DALLAS—Motel 6, known for providing guests with a clean, comfortable room at a low price, announces the winners of the brand’s 2010 “Phoenix My Break Room” energy-saving program. This unique employee incentive program challenged Motel 6 team members at corporate-owned locations in North America to reduce energy consumption at their motels over a six-month period.
One location in each of the brand’s 10 operational regions earned the prize of a renovated break room, modeled after the award-winning Motel 6 “Phoenix” room design. Winners were determined based on the percentage reduction of energy consumption (kilowatt hours used) from the previous year, taking into account weather and occupancy variances. Additionally, Motel 6 recognized the “Most Valuable Properties,” which maintained electricity savings before and throughout the program, by awarding a flat screen television for their break rooms. When the competition culminated in October 2010, the company had reduced electricity consumption by $233,000.
“The rising cost of electricity is one of our biggest challenges,” said Renee Swoger, director of energy & environment services for Accor North America. “We know that the key to helping reduce this cost, and therefore reduce our impact on the environment, is through a conscious effort by each team member to change the way they use energy.”
Through this program, the company aimed to instill energy-conscious habits within all team members. The “Phoenix My Break Room” program was cost-free to implement and worked by incentivizing team members to save energy by taking simple actions such as remembering to set the appropriate PTAC settings. The renovated break rooms are utilized and enjoyed by all team members and are a daily reminder of the team’s worthwhile energy-saving efforts.
“Phoenix My Break Room” contest winners include: Santa Barbara Beach, Santa Barbara, Calif.; Salinas South, Salinas, Calif.; Scottsdale, Ariz.; Salina, Kan.; Mississauga, Ont., Canada; Charlotte, S.C.; Van Buren, Ark.; Springfield-Chicopee, Chicopee, Mass.; Mammoth Lakes, Calif.; and Atlanta Gwinnett Place, Duluth, Ga.
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