Energy Saving and Tourism Sustainability: Solar Control Window Film in Hotel Rooms

This paper investigates solar control film as an energy saver in the fast growing hotel sector in southern China. It investigates claims made for this low-cost retrofitted material in hotel rooms, calibrating reductions in solar gain in summer. It provides reliable and independent data about the per...

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Published inJournal of sustainable tourism Vol. 16; no. 5; pp. 563 - 574
Main Authors Chan, W. W., Mak, L. M., Chen, Y. M., Wang, Y. H., Xie, H. R., Hou, G. Q., Li, D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Clevedon Taylor & Francis Group 08.09.2008
Multilingual Matters Ltd
Subjects
Climate change
Energy efficiency
Global warming
hotel guest room
Hotels & motels
solar control film
Studies
Tourism
China
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Summary:This paper investigates solar control film as an energy saver in the fast growing hotel sector in southern China. It investigates claims made for this low-cost retrofitted material in hotel rooms, calibrating reductions in solar gain in summer. It provides reliable and independent data about the performance and economic viability of solar control film in real hotel environments. The study found that, by limiting solar gain, the film helps limit tourism's impact on global warming and climate change. The paper also foreshadows new technical glazing developments.
ISSN:0966-9582
1747-7646
DOI:10.1080/09669580802159636