High occupancy and a shortage of available building space in traditional business districts make it a good time to go into that niche, he said.

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In the commercial building sector, hotel and office occupancy ratios have peaked.

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Hotels consume massive amounts of energy and use 50% more energy than a similar sized residential building despite having only 55% occupancy rates on average.

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