Do you hate to waste energy at home? How about when you travel? Some travelers are a little less energy efficient on the road then at home. Some hotels are helping to change that …
I remember when I was in Singapore in 1990 and the hotel had a neat way to save energy. If you wanted the lights and A/C to work in the room you had to put the key chain (actually a block of plastic with metal at the bottom) in a slot by the door. This completed a circuit that "turned the power on" in the room. And when you left … you took the key and off went the power.
Starwood Hotels Element brand has some interesting ideas to make your hotel room a little greener …
" … testing … energy management system … that curbs heating and air conditioning usage – the guestroom’s biggest energy hogs, … is invisible to the average customer and doesn’t require guests to alter their behavior … "
" … motion- and heat-sensitive sensors … detect when people leave their rooms or fall asleep inside, he said. … automatically trims heating or air conditioning … cuts energy use without radically altering the temperature …"
" … cut heating and air conditioning use by 47%, … equivalent of about 50,000 pounds of CO2 emissions or about 2,500 gallons of gas … "
Via: USA Today LINK