Guests have certain expectations when they check into a hotel. They expect a clean, quiet room, good customer service and the ultimate level of comfort. Because a hotel is a 24/7 operation, energy efficiency in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) is one important way to get started on developing a sustainable, high-performance building while at the same time maintain guest comfort in any hospitality facility.
Higher Energy Efficiency Means More Comfort and More Savings
Energy efficiency is a smart business practice that improves ROI, benefits the community and conserves natural resources. By making the choice to use sustainable architecture, energy consumption will ultimately decrease thus lowering operating costs. Considering a typical hotel room is vacant roughly 70% of an average day– a large percentage of energy used to heat and cool those spaces can be wasted on empty rooms alone. Check out our recent blog post on the importance of Sustainable Building Design [INFOGRAPHIC] for more great insight on how our engineers can help by greening the design of your commercial industrial building.
Energy and resource efficient, eco- friendly designs are beneficial to the community and environment, socially responsible and thus well received, and often the most economical and best operational choice for our clients. Whether you’re controlling the climate for an individual guest room, lobby, restaurant or spa area, a comfortable and welcoming environment – that’s also energy efficient – is critical to the success of any hotel.
Below are just a few ways to get started on developing a sustainable, high-performance building:
LED to LEED
There are many green initiatives a hotel business can implement from using LED lighting to achieving a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building certification for your hotel. Buildings can also incorporate occupancy sensors to control lighting as well as the use of architectural daylighting into their green building checklist to save money without sacrificing guest comfort.
Solar
Incorporate solar power to save on energy costs. Based on your needs, KMB can provide designs and engineering services for rooftop, canopy or ground mount installations.
MEP Engineering Design
Efficient mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) designs (including HVAC improvements) can reduce energy usage and costs to operate a facility. Variable refrigerant flow (VFR) is just one example of a high efficiency MEP system that benefits buildings with varying loads and with different zones such as hotels, schools and office buildings.
Commercial HVAC Upgrade
Through commercial HVAC upgrade and improvements, KMB Design Group uses its extensive engineering experience to design modifications to existing systems or add additional systems that will reduce energy usage and costs to operate the facility.
Energy Efficient Hospitality System Designs
We understand that guest satisfaction is the number one priority. Thus, creating ‘green’ sustainable systems that will enhance guest comfort and demonstrate your commitment to offer energy efficient hospitality is important. Our philosophy at KMB is first to understand, then provide appropriate solutions and designs, not born out of our personal preferences, but incorporating experience from previous successful projects, that align with our clients’ desires.