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Rewards of Onity�s Senercomm Solutions |
ATLANTA / SAO PAULO, BRAZIL � FEB. 3, 2003 � When the Hilton Group plc designed its new $90 million Hilton Sao Paulo Morumbi, the Americas� largest showcase property, Hilton incorporated Onity/Senercomm�s energy management systems (EMS). Hilton�s first hotel in the world designed with the brand�s new guest-centric Rooms of the Future Concept, the 485-room Hilton Morumbi, which opened October 2002, deployed Onity/Senercomm EMS solutions to help combat a major power shortage in Brazil�s capitol city. The Senercomm EMS solution has been proven to dramatically reduce guestroom energy consumption � typically providing a complete payback in 24 to 36 months, with ROI often amounting to tens of thousands of dollars in annual savings added directly to the property�s bottom line for the life of the system, or 10-plus years thereafter. Laura R. Acuña, Onity Global Product Manager, said the Onity/Senercomm solutions installed in the Hilton Sao Paulo Morumbi, Hilton�s most modern, technologically sophisticated property in Brazil, differ widely from common thermostat controls available in the global hospitality market. Specifically, the Onity/Senercomm EMS solutions in place at this one-of-a-kind destination incorporate infrared motion-based sensors that detect guests� presence in guestrooms. If the sensors do not detect guests� presence, then the air conditioning/heating systems, which consume the most energy in hotels, automatically default to preset economical temperature setbacks. Motion-based programmable temperature setbacks allow for optimal guestroom energy savings, with minimal exposure to room temperature-related guest complaints and loyalty issues. Onity/Senercomm EMS solutions allow managers on-line monitoring of entire air-conditioning/heating systems, as well as the issuance of management reports and the incorporation of preventive security measures and maintenance alarms. Onity/Senercomm EMS solutions are in use in hundreds of thousands of guestrooms across the globe, including four-star-ranked properties owned and operated by Hilton Hotels and Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, as well as hotels of all sizes in the mid-market, economy and extended-stay segments. �For a world-class conference center like the $90 million Hilton Morumbi, nothing short of world-class solutions and support will do the job,� said Ernesto Fernandez, Hilton International VP Engineering � The Americas. �Onity offers a one-stop shop for proven electronic solutions � everything from e-locks and safes, to energy management and CCTV � allowing Hilton properties to conduct more business with one proven provider that can streamline the purchasing process and give one-source, one-call accountability,� Fernandez said. �Just as important as Onity�s breadth of electronic hospitality solutions and their proven ROI, this market leader is uniquely positioned to provide around-the-clock, around-the-globe professional service and support.� About Onity
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