The Nearly Zero Energy Hotels (neZEH) is an initiative inspired by the European Union's targets for the greenhouse gas reduction and co-funded by the EU's Intelligent Energy Europe Program.
Its purpose? To accelerate the rate of refurbishment of existing hotels, namely the small to medium, helping them to become Nearly Zero Energy Buildings by:
- providing technical advice to committed hotel owners
- demonstrating the profitability, feasibility and sustainability of investments towards nearly zero energy
- undertaking training
- promoting front runners at national, regional and EU level to increase their market visibility
The neZEH claims as benefits for the hospitality sector:
- energy savings and thus reduction of operation costs
- an improved image and service for guests
- access to a new "sustainability" market segment
- achieving Corporate Social Responsibility targets and sustainable balance
The initiative, a consortium of European institutes and agencies and the UNWTO, will run for three years (2013-2016) and includes several pilot projects in 7 countries.
In the next few weeks, we'll try to unveil more about those particular projects.
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