ROANOKE, VA.—The Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center in Syracuse, N.Y., has installed Lodging Technology’s GEM System Energy Management in all 236 guestrooms. At the Sheraton, GEM System is interfaced directly to their existing SIEMENS Apogee Building Automation System to further enhance energy savings. GEM System, an infrared sensor-based guestroom energy management system, reduces room energy costs 35 percent to 45 percent.
“We are very excited to start utilizing the system and begin to realize (increased) energy savings”, said David Heymann, hotel general manager.
The SIEMENS Apogee system allowed the Sheraton to maintain setback temperature levels in unrented rooms, but they had no way to control temperature in rented-but-unoccupied rooms. Now, with the addition of GEM System, the SIEMENS Apogee system can maintain setback temperatures anytime a room is unoccupied, in both rented and unrented rooms, which will dramatically impact the Sheraton’s energy savings.
“We know how important guest service is at Starwood Hotels,” said Don Siedel, Lodging Technology account manager. “Lodging Technology has been dealing with high-profile hotels for the last 28 years, so we had no doubt that GEM System would be able to maintain the integrity of guest service and afford the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center substantial energy savings.”
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