CASE STUDY: Ashraf Naguib, General manager,
Radisson Blu Hotel, Cairo Heliopolis
The benefits of the ‘Think Planet’ campaign will make a major impact at the hotel. They include initially saving 15% on electricity consumption by fitting 6500 LED lights in all rooms with an eventual target of a 75% saving; fitting daylight sensors and motion detectors in public toilets and guest corridors plus timers in the sauna, facade lighting and the landscape.
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Already, the new steam boiler is more efficient to heat the pool than solar power and the hot water supply is now more efficient after installing a heat exchange unit, while a new water softener unit has improved supply to guest rooms.
New power saving units for air conditioning and lighting have also been installed in rooms and demands on the system will be reduced by applying coverings to windows throughout the hotel and the atrium.
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