Hotel & Motel Management - March 17, 2008 - (Page 42) 42 Design H&MM March 17, 2008 | HotelMotel.com www.HotelMotel.com/digital_edition GUESTROOM LIGHTING BY HEATHER GUNTER, ASSOCIATE EDITOR Light for incandescent bulbs It had a good run. The technology for incandescent lightbulbs has changed little since Thomas Edison popularized them in 1879. But the bulbs we use today will be phased out starting in 2012 under a new energy law that set new standards for more efficient lighting. The law does not mean incandescent lamps will be gone completely, said Susan Isenhour Anderson, manager of energy relations, Osram Sylvania. “The 40-watt, 60-watt, 75-watt and 100watt incandescent lamps we know today are going away, but they will be replaced by technologies that meet the new standards,” she said. “The legislation is technology-neutral, so any technology that meets the standards can Halogen lamps with layers of special infrared coating will meet the energy law standards. be sold.” They are available in reflector lamp shapes. dims face LIFTS The Quorum Hotel-Tampa (Fla.) earned Green Lodging Certification from Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection. The hotel received the certification as it approaches the end of its $3.5-million renovation and expansion project. Upgrades include an update of guestrooms, an overhaul of the fitness center and a new 1,500-squarefoot outdoor deck area off the lobby-level restaurant. Guestrooms on eight floors feature 32-inch, flat-screen televisions, wood vanities with granite countertops, and new casegoods and artwork. All guestrooms are now non-smoking. OSRAM SYLVANIA Best bets for bulbs The energy law passed in December 2007 requires more efficient standards for lightbulbs. Compact fluorescent lights meet the new federal efficiency standards for general service lamps, according to Susan Isenhour Anderson, manager of energy relations, Osram Sylvania. Halogen lamps with layers of special infrared coating also will meet the standard. “These lamps will look like the incandescent lightbulbs you know today and can be used in the same applications,” she said. “They will operate at lower wattages and, therefore, use less energy.” LEDs are another possible replacement. “The technology is developing and we expect to see them used in traditional incandescent applications in the future as technology advances and costs come down,” Isenhour Anderson said. “We also expect to see new technologies emerging that are not yet available in the marketplace, and we could very well see additional advancements in technologies we already know. “That is why it is important that the legislation is technology-neutral; it sets performance standards instead of banning specific technologies,” she said. Energy costs According to the Energy Star Program, U.S. hotels spend almost $4 billion on energy a year. With energy costs in the U.S. averaging more than $2 per square foot, reducing these costs by 10 percent is equivalent to a $0.62 average daily rate increase for limited-service hotels and $1.35 ADR increase for fullservice hotels. Recycle used lightbulbs Motel 6 is leaving the fluorescent light on for you. The chain rolled out a national fluorescent lightbulb and battery recycling program to help reduce the environmental impact of mercury, lead and other heavy metals. Jim Amorosia, president and c.o.o., Motel 6, estimated in a statement that, despite the fiveyear life span of fluorescents, the properties will recycle 60,000 lightbulbs a year. The Hilton Tulsa (Okla.) Southern Hills completed a $7-million renovation. Encompassing the entire hotel, the remodel includes all 287 guestrooms and nine new suites, the hotel’s public areas, banquet rooms, Legends Grill restaurant, Falls Lounge, indoor pool and fitness center. The project features imported stone from India, a glass-enclosed pool with a retractable roof and sliding doors, and a waterfall located in the lobby. In addition to new carpet and furniture, guestrooms have been completely redone, featuring at least one 32-inch plasma television as well as a remodeled bath and marble entryway. For more info Company Circle No. Ameritec Lighting . . . . . . . . . 277 Brownlee Lighting. . . . . . . . . 278 General Electric . . . . . . . . . . 279 Philips Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . 280 Prescolite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Progress Lighting . . . . . . . . . 282 Osram Sylvania. . . . . . . . . . . 283 Watt Stopper/Legrand . . . . . 284 ACCOR NORTH AMERICA The $6-million, 9,736square-foot Spa at Hotel Galvez is open in the historic Wyndham Hotel Galvez on Galveston Island on Texas’ Gulf Coast. The Mediterranean-inspired spa includes a salon and fitness center. It will offer oceaninspired treatments in one of seven treatment rooms that promote nature and wellness. Compiled by Heather Gunter, hgunter@questex.com Motel 6’s recycling program for fluorescent bulbs and batteries is part of Accor North America’s Earth Guest initiatives. http://HotelMotel.com http://www.HotelMotel.com/digital_edition
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