Earth Savers has completed energy upgrades at a number of first class hotel and resort projects. Hospitality projects present the best opportunity for energy savings. A twenty-four hour operation consumes energy two or three times as fast as other businesses. However, guest satisfaction and comfort is the prime concern. Aesthetics are also a very important consideration, For these reasons Earth Savers approaches a hotel project differently than most operators would assume. The “back of the house” is the first area to address, then the public areas and finally the guest rooms. Excellent control systems are available for guest room lighting and air conditioning, but generally the best savings opportunities lie in other parts of the building. Better lighting means better aesthetics and new CFL and LED technology can complement the public areas. Better performing systems means a better bottom line, better working conditions and a higher level of guest satisfaction.

A world class resort located on what has been often voted as one of the most beautiful beaches in the world along with its sister property the famous Mauna Kea Resort. High utility rates and generous utility company rebates made this project an excellent investment. Aesthetics, guest satisfaction and sensitivity to the surroundings were key concerns. Nearby Mauna Kea (12,000 ft. elevation) a dormant volcano is the site of a world famous astronomical observatory. Light pollution was another concern.

Most of the public areas in Hawaiian resorts are open air. Air conditioning is required mostly for the guest rooms. A comprehensive lighting retrofit offered the best payback of available energy conservation measures. High end hotel companies have traditionally avoided fluorescent lighting in the public areas and guest rooms in favor of incandescent lighting solely for aesthetic. However, new linear and compact fluorescent products provide very high quality light as good as or better than many incandescent lamps. The Hapuna was the first hotel in Hawaii to make use of this technology throughout the facility. Downlights in corridors were retrofitted with hardwire CFL conversion kits replacing 60W incandescent lamps with 5W straw tinted 2700K lamps inside heavy frosted glass reflectors. The result was a marvelous warm glow illuminating the corridors perfectly, proving that it is no longer necessary to waste energy for the sake of aesthetics. In all, 7,000 fixtures (mostly incandescent) were retrofitted using Janmar CFL kits.