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ENERGY STAR For Hospitality
Partnering with ENERGY STAR is a commitment the financial value of your corporation as well as to the environment.
Make Strong Energy Performance Your Competitive Advantage
- Reducing energy use by 10 percent across the lodging industry would save $745 million per year
- A 10 percent reduction in energy costs is equivalent to increasing RevPAR by $0.60 for limited service hotels and by more than $2.00 for full-service hotels
- Strategic energy management can reduce costs and increase guest satisfaction
What You Can Do
- Join ENERGY STAR.
- Prepare an Energy Strategy for the Future.
- Establish a comprehensive energy management program using the Guidelines for Energy Management.
- Read the Hospitality Fact Sheet, learn about the benefits of benchmarking
(72KB) your hotel, and review frequently asked questions (85KB) about the hotel rating model. - Assess the performance of your hotels with the Hospitality Benchmarking Starter Kit.
- Participate in Online Training Sessions.
- Purchase ENERGY STAR qualified products to save energy throughout the hotel.
- Learn how service providers can offer energy management solutions for hospitality.
- Learn about energy information services and find companies that offer automated benchmarking.
- Communicate your energy management efforts to customers, shareholders, and peers.
- Pursue the Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR for new hotel construction.
- Learn about other energy management initiatives in the hospitality industry and ENERGY STAR’s involvement with AH&LA’s Green Initiative
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What Others Are Doing
- ENERGY STAR Hospitality Partners
- ENERGY STAR Labeled Hotels
- ENERGY STAR in Hospitality Publications
- Hotels that have taken the ENERGY STAR Challenge
ENERGY STAR Success Stories
- Loews Hotels (149KB)
- HEI Hotels & Resorts Success Story (70KB) | Partner of the Year Profile
- Marriott
- Columbus Hospitality Group
- Colorado Hotel & Lodging Association
- Boston Green Tourism
Earn Recognition for Your Achievements
Join the growing group of organizations honored and recognized by EPA for their outstanding contributions to protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency.
- Earn the ENERGY STAR
- ENERGY STAR Awards
- ENERGY STAR Leaders
- The ENERGY STAR Challenge
- Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR Qualified Products
The ENERGY STAR label appears on over 60 different product categories. Use these products in your facilities to lower energy use, save money, and help protect the environment.
