In This Guide

• Saving Energy Dollars: Getting Started
• Step 1: Calculate Your Energy Costs and Consumption
• Step 2: Compare With Other Facilities
• Step 3: Determine Where You Use Energy
• Step 4: Invest in Energy Efficiency Retrofits
• Lighting
• Motors and Drives
• HVAC
• Water
• Control Systems
• Building Envelope
• Other Energy Efficiency Retrofits
• Step 5: Calculate Your Savings
• Energy Tips
• Seasonal Checklist
• Year-Round Checklist
• Hotel Tips
• Restaurant Tips
• Take the Next Step: Join Us

Please note: Facts and figures in this document are drawn from a number of sources. All financial payback figures are approximate estimates based on real examples, and may not be true for your facility size or area of the country.

Thanks to the following energy management firms for their help in preparing this guide:

Finn Projects, Toronto, Ontario
Prism Engineering Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia
Roche ltée, Groupe-conseil, Sainte-Foy, Quebec

Throughout this guide, we list Web sites that offer useful energy efficiency information for hotels, motels and restaurants. Just look for the symbol.

Although some of these sites sell goods or services, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) does not endorse one company over another. We identify these Web sites solely for the informative content they provide.

This publication and others from NRCan's Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE) are available in HTML, PDF or hard copy at oee.nrcan.gc.ca/publications and oee.nrcan.gc.ca/eii/publications.cfm.