MANILA, Philippines - InterContinental Manila recently received an award during the 2011 Don Emilio Abello Energy Efficiency Awards (2011 DEAEEA) ceremony organized by the Department of Energy. The annual event is held in recognition of the dynamic partnership between the government and the private sector in instituting best practices in energy management. The hotel was bestowed a special award in recognition of its outstanding performance in energy efficiency and conservation. InterContinental Manila generated energy savings of 208,742 liters of oil equivalent (LOE) valued at P8.27 million and 335,906 kg of avoided carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. To achieve this, measures like the use of timers for guest floor corridor lighting, kitchen area de-lamping, minimized pool pump operation, re-lamping of guest rooms, adjustment of air handling units for offices, installation of heat pumps and installation of motorized valves for air handling units (AHU) were undertaken by the hotel to achieve the aforementioned savings. InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms. IHG owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, over 4,100 hotels and more than 600,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world.