Four Hotels save almost $1 million annually through retrofit
According to this Enviromental Leader article, four Fairmont hotels in Canada are saving over $800,000 annually though several projects that include solar, hydro, and wind energy, a lighting retrofit and heat recovery that will cost between $15,000 to $500,000 – the payback time is between two to five years.
Here’s a quick run-down of several energy-efficient projects cited in the article.
Projects at Fairmont Waterfront hotel include a heat-recovery system to preheat incoming city water using heat captured from the hotel’s water system. It saves an estimated 305,380 kilowatt-hours (1,100 GJ) per year and $12,000 per year. Estimated payback is in two years.
Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise purchases green power through an agreement with the Canadian Eco-Logo certified Canadian Hydro Developers. Other projects include lighting retrofits, installation of heat-recovery and recycling systems, and installation of a building automation system. Projects cost $460,000. The hotel expects to save $250,000 annually with a payback in two years.
Fairmont Château Laurier’s energy retrofits include a high-efficiency boiler plant replacing the district steam heating system, high-efficiency incremental units in all guest rooms, an integrated building automation system, and a lighting retrofit in common areas and guest rooms. The projects cost more than $3 million but are expected to yield more than $575,000 in savings annually. Estimated payback is five years.
Fairmont Kenauk at Le Château Montebello has installed solar power systems at all 13 chalets, which supply about half of their power demand. Projects cost between $15,000 to $50,000 per chalet. Savings and estimate payback are not available.
In a separate article, Fairmont set a corporate commitment to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 20 percent from its 2006 levels by 2013.
