A Living Lab
to Encourage Short Showers
Shorter showers living lab
TSH provides a comfortable eco-friendly experience for its guests.
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They go the extra mile to encourage visitors to adopt sustainable behaviors themselves once they leave the hotel. Together with Innovation Lighthouse and valuable contributions from other partners, they are continuously finding new ways to cut water and energy costs without the need for financial incentives. No need for expensive solutions; all you need is a little nudge!
TSH Amsterdam
How can we motivate people who don’t pay water and energy bills to consume less without using financial incentives?
What did this project find?
01
Guests saved 17% of water during their showers
We measured the effectiveness of a technological innovation (Amphiro) on hotel guest water-saving behavior. Our findings? A -17% (-3760L) reduction in water use, -215 kWh energy reduction and 60 kg less of COâ‚‚e emitted.
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Hotels using this device have a low payback period: 37 months
We produced new practical insights for organizations who want to stimulate savings in cases where users don’t pay for utility bills. The findings above translated into annual savings of €18,49 per room with a payback time of 37 months.
03
Giving real-time feedback really works to reduce water use
We show that interventions providing real-time feedback help to significantly reduce costs, carbon emissions and contribute to the education and behavior of hotel guests. In fact, we noticed increased guest awareness & long term behavior change; water use was reduced by -10%, even after the device was removed!
Project Stages
Project design
Installations
Measurement phase
Analysis
Test & Iterate
Main
findings
Partners
