Pacific Hotel Management Selects Energex for Sheraton Pasadena

Guest comfort and energy savings targeted

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. October 14, 2008

(Vancouver, BC) Following a successful deployment in its Sheraton Palo Alto property last year, Pacific Hotel Management has selected Energex Inc to deploy all 317 rooms at its Sheraton Pasadena Property.

Says Ray Serafin General Manager of the Sheraton Pasadena, "Our guests find the Thermostats much easier to use than going to the unit and working the controls. Plus, the AC comes on shortly after they enter the room and activate the motion sensor, saving them the effort to turn the unit on and giving a better feeling of comfort. The digital readout of the thermostat allows for more precise setting of the room temperature. The energy savings are an added bonus that gives us a payback on the investment".

The Energex Sentry Watt system is based on advance passive infrared occupancy sensors which are installed in each guestroom and adjusts the temperature according to the room occupancy status. If guests leave the rooms with the HVAC running - the sensors automatically reset the room temperature to a more energy-efficient stage, upon the return of guests to their rooms, the system automatically returns the room temperature to its original comfort set point.

• Independent studies by utility companies in Canada and the US confirmed aggregated energy savings in the 25-40% range.

• Additional benefits are obtained by reduced HVAC gear's runtime, maintenance, equipment wear and tear, noise build up and humidity damage reduction.

• WIFI-based Real Time Occupancy can help bring costs down further.

• The system can be also expanded to include a real time room occupancy feature. With this feature in place, wireless handheld devices are issued to housekeeping and staff members which can now navigate through the buildings much more efficiently and without disturbing guests. The system enhances guest privacy while providing the staff which real time information about unoccupied rooms which can be cleaned or serviced. The system also provides the hotel with unique security tools to monitor and watch for unusual patterns of occupancy such as guests who overstay their visit or rooms which are sold by fraudulent staff members. This system allows for quicker evacuation of the hotel during emergency situations.

"Pacific Hotel Management repeated confidence in our technology is always appreciated" noted Rami Belson, Energex President 'our systems help run a more efficient and intelligent hotel - The astounding speed in which technology is developing today is bringing new opportunities for hoteliers to run better and smarter hotels - Sheraton Pasadena can serve as a great sample to it!

Sheraton Pasadena joins its sister property Sheraton Palo Alto and prominent hotels like Warwick Hotels, the Plaza New York and properties from every leading brand and adopt the technology 'we are extremely proud to be chosen by a market leader like Pacific Hotel Management' said Rami Belson, president of Energex Inc. 'The benefits of our technology are not lost on savvy operators who are looking to control costs, streamline operations and maximize room yields'

Contact:

Rami Belson Energex Inc.

[email protected]

Ray Serafin, GM Sheraton

Pasadena

[email protected]