1.Benchmarking 2.Benefits 3.Eco System 4.Examples 5.Conclusions

It is a business imperative Understand building performance Effectively direct personnel resources Useful in single properties or portfolios Provides direction/motivation You can’t manage what you can’t measure

The US hotel industry…  Utilizes over 600M gallons of water/day (219B/year)  Spends over $10M on electricity/day ($3.6B/year)  Generates over 5.4M pounds waste/day (1.9B/year) …and there is paper, newspapers, guest amenities, landscaping, food and beverage, etc. DO YOU UNDERSTAND YOUR ECO SYSTEM IMPACT?

Savings from improved hotel performance Maximize personnel resources – make the ‘right decisions’ Motivator – property mission and rally call Address stakeholder pressures (AAA, Corporate RFPs, Eco Groups, etc.) Marketing and Communication

There is value in benchmarking anything that can be measured.

 2009 Average lbs/occupied room: 12.9 – Benchmark set at 13  2008 Average lbs/occupied room: 15.2  Savings: 2.3 lbs/occupied room Guest Rooms Occupancy Lbs/ occupied room saved. Cost per lb Days Total $s Saved 250x65%x2.3x$0.11x365=$15,006 Savings

Benchmark: 42%

Over $2,700 saved in Q on reduced waste and hauling costs. Estimated total 2009 savings: > $10,900