A new software that allows to calculate the environmental impact and carbon footprint of a hotel, and that also suggests suitable alternatives to make the establishment more friendly to the environment was launched by the Organización Mundial del Turismo.
The application called Hotel Energy Solutions is available online and has a demo in English with a preview of the results and an area in which, according to the information provided by the hotel manager (occupancy rates, energy sources, reuse of resources, among others), a report is delivered that details in which aspects resources are being wasted, where energy consumption can be optimized and how to calculate the returns on those investments.
As reported by the World Tourism Organization, the application was developed and tested over three years and aims to increase energy efficiency by 20% and the use of renewable energy sources in each participating hotel establishment by 10%.
Initially the application focused on hotels in Europe (in fact, when registering to do the calculation only offers the possibility of choosing between one of the countries of the "old continent"), although its online nature facilitates access from anywhere in the world.
As a complement, Hotel Energy Solutions offers an educational section called "School of Energy", in which knowledge about sustainable practices and available technologies is deepened, along with a variety of informative publications and communication materials to sensitize guests and operational staff.
