A Guide for Hotels: Boosting Profits with Energy Efficiency & Conservation
Planning an Energy Program: Energy Action Plan
The energy action plan will be a roadmap for continuous improvement, providing concrete steps for moving forward.
Typically an energy action plan is created after an energy audit has identified areas of potential improvement. Most energy audits include recommendations about the benefits and timing of potential energy projects; these will need to be evaluated by company decision makers to determine which projects fit internal investment criteria. The energy team can then assign specific tasks to its members, both in-house and outside consultants.
Regular meetings of the energy team help to assess progress and keep focus on action items. Depending on the scope of the energy program and the size of the property, creating incremental performance targets to ensure adequate progress may make the most sense.
Hilton, Starwood and Hyatt
Hilton, Starwood and Hyatt brand properties are also represented among the list of 247 hotels with the ENERGY STAR label. Jeff Hanulec, Director of Engineering at the Westin Copley Place Hotel in Boston, has led five hotels through the benchmarking process and he is currently leading an effort to make his hotel more energy efficient.