Energy savings averaging 30-35% at 3 Universal Orlando resorts prompt the company to install Onity EMS solutions a 4th time; Loews New Orleans Hotel, opening fall 2003, next in line
ATLANTA / MIAMI — MARCH 31, 2003 — Loews Hotels, the founding division of the Loews Corporation, and an owner/operator of 17 prestigious properties throughout the U.S. and Canada, for the fourth time has installed Energy Management Systems manufactured by Onity/Senercomm — most recently at the 790-room Loews Miami Beach Hotel — and the company plans to do so again at the 285-room Loews New Orleans Hotel before year’s end.
The proven ROI of Onity’s Senercomm EMS solutions and the Atlanta-based company’s unwavering commitment to providing global service and support prompted the Loews Miami Beach Hotel to purchase Onity’s
SensorStat® DDC II (Direct Digital Control) EMS solution for its 790 guestrooms, said Patrick Long, the property’s Director of Engineering.
“For the past few years, Loews Hotels has reaped significant ROI — guestroom energy savings averaging
30 to 35 percent — at its three Universal Orlando properties equipped with Onity/Senercomm EMS solutions,” Long said. “For us, it was very easy to follow in their footsteps and install the SensorStat DDC II because our company has realized the returns that Onity’s proven products and professional people consistently deliver.”
Onity’s EMS solutions incorporate infrared motion-based sensors that detect guests’ presence in guestrooms. If the sensors do not detect guests‘ presence, then the air conditioning/heating systems, (which consume
85 percent of the energy in hotel guestrooms), automatically default to preset economical temperature setbacks.
Motion-based programmable temperature setbacks allow for optimal guestroom energy savings, with minimal exposure to room temperature-related guest complaints.
“The SensorStat DDC II is a digital thermostat with occupancy-based temperature setbacks proven to deliver a payback in 24 to 36 months, with ROI often amounting to tens of thousands of dollars in annual savings added directly to the property’s bottom line for the life of the system,” said Laura R. Acuña, Onity North America Marketing Director.
Onity/Senercomm EMS solutions allow managers the option of on-line monitoring of guestroom air-conditioning/heating systems, as well as the issuance of management reports and the incorporation of preventive security measures and maintenance alarms. Onity/Senercomm EMS solutions are in use in hundreds of thousands of guestrooms around the globe, providing substantial and sustained bottom-line benefits to properties of all sizes and types.
“We anticipate a payback in about 21 months, and annual savings of $160,000+ for 15 years or longer,” Long said. “Just as important as the proven ROI of these EMS solutions, Loews Hotels has found out firsthand that Onity is a market leader uniquely positioned to provide around-the-clock, around-the-globe professional service and support for the full gamut of electronic solutions — from guestroom EMS and e-locks and safes, to CCTVs.
“Onity is a rare breed: A hospitality technology partner with products that pay for themselves many times over, and people who truly care about all of our needs and who stay focused on how they can best serve us in both the near and long term,” he said. “For instance, in our case, we’ve been running at or near 100-percent occupancy for a few months, and Onity has worked closely with us to ensure that we could install its EMS solutions as quickly as possible and reap energy savings sooner than later — without disrupting guests, or taking rooms out of inventory and profits out of pockets. I can’t say enough about Onity’s fine people and proven products.”
About Onity
Onity Inc. (formerly TESA Entry Systems), the leading global provider of electronic locking systems, offers innovative technological solutions and services for the Hospitality, Corporate, Education, Government and Marine markets. The company’s ever-expanding family of electronic solutions today includes electronic locks, related Smart card technology, in-room safes, closed-circuit television (CCTV) security surveillance and Senercomm energy management systems. Onity has R&D and manufacturing operations in Spain, Mexico and the U.S.,
as well as an extensive sales and service network that spans more than 115 countries around the globe. With innovative solutions specially designed to meet clients’ changing needs, Onity continues to provide real progress — technological advancements in facility management and maintenance for unparalleled convenience and time and cost savings. For more information on Onity’s EMS solutions, which typically reduce related energy costs
25 to 35 percent, please contact: Larry Gomez, VP Sales/Senercomm at +1-561-775-9889, Ext. 217, larry.gomez@onity.biz; Laura R. Acuña, Director of Marketing - North America, at +1-770-582-8103, laura.acuna@onity.biz; or visit www.onity.biz.
About Loews Hotels
Headquartered in New York City, Loews Hotels owns and/or operates 17 distinctive hotels in the U.S. and Canada, with more exciting properties opening soon. And, as part of a joint venture with Universal, Inc. and the Rank Organization, Loews Hotels opened three hotels located at Universal Orlando. The 750-room Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando, a Loews Hotel, opened in September 1999, followed by the 650-room Hard Rock Hotel in February 2001. The third hotel, the 1,000-room Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando, a Loews Hotel, opened in June 2002. Loews Hotels is located on the world wide web at www.loewshotels.com.
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