CASE STUDY
SYLVANIA ULTRA HIGH PERFORMANCE LED PAR & MR16 LAMPS
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Annual energy cost savings:
$48,194
Annual kWh savings:
401,615 kWh
The Westin Boston
Waterfront Hotel
Equivalent CO2 emissions
averted per year:
507,204 lbs of carbon dioxide (CO2)
Meet the goals of Starwood
Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc.’s new “30/20/20”
Initiative, to reduce energy
consumption by 30 percent
by the year 2020.
Boston, Massachusetts
The situation.
In 2010, Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
announced its “30/20/20 Plan,” a commitment to conservation
and sustainable operations that involves significantly reducing
energy and water consumption at all of the company’s hotels
within the decade. Specifically, the plan sets the goal for
Starwood properties to reduce energy consumption by 30
percent and water consumption by 20 percent per available
room by the year 2020.
The solution.
The hotel’s previous lighting consisted of a mix of incandescent
and halogen lamps, illuminating everything from the function
space to the public areas and all of the guest rooms. To
maintain a warm, welcoming environment while slashing energy
usage, SYLVANIA recommended replacing the incandescent
and halogen lamps with SYLVANIA ULTRA LED PAR and MR16
lamps – more efficient LED bulbs, capable of giving off the same
warm illumination as traditional light sources.
In Boston’s beautiful waterfront district, Starwood’s Westin
Boston Waterfront hotel was eager to get started on these new
initiatives, which aligned well with the property’s individual green
goals and standards. Of course, achieving these goals could not
compromise the hotel’s superior level of service excellence,
which includes the quality of Westin signature products and
amenities. When The Westin Boston Waterfront’s lighting
systems were discussed as a possible avenue to reduce energy
consumption, the hotel turned to North American lighting leader
and locally-headquartered OSRAM SYLVANIA, for an energyefficient, high-quality lighting solution that would help the Westin
and Starwood achieve their energy reduction goals.
The old incandescent lamps used as down lights and accent
lighting in the hotel’s public areas, pool and restaurant,
consumed 75 and 50 watts of energy for the PAR38 and PAR20
sizes respectively. The OSRAM SYLVANIA ULTRA LED PAR38
and PAR20 lamps that replaced all 1,350 of these incandescent
lamps use only 18 and 8 watts of energy respectively. Also, the
hotel’s 522 halogen 35W MR16 lamps, used in accent lighting
for the lobby, retail space, meeting rooms and guest rooms,
were replaced with OSRAM SYLVANIA LED MR16 lamps using
only 6 watts each.
The solution (con’t).
As a result of a simple lamp replacement, The Westin Boston
Waterfront is realizing a roughly 80 percent reduction in
energy consumption from lighting, saving over 400,000 kWh
each year. This incredible reduction will save the hotel
approximately $48,000 per year in electricity costs from
lighting alone.
Aside from the excellent light quality and energy savings that
the SYLVANIA LED lamps provide for the interior of The
Westin Boston Waterfront property, the hotel will also save
nearly $6,000 per year in maintenance costs because of the
long lamp life of the LEDs, in some cases up to 25 times
longer than the traditional lamps used in the hotel, reducing
labor costs associated with lamp replacement.
The product.
The SYLVANIA ULTRA High Performance LED PAR and MR16
lamps are energy saving replacements for incandescent, halogen
and CFL lamps. With a rated lamp life of up to 50,000 hours for
the PAR lamps and 35, 000 hours for the MR16 at 70 percent
lumen maintenance, the lamps offer years of service and reduced
maintenance costs over other lighting technologies.
SYLVANIA LED lamps are RoHS-compliant and contain no
mercury, lead or other hazardous materials. The 2700K color
temperature and excellent color rendering makes them suitable
replacements for incandescent lamps by providing similar color
appearance. They emit no UV or IR radiation that can cause fading
and discoloration of fabric or artwork.
The SYLVANIA ULTRA LED PAR and MR16 lamps are appropriate
for use in down light applications for both residential and commercial applications.
The effect.
While the LED retrofit is saving money for The Westin Boston
Waterfront property in terms of both energy and maintenance, the
new LED lighting mimics the familiar temperature of incandescent
lamps, giving the hotel a warm, welcoming feel, in the guest rooms,
lobby area, restaurants, retail space and even the indoor pool.
The bottom line.
The Westin Boston Waterfront was able to take significant steps
towards achieving the goals set out by the Starwood Hotels
“30/20/20 Plan.” By working with OSRAM SYLVANIA on a
complete LED lighting retrofit, The Westin Boston Waterfront in
Boston, MA has reduced the property’s lighting energy consumption by nearly 80 percent, saving nearly $50,000 per year – all while
giving associates and guests warm, high-quality illumination all
around the hotel.
About OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.
OSRAM SYLVANIA is a leader in lighting solutions that feature innovative
design and energy savings technology. The company sells products for
homes, businesses and vehicles primarily under the SYLVANIA brand
name, and also under the OSRAM brand. Headquartered in Danvers,
MA, OSRAM SYLVANIA is the North American operations of OSRAM AG,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens AG.
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