Delivering cutting edge services for optimum guest comfort is obviously important to Australian hoteliers. However, doing so in a eco-friendly and sustainable manner has become imperative, as more and more people are looking for socially responsible organisations when making purchasing choices. Additionally the pending legislation is now placing new requirements on commercial building owners around energy efficiency.
New products are designed to enhance guest’s experiences by providing advanced guest room technology to control services such as lighting, temperature, communications etc., while at the same time actively involving guests in creating a more eco-friendly hotel room.
As examples, Modeva by INNCOM International and Life|ware Hospitality Solutions by Exceptional Innovation, both available through mySmart, are designed to provide hotel guests with better control of hotel amenities by integrating the various services into one user interface. These types of solutions also assist hotels when implementing environmental initiatives, as well as enabling energy and operational savings through occupancy-based energy reductions. It also means that hotel managers can turn off any lights, air-conditioning etc. in unoccupied rooms therefore, reducing the amount of energy wasted.
Modeva, named for being a modular device with an artistic flair, is an easy-to-use lighting, curtain and amenities control system that provides a new type of room management experience. It operates seamlessly with INNCOM's Integrated Room Automation Systems to provide hotel managers with a complete energy management and lighting control platform.
Life|ware Hospitality Solutions also give hotel managers ultimate control of their entire property by connecting systems and devices into one network for them to manage. Life|ware automates and controls virtually all facets of a luxury hotel environment including guest rooms, ballrooms, meeting rooms, pool, spa, restaurants and nightclubs. An integrated occupancy sensor also enables hotel managers to reduce energy use in unoccupied rooms, all from one interface.
See the Environmental Management Systems section of the Green Times Business Directory for businesses that provide more information and assist.
Written by Peter Garrett
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