motel association new zealand sustainability presentation
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This is a presentation I gave at the Motel Association of New Zealand Conference in 2010.TRANSCRIPT
31st July 2010
SAVING MONEY BY BEING GREENAdvice for Motels
Tim GrubbTourism Resource Consultants
www.trcnz.com
+Presentation
Tourism Resource Consultants and STAR
Costs to your business
Some easy wins
Major investment…?
Management practices
Support and information
+The cost of electricity
+The cost of water and waste
+Demand for environmental practices…
Small market niche
Mainstream views…
Green price point
Tolerance
+Where does energy get used?
+Lights
Standard incandescent
New Generation Halogen
Compact Fluorescent (CFL)
Watt 100w 70w 20w
Cost $1 $5.95 $7.00
ROI term - 7.5 months 4.3 months
Savings per year (Per bulb)
- $10 $20
Potential savings(24 bulbs)
$240 $480
www.rightlight.co.nz
+Lights continued…
www.rightlight.co.nz
Turn off unnecessary lights
Lighting design
Sensors
Consumer energy efficient lighting guide
+Showers
Check flow rate
Invest
…$85 per shower
…Investment of $1,020
Savings…
…Annual savings of $840 …ROI = 1.2 years
+Other energy savings…
Set laundry to ‘Cold’ as a default setting and do laundry in full loads
Shut down appliances when not in use
Turn off towel rails when guests are not in the room
Ensure fridges are working properly and ventilated
Set computer to standby setting
Check hot water temperature – 60 degrees
$430 /year
$45
$36 room/year
$50 - $100 cylinder/year
$15 per appliance/year
+Waste
In-room recycling
Buy in bulk
Purchasing policy
Potential savings = $270 p/a
+Water
Reduce water use of toilets
Reduce flow of sink taps
Check for leaks / monitor
Reduce water use in the garden
+Savings so far…
Savings per year ROI
Easy wins $1487 -
Lights $280 - $480 4 – 8 months
Showers $840 1.2 years
Waste $270
TOTAL $3,077
+Appliances
Main energy users = washers, driers, refridgerators
Lifetime operating costs e.g. washing machine
Other considerations
$350
$1,250
+More expensive options
What Investment ROI
Insulation Wide range 10 – 20 years
Heat pumps (ea.) $2,500 - $4,500 12 – 17 years
Solar hot water $7,000 - $12,000 12 – 14 years
+Paper work
What exactly?
1. Standard Operating Procedures
2. Supplier Register
3. Monitoring
Extra merit
+Supplier Register
+Monitoring
+Monitoring
+Monitoring
+ Monitoring
+Information and assistance
www.ecanz.co.nz
www.stewardship.co.nz
www.eeca.govt.
www.sbn.org.nz
www.smarterhomes.govt.nz
www.rightlight.govt.nz
Ecosmart Electricians
Energy auditors
EECA
Sustainable business networks
Subsidies
STAR Programme!!
+Summary
Focus on easy wins
Investigate best opportunities for investment
Paper work..?
Seek further information
Avoid impractical solutions