If you are considering commissioning an energy audit for your hotel, you may have two questions in mind: what will be the costs, and what will be the benefits. The answer, of course, is "that depends".
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Energy Audits While the whole concept of the energy audit has many flaws, it is a popular and common means to obtain information about your hotel's current energy use, and a list of possible improvements. Hotels and their related facilities, with their 24/7 operating hours, and the inclusion of kitchens and sometimes full laundries, are relatively high energy users. The need to satisfy guest expectations, the complicated relationship between the owner and the operator, and way the hotel industry has traditionally allocated accountability for energy consumption all add complexity to hotels' use of energy. Energy audit costs and benefitsERM's unique and highly effective energy audit process, initiated in 1992, allows hotel owners and operators to understand and manage their energy consumption profile to a degree of granularity and sophistication commensurate with the money being spent on this particular resource. For hotel owners and operators more comfortable with following a standard format for their energy audit, ERM offers scopes of works to match two popular formats:The method prescribed in the 2004 ASHRAE publication “Procedures for Commercial Building Energy Audits”. The method prescribed in Australia/New Zealand Standard 3598:2000, Energy Audits. http://infostore.saiglobal.com/store/Details.aspx?productid=373483 Other formats can be matched upon request, and ERM is always willing to work with a client to develop a custom-tailored scope of works to suit. The key takeaway: understand your energy consumption profile.The layers of technology, techniques, operating practices, management decisions, financial influences, contractual obligations, and other elements "cause" your current energy spend. Develop a plan to optimize all of them. It takes time. But the results can be stunning. Information about other ERM services can be found on the Services page. |