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SELECTED EXAMPLES OF ENERGY
EFFICIENT HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS
Austria: Hotel Mondschein (Vorarlberg)
The Hotel Mondschein only uses LEDs as light sources and “green“ power plugs. The establishment
provides powerless minibars without fridge, therefore reducing energy consumption. Instead, the hotel
offers free room-service in order to provide cold drinks and snacks. The hotel regularly measures the
air-tightness and operates an energy-monitoring-system. When leaving the guest-room the power is
deactivated apart from the green plugs. The building features a 28 cm thermal insulation and in addition to
the exterior insulation a triple glazing. Hotel Mondschein has the following certifications/labels: klimaaktiv,
Austrian Eco-Label (green hotel), EU Eco-Label.
Austria: Café Corso (Carinthia)
Café Corso recently topped up and extended the existing building by adding more than two additional
floors with prefabricated wooden building elements. In order to keep the thermal needs/heat consumption
as low as possible, the building envelope is insulated by 20 to 40 cm EPS or cellulose. For the heating
system, Café Corso payed special attention to internal heat sources. For the water/water heat pump the
heat from the lake (Wörthersee) is used. The establishment uses ventilation with heat-recovery. Exhaust
air from kitchen and pizzaoven is used as room air heating via heat exchangers. This buidling project
has been constructed/renovated according to the “klimaaktiv-gold“-building standard and meets passive
house standards. Café Corso carrys the following labels: klimaaktiv, Austrian Eco-Label (green hotel)
Austria: Skirestaurant Masner (Serfaus in Tirol)
The Skirestaurant Masner located at Serfaus in Tirol
invested in energy efficiency through the installation of
120m2 solar panels support the heating of water and
room air. Together with a highly insulated envelope of
the building and a ventilation system with heat recovery,
the annual heating requirement is reduced to a quarter
compared to a conventional building.
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