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erty to be self sustaining. That’s quite So now that you made some significant the Rosenfeld effect, after Art Rosenfeld
a goal. Would you speak to this for our energy savings do you believe further who is the father of California’s conserva-
readers? reductions are possible for a property tion programs. The only other part of the
Getting our property to be self sustaining
just two years old? world that can make this claim is Western
and not reliant on others for energy won’t We have identified additional cost effec-
Europe. Comparably, the rest of the U.S.
come without challenges. However, we tive energy-efficiency projects that should
has seen an energy consumption growth
are working with PG&E’s Emerging Tech- achieve an additional 30% reduction in
some where in the range of 30 to 35%
nologies Group and with the U.S. Depart- the next couple of years for our property.
for that same period. Typically a retro-
ment of Energy (DOE) to identify new I would like to see more hotels follow suit
commissioning project will yield between
technologies such as next generation until collectively as an industry we make a
15 and 25% savings and are often subsi-
LED technologies and digital lighting in bigger difference. I think hotels are seen
dized by the utility companies. Most engi-
an effort to find new savings and energy as lavish and wasteful and I find some
neers I respect find this the work they love
benefits. We are also beginning to work merit in that point of view in terms of en- and the satisfaction that makes the job a
with the City of San Francisco’s alterna- ergy consumption. The state of California labor of love. The difference today is that
tive energy group to identify solar, wind or has experienced basically zero energy now our labor can help attain energy inde-
fuel cell technologies to apply to our off consumption growth per capita since the pendence and reduce climate change as
the grid efforts. early 1970’s. This is due to what is called well as saving money. null
Be Aware of Suspicious Behavior
If you see any of the following examples of hotel guest behavior, keep
in mind they could be of concern to law enforcement agencies:
• Guests who deny housekeeping attempts to perform routine
room cleaning duties over a period of several consecutive days.
• Guests who, after permitting housekeeping to enter rooms,
usually supervise or rigorously monitor their actions.
• Evidence that room occupants have intentionally changed their
physical appearance, e.g., shaving/close cropping of hair.
• Identification offered for room reservations consisting of
documents of questionable authenticity (e.g., misspellings on
“official” papers; altered photos).
• Payment of expensive lodging bill with a large sum of cash rather
than with a credit card.
• Reports of luggage or baggage theft whose contents contain
sensitive documents such as passports/visas and other forms of
identification.
• An unusual number of visitors admitted by a guest.
• A request at check-in for a specific room because of its view of
another City Building.
Please remember that the conduct itself does not have to be criminal
for you to report it to a law-enforcement agency. The above is based
on information distributed to Hotels in NYC by the NYPD Intelligence
Division.
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