EcoGreenHotel

The Holiday Inn & Suites Columbia, SC won the 2011 “Best Hotel in Columbia” designation from Destination Guide. The achievement was awarded due to the hotel’s consistent quality and the commitment to the community by operating an environment friendly hotel. The Holiday Inn is an EcoRoom certified property, Fresh Stay participant, and currently in the process of becoming LEED Gold certified! Its sustainability conscious mindset can be seen from the environmentally friendly lobby flooring, to the salt water pool sanitation system, tank-less hot water heaters, and all the way down to its sports bar restaurant recycling its fryer’s oil!

In 2009, the Holiday Inn & Suites Columbia opened the 122-room hotel in South Carolina. From the ground up, the hotel was built with not only with its customers’ needs in mind, but also with environmental sustainability. Using the LEED new construction framework, owner Hema Patel knew the initially higher costs would pay off in about five years, as the energy savings year after year accumulated. “Green hotels are crucial in the reducing climate change,” says Patel. “Building green can lower CO2 emissions, and at the same time, improve the bottom line through energy and other savings.  We all must consider that the planet is an asset that belongs to every living thing and to every living thing to be born.”
Being awarded the Best Hotel in Columbia by Destination Guide is proof positive that such environmentally friendly measures not only yield savings, but can actually foster & promote an award winning hospitality environment. From the entire team at EcoGreenHotel we offer Congratulations to the Holiday Inn & Suites Columbia-Airport for your spectacular achievement!

To learn more about the Holiday Inn & Suites Columbia’s achievements check out the video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiynS_10B0E

About the EcoGreenHotel
EcoGreenHotel supports and provides sustainable solutions to the hospitality industry ranging from individual boutique hotels to a broad spectrum of brand properties. Our clients range from individual owners and investors to management companies nationwide. EcoGreenHotel supports hotels to identify energy efficient strategies that reduce a property’s energy usage and overall environmental impact. As owner’s agents and through our vendor neutral approach, we find the right technologies, products and solutions to deliver the best quality and value for all our clients. We specialize in identifying and taking advantage of incentives, grants, rebates and loan programs that are available through federal, state and local agencies.

The EcoGreenHotel team and I have been evaluating, recommending and installing energy and sustainable solutions into the hospitality industry for several years. With an abundance of new energy saving technologies being promoted by proven and unproven vendors one of the most important responsibilities we engage in daily is evaluating new technologies. After cautious due diligence we have recognized eCube as our newest technology that our Energy Solutions Division recommends to hotels as part of our E2A Program (Energy Efficiency Analysis). We now also offer eCube on our online storefront – EcoGreenHotel Store.

eCube is one of those simple, “no-brainer” sustainable solutions that benefits the environment and your bottom line. Its concept is to reduce refrigeration compressor activity by telling the refrigerator when the food itself requires cooling! eCube consists of a food simulant that mimics food temperature.
 

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– With eCube in place, the refrigerator’s thermostat now regulates its refrigeration activity based upon food temperature rather than air temperature. Because the circulating air temperature tends to rise more quickly than food temperature, the refrigeration unit works harder than necessary to maintain stored products at the right temperature.

eCube acts as a compressor regulator to control when a compressor cycle begins and ends. For example, a Refrigeration Case without eCube will cycle 3 minutes on, 2 minutes off = 12 cycles per hour. With eCube installed, the cycles change to 8 minutes on, 7 minutes off = 4 cycles per hour – a 66% reduction in starts. The startup portion of the compressor cycle uses 3 times more power; therefore, a considerable energy savings is possible.

Beyond the simple energy consumption reduction savings, eCube possesses many additional benefits. With the refrigeration cycles reduced, less “wear & tear” occurs translating into lower maintenance costs and an increased product lifespan! With eCube simulating actual food temperature, less food spoilage will occur. Finally, the product has a typical return-on-investment of 6-18 months.

eCube has conducted and published case study trials to further validate their claims. Each trial resulted in: 1. Food temperature remaining within safety guidelines, 2. eCube food simulant provided temperature readings equivalent to that of the food within refrigerator, 3. Energy savings 10% – 30% observed.

eCube is NSF approved as a food safety device, will NOT void any manufacturer’s warranty programs, works with both electronic & mechanical thermostats, open & closed refrigeration cases, has NO electrical or mechanical parts, and installs in minutes!

For more information on eCube or our full line of energy saving technologies and solutions please contact us at info@ecogreenhotel.com.

About the EcoGreenHotel

EcoGreenHotel supports and provides sustainable solutions to the hospitality industry ranging from individual boutique hotels to a broad spectrum of brand properties. Our clients range from individual owners and investors to management companies nationwide. EcoGreenHotel supports hotels to identify energy efficient strategies that reduce a property’s energy usage and overall environmental impact. As owner’s agents and through our vendor neutral approach, we find the right technologies, products and solutions to deliver the best quality and value for all our clients. We specialize in identifying and taking advantage of incentives, grants, rebates and loan programs that are available through federal, state and local agencies.