
Hotels use significant energy in lighting, heating and ventilating rooms. It is important that hotel management are aware of the energy costs relating to occupied rooms.
In designing rooms lighting systems should be considered carefully. Point source lighting is cheaper and more effective, illuminating areas where lighting is required.
Heating massive volumes of water in swimming pools requires significant energy.
Consideration in the design stage needs to assess the insulation surrounding the pool, the pool area building insulation, the possibility of convection and solar heating from large roof areas and the recycle of heat energy from water systems.