Buildings and hotel facilities with a future

Energy supply with a future

It goes without saying that we rely primarily on LED technology and provide charging stations for electric cars. But what is also important to us is where the energy for this comes from: at Hotel Schani Wien Hauptbahnhof, our own photovoltaic system on the roof produces 10 % of our total electricity consumption. The remaining demand is covered by Austrian green electricity from renewable sources.

At Hotel Schani UNO City, we also rely on green electricity. The entire building is powered 100 % by renewable energy – from the power outlets in the rooms to the electric charging stations in the garage.

Supporting natural cycles

Do all good things come from above? Even rainwater is not wasted at our hotel: instead, we collect it in an underground container and use it to water our garden at Hotel Schani Wien Hauptbahnhof. That way, we support the natural water cycle and save valuable drinking water.

Speaking of saving water: there are aerators on all the taps in our bathrooms to reduce the flow of water. An extra tip for those wanting to save even more water: just shower together.

Building automation

At Hotel Schani UNO City, we are setting new standards for energy efficiency within the Schani Group through an innovative pilot project. By using infrared motion detectors in the hotel rooms, the air conditioning and heating are optimally adjusted to the number of people detected in a room. When leaving the room, all unnecessary power consumers are completely switched off. This has allowed us to reduce electricity consumption by up to 40% and make sustainability truly measurable by analyzing lighting, heating, and cooling data.

Limiting the amount of waste

Our goal: reducing waste, step by step. That’s why we save resources in daily guest communication. From booking to check-in to invoicing, everything is done digitally and paperless. This allows us to save thousands of pages of paper every year. We also avoid disposable packaging for cosmetics and at the buffet – after all, it’s the inner values that count.

We regularly collect information about the volume of waste in our hotels to ensure that we continue to improve and make more conscious, targeted purchases.  

To properly dispose of unavoidable waste, we provide waste separation systems in the public areas of our hotels.

Reducing our CO₂ emissions

One of our most important goals is to minimize our CO₂ footprint as much as possible. That is why we do not use gas heating or air conditioning. At Hotel Schani Wien Hauptbahnhof we heat and cool with district heating and cooling and an individually controllable ventilation system. Nevertheless, the temperature remains pleasant all year round, both for sun worshippers and for guests who prefer to keep a cool head.

Furniture with background and history

Old love never rusts! That is why we gave many pieces of furniture from the Umwelthotel Gallitzinberg a new lease of life when it was reopened as the Bio-Hotel Schani Wienblick. For example, we have repainted, varnished, and reupholstered old chairs that have always served us well in the past. Now, you can enjoy your breakfast in the guest room on the freshly upcycled seats.

We are also using recycled resources at Hotel Schani UNO City Wien. The tables in the lobby, for example, are made from the leftovers from coffee beans.