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Powering inspired guest experiences
Technology Category
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Middleware & Microservices
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Storage Services
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Hybrid Cloud
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Private Cloud
Applicable Functions
- Facility Management
- Maintenance
Use Cases
- Building Automation & Control
- Building Energy Management
- Energy Management System
Services
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
- System Integration
The Challenge
The Renaissance Suzhou Wujiang Hotel, located at the borders of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai, is the only internationally branded hotel in the area. It provides business travelers, families, couples, and discerning locals with modern and stylish accommodations and expansive and sophisticated event spaces for weddings, corporate functions, and other special events. The hotel must consistently exceed their guests’ high expectations for comfort, ambiance, and safety. As a Marriott International property, the hotel must also manage construction and ongoing expenses, and meet annual energy savings goals. The challenge was to maintain an exceptional guest experience while reducing energy costs through improved efficiency.
About The Customer
The Renaissance Suzhou Wujiang Hotel is located conveniently at the borders of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai. It provides business travelers, families, couples, and discerning locals with modern and stylish accommodations and expansive and sophisticated event spaces for weddings, corporate functions, and other special events. Situated in a vibrant, urban setting, the hotel offers picturesque lake views and attentive and polished service that consistently earns rave reviews and repeat visits from loyal customers. Like all Renaissance locations, the Renaissance Suzhou Wujiang offers guests a uniquely local experience that inspires visitors to explore and enjoy the best of local sites, culture, and customs. In addition to its almost 300 guest rooms, the property boasts seven modern event spaces for meetings and corporate functions, while The Grand Ballroom can host up to 1,500 guests. Guests also enjoy additional features including an indoor pool, fitness center, and a variety of dining options including the Wan Li Chinese restaurant, which has 11 private dining rooms.
The Solution
Schneider Electric provided the Renaissance Suzhou Wujiang with an EcoStruxure solution that integrates building management with the lighting control and electrical distribution systems. EcoStruxure is Schneider Electric’s IoT-enabled, open and interoperable architecture that delivers enhanced value around safety, reliability, efficiency, sustainability and connectivity for our customers. Schneider has leveraged advancements in IoT, mobility, sensing, cloud, analytics, and cybersecurity technologies to deliver Innovation At Every Level from Connected Products; Edge Control; and Apps, Analytics & Services. The Renaissance Suzhou Wujiang uses Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure™ lighting control for lighting control in its common areas and ballrooms to create an ambiance that is unique, memorable. Lighting can be tailored to guest needs using an extensive range of pre-programmed and automated lighting effects. Simultaneously, the system ensures flawless automation, reliable control, and improved energy efficiency. The result is flexible and dynamic lighting that provides superior comfort and convenience for guests while also enabling the creation of impressive environments for events. Finally, complementing both of these innovative solutions is Schneider Electric’s MV/LV solution, which provides transformers, switchgear, and breakers necessary for a safe, reliable, and connected electrical distribution network.
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