Saving energy through education & awareness in the Hospitality Sector

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the energy saving opportunities that exist in the Hospitality Sector, specifically savings that are contributed to behaviour change and awareness. Awareness was brought about through the introduction of a Sustainable Energy Management Program. This program is aimed at all levels of staff, with a top down approach. Procedural and behavioural changes were the inevitable by-product of a greater understanding created by focussing on energy management rather than energy reduction, through technology only.