Case Study
Gaylord National Harbor Resort and Convention Center
Gaylord National Harbor Resort and Convention Center, owned by Ryman Hospitality Properties and run by Marriott International, is the central pillar of a 42-acre National Harbor development project along the Potomac River in Prince George’s County, Maryland. At 2.4 million square feet, it is the largest non-gaming, combined hotel and convention center on the Eastern Seaboard, encompassing 2,000 guest rooms, over a half-million square feet of convention and meeting space, a 19-story glass atrium, seven restaurants, and a 20,000-square-foot spa. Powering this impressive structure is no simple task. Gaylord National Harbor consumes a tremendous amount of energy, with three utility feeds, an electrical lineup 90 feet long, five 700 HP boilers, and four 2000-ton chillers. Ten yea