| ROCHESTER HILLS, MICH. � NOVEMBER 14, 2005 �Shaner
Hotel Group (SHG), one of the nation�s top hotel management companies based
in State College, Penn., has selected Energy Eye� as its exclusive
energy-management system provider.
Energy Eye� is a new, affordable, standalone Wireless Radio Frequency EMS that maintains guest satisfaction while reducing room electricity expenses. The system will be on display Nov. 13 � Nov. 15 in Booth No. 3178 at the Jacob K. Javitz Convention Center in New York during the International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show. �Rising energy costs are a constant problem for hotel owners, and in order to remain strong in market we need to do all we can to be more efficient,� said Lance Shaner, Chairman and CEO of Shaner Hotel Group. �Energy Eye� is the absolute best energy-management system that I�ve seen in quite some time. Their support team is superb, they are knowledgeable and responsive, and the payback from the system�based on rising energy costs�is less than three years.� Shaner said his hotels have used several competitive energy-management systems in the past, and each involved numerous customer complaints regarding system reliability, functionality and ease of use.  �Energy
Eye� is reliable and our guests are extremely satisfied,� Shaner said.
�We tested the system eight months ago at one hotel and we were impressed
with the energy savings and the systems� efficiency. We expect to expand
our relationship and install Energy Eye� in five to eight hotels over the
next six months. If the result is as successful as we anticipate it to
be, we will plan to introduce Energy Eye� to our complete portfolio of
23 hotels representing 4,000 guestrooms.�
Matthew Mrowczynski, executive vice president of sales and marketing for Energy Eye�, said he is thrilled to be in partnership with the Shaner Hotel Group. �Shaner is one of the most successful owner/operators of hotels in our industry,� Mrowczynski said. �To be in partnership with this group of highly respected management professionals is a true testament to the Energy Eye� product. Shaner has a genuine concern for its guests and its employees, and it expects nothing less than quality for its hotels�and that�s exactly what Energy Eye� provides.� Energy Eye� uses a combination of advanced Passive Infrared (PIR) Sensors and Wireless technologies to independently control room Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) temperatures while occupants are not in their guestrooms. �We can install our components in same time as takes a housekeeper to make a room ready,� Mrowczynski said. �Guestrooms will be available for rent daily, without losing any revenues. It�s simple to set up and requires no software or computer. It�s completely worry-free.� Solving Problems, Satisfying Guests One problem Shaner said his hotels were experiencing
was keeping room temperature to a comfortable level when guests were in
their rooms. Because the Energy Eye� System is capable of detecting whether
or not a guestroom is occupied (through information transmitted to the
HVAC Control Module by a Passive Infrared Detector and Micro Door Sensor),
that problem is now eliminated.
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