HYDRAO, the IoT / Nudge water management specialist will exhibit at the Hotel360 Expo 2019 in ExCel London on September 18th & 19th. Booth #122.
HYDRAO iot/Nudge solutions help hotel’s guests to get aware about their heated water usage in the shower by informing them on how much water they are using in real-time. This nudge system encourages them to cut shower time.
Raise your customers` environmental awareness while saving water and energy!
As water represents the second highest utility expense for hotels, its management should be a priority for hotels and accommodations.
And when coupled with the fact that water scarcity is expected to affect 40% of the world’s population by 2030, there are both clear financial and environmental motivations for reducing consumption across the travel industry.
According to the International Tourism Partnership (ITP), water use in guest rooms is by far the highest drain, accounting for over a third of consumption.
But how hotel can optimize water use in guest rooms without compromising guest’s experience?
HYDRAO iot/Nudge solutions help hotel’s guests to get aware about their heated water usage in the shower by informing them on how much water they are using in real-time. This nudge system encourages them to cut shower time.
As a result, guests are delighted about this sustainable and pedagogic experience and act immediately during their stay to reduce their water usage which allow significant water savings for the hotel.
For hospitality building managers, HYDRAO innovative and impacting solutions thus improve customer retention and profitability.
The HYDRAO showerhead lights up in different depending on the volume of water used in real time (green from 0L to 10L / blue 10L-20L / pink 20L-30L / red 30L-40L / blinking red over 40L). Those thresholds can be customized following the hotel water management and sustainability policy.
Hostelling International USA (HIUSA) and his Million Gallon Challenge
In this mindset of considering guests as key actor to reduce significantly operational water usage and footprint, HIUSA has embarked on a Million Gallon Challenge in partnership with Hydrao smart showerheads, encouraging guests to cut shower time to save a gallon of water.
“The goal is to use the [Hydrao showerhead] lights to try to get guests to shave an average of 30 seconds off their shower across a million overnights a year. That’s where the million gallons of water savings is coming in, because 30 seconds under these showerheads is one gallon of water.’’ Zach Hetrick, Sustainability Coordinator at HIUSA
36% of heated water saved at Golden Tulip Lyon Hotel (France)
Thanks to HYDRAO, the Golden Tulip of Lyon saved 36% on its bills related to hot water for sanitary use (shower), and guests showed great enthusiasm for HYDRAO`s innovation.
As an echo of this successful projects, HYDRAO solutions have been rewarded by Booking Booster and the International Water Association (IWA) this year.