Hilton Worldwide has approved Telkonet for entery into its Suppliers' Connection. The aggreement will allow Hilton's franchisees, designers and contractors to leverage Telkonet EcoSmart line of energy management technology.
Marriott has teamed up with Constellation Energy to improve energy efficiency and reduce electricity costs across more than 250 Marriott-managed hotels across the U.S.
Telkonet will provide a fully-networked EcoSmart energy management system, with ZigBee-enabled EcoInsight thermostats, to remotely monitor and control the HVAC system in each guest room.
After committing in January 2011 to rank and certify all properties within the network, the company achieved this goal in less than six months and continues the brands' commitment to sustainability.
IHG has joined the Carbon Measurement Working Group to work toward creating one common methodology for calculating carbon footprints and communicating emissions.
The project will generate enough power to subsidize 15 to 20 percent of the center's annual usage, or the equivalent of taking the campus off the grid for nearly two months.
