Reducing the carbon footprint of a hotel through its energy consumption
February 20, 2023
Reducing the carbon footprint has become a priority for companies in all sectors, including the hotel industry. Energy consumption is the largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions for hotels, which has led them to look for ways to reduce their environmental impact. With this in mind, conducting a carbon footprint can help identify the most important energy consumption items and implement actions to optimize them. In addition, the use of intelligent technologies such as Agrid software can significantly reduce the energy consumption of hotels while providing maximum comfort to occupants.
Hotels are required to reduce their emissions
From a legal point of view, the realization of a carbon footprint for a hotel can help to anticipate government regulations related to the hotel sector, such as the Grenelle law of 2010 or the decree of 2019.
These regulations require facilities to conduct energy audits and implement actions to reduce their energy consumption.
Performing a carbon assessment can help identify the most important energy consumption items and implement actions to optimize them, thus contributing to meeting regulatory obligations.
In addition, demonstrating a strong commitment to the environment can help hotels differentiate themselves from the competition and meet consumers' growing expectations for sustainability.
Reduce the carbon footprint of your hotel with A-grid
Agrid is an intelligent software that enables buildings to reduce their energy consumption and carbon footprint.
In a few minutes, the installation of this software on a server or a box allows the AI to "understand" the functioning of the building during a period of observation, then to optimize it by automatically adjusting the temperature of each thermal zone.
Through continuous learning, Agrid's AI can adapt to changes in occupant behavior and weather to maintain optimal operation while reducing energy consumption.
By providing maximum comfort for occupants, Agrid can reduce energy consumption by 30% and reduce the carbon footprint of buildings.
Energy consumption is the largest source of emissions
The energy consumption of a hotel represents on average 60% of its total carbon footprint and can represent up to 10% of its total revenue.
This expense is rapidly increasing in the hotel sector, and this is due to energy consumption, which is divided into several expense items with varying greenhouse gas emissions.
Thus, heating, air conditioning and ventilation account for the largest share of total consumption, ranging from 40% to 45%, while kitchen equipment can account for between 10% and 25%.
Domestic hot water production, electrical equipment in rooms, exterior and interior lighting, and computer equipment have a smaller share, ranging from 2% to 20% each.
This information is obtained by obtaining the hotel's energy supplier invoices for the year under study, which show the consumption in kWh for all meters in the hotel complex.
If you want to know more about carbon footprint, here is a complete guide.