As tough as it is to calculate true utility bill savings after installing an energy-management system, those hoteliers who have done so say there is no doubt that installing a system has a direct impact on reducing PTAC runtime.

The transition is part of an ongoing focus to competitively position the company within the $50-billion SmartGrid and Clean Technology industries while achieving favorable cost reductions.

Control4 announced that its Suite Systems product is being used to enhance the experience in more than 4,300 guestrooms in the ARIA Resort & Casino and Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas at CityCenter. CityCenter is the largest Control4 Suite Systems deployment to date.

The owners and operators of Denver’s first hotel, The Oxford Hotel, recently completed upgrades on the building that improve energy efficiency while decreasing average monthly utility costs by 47 percent.

Many mainstay technology vendors introduced new extensions to their products at HITEC 2009.

Fujitsu General America, Inc. has introduced 25 and 26 SEER ductless split systems to the North American market, now the most efficient mini-splits available today. The new 9,000 BTU model provides 26 SEER with an HSPF of 12. The 12,000 BTU system offers 25 SEER with 12 HSPF.

Designed in conjunction with IHG, Hotel in-a-Box (HIB) is an integrated technology package that provides hotel owners who are building properties from the ground up with the design, development and management of the core systems needed to support a property.

Onity has announced the launch of Wireless innPULSE, an innovative new radio-frequency (RF) network that wirelessly connects SensorStat guestroom thermostats to Onity's innPULSE energy management software.

Pacific Energy Services will install Telkonet Networked SmartEnergy in Dallas and Denver Sheratons.

It used to be taboo to ask guests paying good money for a hotel room to turn down the thermostat when they leave. Now, that is changing.