How can digitalization actively contribute to achieving sustainability goals?
Digitalization is not just a challenge, but a powerful tool in the fight against resource waste. Application examples: Smart Building & Monitoring (see Block 4): Sensors collect real-time data on room occupancy, temperature and air quality. Energy is saved where it is not needed (e.g. automatic shutdown in empty rooms). Intelligent kitchen planning (see block […]
How can a hotel extend the life cycle of its IT hardware?
The most sustainable hardware is that which doesn’t need to be replaced. The goal should be to maximize the lifespan of IT equipment by: Sustainable procurement: Leasing instead of buying: Providers such as AfB, CHG-Meridian, and Green IT Solutions offer devices on a subscription basis with return. Buy refurbished: Professionally refurbished devices reduce emissions by […]
What is “sustainable web design” and how can a hotel website be optimized to use less energy?
Sustainable web design means: fast, lean, functional—and resource-efficient. It’s about optimizing the technical and content design of a website so that less data needs to be processed, transferred, and stored. Measures: Optimization of media: Compressed images with WebP or AVIF instead of JPEG. Do not play videos automatically. Reduction to essential content – less is […]
What is a hotel’s “digital carbon footprint” and how is it created?
The digital carbon footprint refers to the total greenhouse gas emissions generated by the creation, storage, transmission, and use of digital technologies. Although this area may seem “invisible,” it is highly relevant—especially considering that the global digital economy now generates more emissions than the entire aviation industry. For hotels, the digital footprint primarily consists of […]
