Neema Hospitality Water Conservation Program

Solutions

Neema Hospitality entered into a contract with a vendor who invested 100% of the upfront costs for the water conservation upgrades at the Econolodge Inn & Suites. This included the water fixtures, installation, and annual walk-throughs through the end of the contract. The vendor is then paid on an 80/20 shared savings basis until the contract is paid off, using a baseline of water cost per day per occupied room. The vendor conducts annual maintenance to fix any drips and leaks and to ensure the new fixtures are in place. Any necessary repairs are paid for by the vendor. Neema Hospitality expects the contract to be paid off in two years. After that, Neema Hospitality will benefit from all savings resulting from the upgrades.

There were two water savings measures taken as part of the program:

Toilets were installed that achieve 0.8 gallons per flush, replacing the previous 4 gallon per flush toilets.
Sink aerators and showerheads were retrofitted with brand-approved low-flow fixtures.

In the month after project completion, the property saw water usage fall by 67% with pre-implementation usage at 268 gallons per day per occupied room and post-implementation usage at 87 gallons per day per occupied room. Costs were also reduced by 62% with pre-installation costs at $210 per month per occupied room and post-installation costs at $80 dollars per month per occupied room. Over a 12-month period, the property’s water and sewer bill was 33% lower than the prior 12-month average, even with double the occupancy of the prior 12-month average.

ANNUAL ENERGY USE

ANNUAL ENERGY COST

ANNUAL WATER USE

ANNUAL WATER COST

ANNUAL PLANT ELECTRICITY USE

ANNUAL PLANT ELECTRICITY COST

IN BUILDING ENERGY USE

IN BUILDING ENERGY COST

ACROSS NETWORK USE

ACROSS NETWORK COST

ANNUAL EMISSIONS

USE

COST

A low-flow faucet

A water efficient toilet

A low-flow showerhead