Using LED lighting can greatly reduce hotel operating costs
Many bosses encounter various problems in the process of operating hotels, such as power consumption and hotel security. We see that LED products are increasingly used in hotel lighting, and how does LED lighting play a role in hotel operations, reducing costs, increasing profits, and increasing customer sources?
1. Energy consumption of the hotel
In addition to employee salaries, energy consumption is the highest cost faced by hotel owners. According to data from a California market project Flex Your Power and a new program launched by the federal government's Energy Star, the service industry spends nearly US$4 billion on energy consumption each year. In addition, the data also shows that the electricity consumption of an ordinary hotel accounts for 60% to 70% of the overall expenses. The hotel energy audit revealed that if the overall energy consumption is reduced by a minimum of 20% to 30%, the hotel will be able to save tens of thousands of expenditures. For hotels, the lighting system is turned on 24 hours a day. If LEDs are used as light sources, the energy-saving effect will be very obvious. This should be one of the key factors for hotel application LED lighting products.
2. Improve hotel safety through lighting
In addition to reducing energy consumption, hotel owners must consider the safety of their guests. A recent survey called "American Parking Decisions" conducted by Federal APD, a manufacturer of intelligent parking control products, shows that hotel parking safety has always been an aspect that Americans value. Security technicians know that people in places like parking lots and their valuables are the targets of criminals. In most parking lots, vision is the key factor to protect one's own safety, and the important factor to ensure a wide view is "lighting." According to Ralph Witherspoon, CPP, CSC-Witherspoon Safety Consulting Center, outdoor lighting should ensure that drivers and pedestrians can see things within 75 feet or more at night and recognize faces within about 30 feet. Hotel staff and guests enter and leave the hotel at night, the parking lot must be accompanied by efficient lighting to ensure that they can park or pick up the car safely. It can be seen that proper and correct lighting can create better safety and enhance the awareness of safety.
3. Maintain the integrity of the building
Nowadays, lighting designers, architects and engineers have the right to choose technology in indoor and outdoor lighting. The new LED technology enables designers to provide high-quality lighting systems within the scope allowed by the latest "Energy Efficiency Code". By installing LED lamps, the hotel can retain its own aesthetic effect and the integrity of facility performance, while achieving energy conservation and post-maintenance.
4. Related case: Victory Hotel Dallas, USA
Starwood Hotels & Resorts International Group, based on its own business strategies in various aspects, combines the environmental management model with the principles of sustainable development. By cooperating with hotel owners, franchisees, suppliers and business partners, the group has been actively reducing the adverse environmental impact of hotel operations.
As early as the summer of 2010, the group announced-"By 2020, the company will reduce energy consumption by 30% and water consumption by 20%." The new target covers 1,000 Starwood hotels across the group, including hotel owners, management and franchisees.
For his group’s new environmental goals and determination to reduce the energy consumption of underground parking lots, Mr. Bart Cornelius, Director of Engineering, Starwood Hotels & Resorts International Group, realized that investing in hotel LED lighting is worthwhile. "I am very surprised by the excellent lighting quality," he said excitedly.
Improved LED light quality not only makes residents feel safer, but the biggest benefit is the expected annual saving of 39% of energy, a reduction of $44,000 in energy costs and 202,808 kWh of energy consumption. In addition, among all these initial investments, the LED lighting system can be said to be a cost-recovery project, which is energy saving. In its life cycle, it can be economically rewarded through energy savings.
