Energy Efficiency Initiatives at Upscale and Luxury U.S. Lodging Properties: Utilization, Awareness, and Concerns

Cornell Hospitality Quarterly

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 237-247

  Baloglu, Seyhmus ^a   Jones, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

automation and control systems; energy use benchmarking; hotel industry; sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84936754443     PISSN: 19389655     EISSN: 19389663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1938965514525680     Document Type: Article

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