Fifteen years ago , Verdant was a start-up company in the energy-management segment focused on hospitality . Ten years later , it was acquired by Emerson . Then came the pandemic . “ It was rough waters ,” remembered Michael Serour , VP & GM , Verdant by Copeland . ( Verdant is a business unit inside of Copeland .) Three years later , Blackstone took a controlling interest in Emerson . Today , Verdant technology is in 8,000 hotels globally and growing , which makes sense . “ If you ' re an owner , your main motivation is savings ,” Serour said . “ There ' s |
no downside ,” for instance , “ of an empty room not blasting unnecessary heating or cooling .” Serour said that Verdant can |
reduce in-room heating and air conditioning run times by around 40 %, which equates to as much as a 20 % reduction in a |
Michael Serour , VP & GM , Verdant by Copeland
hotel ' s overall energy bill . “ It ’ s all about ROI ,” he said , adding that an owner can begin to see costsaving
results in as little as a year .
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