Brantas Ltd

Our GM recently stayed in a hotel and took this photo (on the left) of the switches and thermostat next to the door.
This hotel opened a couple of years ago.

There is so much wrong here!
The owner must have made a decision to allow this to be installed with all best intentions.

Firstly, the main driver to install an energy saving switch is to - yes - save energy.
But with keycard switches, this is not achieved. Most hotel staff, like in this hotel, leave cards in these switches permanently! They are tired of guests complaining about stuffy rooms, as when removed, these, being a relay without smarts, switch off the AC units altogether.

Secondly, more and more hotel (chains) are offering mobile check in. Keycards are not being used.

Replacing keycard switches with door switches combined with in room PIR sensors is the way to go.

Then, there are 4 other devices and switches on that wall, that can easily be combined into two!

We would have suggested a thermostat such as the Modeva and a light switch underneath.
The Modeva can have DND/MUR buttons incorporated.
These can be interfaced with Housekeeping work flow solutions such as HotSOS and FCS1 to allow the housekeepers to be alerted remotely (and through a corridor light), that a guest has requested MUR.

Beneath the thermostat, we would install a lightswitch panel that has a number of buttons for various lighting scenes and options.

Occupancy is detected through a door switch and a PIR sensor in the room.
Not rocket science, but aesthetically much much better and delivering real energy savings and operational eficciencies resulting in a healthy ROI.

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by Honeywell