Cingoski, Vlatko and Petrevska, Biljana and Trajkov, Nikola (2015) Assessment of the energy efficiency practices in the hotel industry. Technics Technologies Education Management, 10 (4). pp. 509-516. ISSN 1840-1503
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Abstract
The study evaluates the application of the energy efficiency practices in the hotel industry. It explores the determinants of energy consumption in three and four-star hotels in Macedonia. The research investigates the impacts of several elementary components of the energy practices, by measuring the current level of influence. The data were obtained by an online survey conducted among managers and processed by descriptive statistics and factor analysis. The results point out some alarming facts, i.e. these types of hotels lack policies on general environmental issues. The managers pose some high awareness of the benefits produced by this concept, which is due to the highly positive perception of the environmental protection. The lack of subsidies at local and national level is identified as the most profound constraint along with the technical limits of the hotel facilities and costs increase. The study recommends some new approaches in challenging the hotel industry to decrease the operating costs and suggests that managers are in need for better understanding of the importance of the energy efficiency practices.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | This study is conducted as part of the research project “Opportunities and methods for energy substitution and energy improvements in the hotel industry” financed by the Goce Delcev University - Stip, Macedonia (Ref. No. 0201-165/6 and 0801-139/26). |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | energy efficiency, perception, environmental practices, hotels. |
| Subjects: | Engineering and Technology > Environmental engineering |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Electrical Engineering |
| Depositing User: | Biljana Petrevska |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Jan 2016 12:28 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Jan 2016 12:28 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/14907 |
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