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The InterContinental and Crowne Plaza hotels at Dubai Festival city are set cut their CO2 emissions by two million kilograms per year after updating their façades with architectural LED lighting solutions.
Philips provided the systems as part of phase one of the project and all interior lighting will be completed in phase two, covering a total of 35,000 light points in hotel rooms, suites and public areas.
LEDs not only save energy consumption but maintenance costs as well, due to their long lifecycle.
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"Philips' participation in this successful project comes in line with the company's promise to make a significant thrust in promoting energy efficiency in all lighting applications around the Middle East," said Royal Philips Electronics vice president and Philips Middle East CEO Louis Hakim.
"If all the hotels in the region at least adapt their interior lighting to energy efficient ones then the resulting impact on the environment will be remarkable.”
Other then introducing LED lighting to its development, the Intercontinental Hotel Group has found other ways of reducing its carbon footprint, by recycling all hotel waste across all areas and using Lexus LS600 hybrid cars, which produce 70% fewer harmful emissions than regular automotives, for guest transfers.
"We believe that travel and tourism should be operated responsibly, and long-term benefits of going the extra mile with this approach far outweigh the costs. This is why the project to replace our current lighting with the Philips energy-saving light bulbs makes economic sense.,” said InterContinental Dubai Festival City hotel manager Steven Greenwood.
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