trends in Green
Hotels

8. • An average hotel releases between 160 and 200
Kg of CO2 per m2 of room floor area per year
• Water consumption per guest per night is between
170 L and 440 L in the average 5 stars Hotel
• On average, Hotels produce 1Kg of waste per
guest per night
Environmental Impacts
of Hotels

9. Excluding labor, energy is typically the
highest cost that hoteliers face and is
the single fastest-growing operating
cost in the hospitality industry
FACT for Hotels

10. Travelers are increasingly
considering sustainability in
making travel plans.
Business travelers
increasingly consider a hotel’s
sustainability in making their
selections, and 40 percent of
those surveyed are willing to
pay a premium for it.
Deloitte, “Risks and Rewards for Building
Sustainable Hotels,”
Does Green Matter to Guests?

11. Reducing energy costs
while continuing to meet
the diverse needs of
guests, owners and
corporate requirements
is challenging but by no
means impossible.
Energy Efficiency in Hotels:
A possible balancing Act

12.  Energy efficiency provides hotel owners and
operators cost savings that benefit the
bottom line.
 Efficiency also improves the service of capital
equipment, enhances guest comfort and
demonstrates a commitment to climate
stewardship.
 Environmental friendliness can be a market
strength for a hotel brand, which can lead to
a better reputation among consumers.
Benefits of Energy Efficiency
in Hotels

13. Sustainability in Hotels
WHY?
 To improve brand image, build trust, and build
reputation
 To save money
 To increase employee/guests satisfaction,
engagement, and retention
 To foster a good public image
 To manage risk and regulatory compliance
 To improve operations
 To demonstrate corporate social responsibility

14. Energy Services Lifecycle

15. What’s in it for hotels from
third party firms ?

16. Low-cost energy efficiency
opportunities exist in all hotels.
A typical hotel can save 5 to more
than 30% with measures having
payback periods of less than five
years.
EE opportunities

17. Opportunities can be grouped into two
broad categories:
1.Low-cost/no-cost measures that involve
changes in operating or maintenance
practices;
2.Measures that involve capital
investments in new equipment
• “Efficiency retrofits“: existing
installations replaced with energy
efficient components
• Modification of existing installations
EE opportunities

18. Energy Audits are like
photography
3
In fact, a lot of skills and
experience are needed to ensure
that recommendations are cost
effective, technically feasible and
result in significant energy
savings
• Everybody thinks they can do it
• Tools are cheap and available
• Producing a product is easy
• But results may vary…

19. Energy Audits components

20. One converged EM services on :
Pumps & MotorsLighting
Energy Supply/
Electrical distribution
Boilers
Fans/AHUs Cooling &
Refrigeration.
Laundry
Kitchen

21. Beyond the technical aspects:
Employee Engagement
 Typically, managers are focused on their
duties and struggle to cope with SD
 In a hotel operation ALL departments are
involved in energy related operations
 Engineering department is only one chain
 Alignment is needed amongst all departments
 Full transparency on SD& results top to
bottom

22. Beyond the technical aspects:
Employee Engagement

23. Case Study :

24. Energy Audits completed for the 7
properties of Sun Resorts Group by
the end of 2013
Energy Audits at SR

25. EE opportunities in SRG
 Total annual utilities > $10M
 Total Potential Annual Savings for all
properties : $3M (about 30%) with a
CAPEX of $4.28M ($1.3 M on thermal
energy and $1.7 on electrical energy)
 Low-cost (no CAPEX) energy efficiency
opportunities > $240K per year

26. Phase II :
2014 EEG Action Plan
EEG will :
 Undertake a workshop for all managers of
the group on EE
 Train all director of engineering &
assistants on EE and Energy Audits results
 Lead all the chosen EEMs implementation
 Unify utilities reporting format
 Carbon footprint reporting at hotel and
group levels
 Setup the Energy Committee in every hotel
 Remote Energy Management

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Questions
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