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By Allison Shafir
A new book promises to make saving energy easy at hotels. The Advanced Energy Design Guide for Highway Lodging, published by ASHRAE, is targeted toward architects, engineers, and contractors of hotels, providing the steps necessary to achieve 30 percent energy savings over minimum code requirements.
The book offers recommendations on how to conserve energy through design choices such as incorporating skylights where possible, using compact fluorescent lighting, and water-conserving washers.
"The recommendations allow the building industry to create more energy-efficient hotels while maintaining the quality and functionality of the space to provide a pleasant guest experience," said Ron Jarnagin, chair of the committee that wrote the guide, in a statement.
Though some design tips can apply to all hotels, the conservation guide targets relatively new hotels found along highways, which contain up to 80 rooms and use unitary heating and air-conditioning equipment. These buildings represent a significant portion of U.S commercial hotel space.
The book was written in part by the American Institute of Architects, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, the U.S. Green Building Council, and the U.S. Department of Energy.
The Advanced Energy Design Guide for Highway Lodging will be available for purchase at the ASHRAE Annual Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky. A free download of the guide will also be available.
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New Guide Teaches Hotels How to Go Green
June 19, 2009By Allison Shafir
A new book promises to make saving energy easy at hotels. The Advanced Energy Design Guide for Highway Lodging, published by ASHRAE, is targeted toward architects, engineers, and contractors of hotels, providing the steps necessary to achieve 30 percent energy savings over minimum code requirements.
The book offers recommendations on how to conserve energy through design choices such as incorporating skylights where possible, using compact fluorescent lighting, and water-conserving washers.
"The recommendations allow the building industry to create more energy-efficient hotels while maintaining the quality and functionality of the space to provide a pleasant guest experience," said Ron Jarnagin, chair of the committee that wrote the guide, in a statement.
Though some design tips can apply to all hotels, the conservation guide targets relatively new hotels found along highways, which contain up to 80 rooms and use unitary heating and air-conditioning equipment. These buildings represent a significant portion of U.S commercial hotel space.
The book was written in part by the American Institute of Architects, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, the U.S. Green Building Council, and the U.S. Department of Energy.
The Advanced Energy Design Guide for Highway Lodging will be available for purchase at the ASHRAE Annual Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky. A free download of the guide will also be available.
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