London, 30th June 2025 - Daikin, a leading manufacturer and supplier of HVAC systems, has launched “Enhancing Return on Investment Through HVAC System Upgrades”, a brand-new Whitepaper that intends to shed light on how HVAC systems can be the answer to boosting return on investment for the hotel industry.
HVAC systems are essential to hotel operations, ensuring guest comfort is maintained across various areas. However, evolving legislative changes and continuous technological advancements mean holding onto outdated HVAC systems is in fact costing hotels more per year than they realise.
“Enhancing Return on Investment Through HVAC System Upgrades” explores how upgrading to Daikin’s latest VRV 5 systems with R-32 refrigerant can significantly reduce energy use, cut CO₂ emissions by up to 71%, and improve guest comfort, all while delivering a strong return on investment. The whitepaper features real-world examples and expert insights, all intended to highlight how modern HVAC technology can help hotels reduce running costs, meet tightening environmental regulations, and future-proof their buildings.
Technological advancements are pushing older system parts out of circulation as newer systems rise in favour, generating higher maintenance costs and degradation of systems. As a result, guest comfort is compromised, energy bills become higher and rooms are out of service for longer periods of time, leading to decreased revenue.
Meanwhile, legislative changes are requiring a move to more efficient systems with lower energy usage, meaning older systems are quickly falling out of compliance with regulations. All of these issues point towards the need to replace these ageing systems with the latest, highly efficient systems.
Harry Whitehead, Corporate Clients Division Manager at Daikin, commented: “The release of this Whitepaper is crucial as it exposes the misconceptions around the impact HVAC systems have on profit in the hotel sector. Ageing HVAC systems tend to be overlooked, but they can burden the profitability of hotels. By discussing the consequences of ageing systems on return on investment and guest experience, whilst also highlighting the modern systems Daikin offer that solve these concerns, this paper seeks to offer hotels their solution to increasing efficiency and profitability.”