Case Study: Orchard And Orchard Garden Hotels achieves increased maintenance capacity and lower costs with Verdigris Technologies

Improving Operations and Energy Visibility for Two Hotels

Verdigris, an electricity monitoring and notification platform, was engaged by Orchard Hotel Group (the Orchard and Orchard Garden hotels) to help GM Juan Bueno manage energy across two understaffed properties. Lacking the bandwidth and granular data to compare buildings, detect equipment faults, and measure ROI on efficiency projects, the hotels needed a way to proactively monitor performance and prioritize limited engineering resources.

Verdigris installed circuit‑level sensors and dashboards that produced actionable alerts within days, allowing maintenance to go straight to verified faults (broken chilled‑water pump, inactive stairwell fans, a disabled generator heater) instead of relying on manual walkthroughs. The system enabled precise M&V—installing a VFD cut average hourly cooling‑circuit energy by 18% while lighting tests identified the best ROI bulb choice—and benchmarking (keycard systems reduced unoccupied room load ~30%). Result: higher maintenance capacity, clearer proof of savings, and an ongoing program to track and expand efficiency across the portfolio.

Orchard And Orchard Garden Hotels

Juan Bueno

General Manager