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Original Comment Being a platinum member in IHG, I have stayed in many <br /> Holiday Inn's throughout the Northeast. One thing they all have in common is the wanton waste of energy when it comes to lighting. I am currently staying in the Boston/Waltham HIE and find that in a stairwell/ramp area the average foot candle level is 70fc (With some areas exceeding 100 foot candles). These areas only call for between 10-20 foot candles. Existing is 5 - 4' 4L T8 32w NP wrap fixtures. These should/could be replaced with 5- 4' 1L 32w T8 NP BI-Level High Efficiency Stairwell fixtures. These would drop to 30% normal light output during times of no occupancy. Effectively saving approximately 75% of energy consumption 8760 hours annually (24x7).I noticed that HI is aggressivly pursuing a compact fluorescent screw in campaign and I applaud this effort. But many dollars are being squandered in exterior lighting also. There are many longer lasting and cost effective alternatives to the existing metal halide and high pressure sodium exterior lighting systems. You need to kick your energy manager in the butt and have him pursue the latest lighting technology and controls.

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