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Hospitality Net
The hospitality industry is booming all around the world, as global travel is becoming increasingly popular due to the rising economy and living standards. With the competition on the rise, new hotels are popping up on every corner, each doing its best to surpass the quality and design of its peers.
In this never-ending race to attract new guests and obtain positive reviews, hotel owners and investors must pay close attention to every detail, from the moment the construction process begins, to the moment a complementary chocolate is placed on the pillowcase.
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The Sacramento Bee
Hotels in unincorporated Sacramento County will be the first in the state to be required to provide panic buttons to service workers under an ordinance approved by supervisors Tuesday on a 4-1 vote.
As passed, the ordinance would impact the 24 hotels in unincorporated Sacramento County with 25 rooms or more. The city of Sacramento might soon take up a similar measure, with Mayor Darrell Steinberg and Councilman Eric Guerra expressing support for city action.
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FacilitiesNet
Three out of four Americans are stressed out, with one of them facing high levels of stress, according to research from Harvard Medical School. To facility managers, that’s hardly news. Respondents to a recent Building Operating Management survey on stress among facility managers reported that 71 percent feel they are moderately stressed on a day-to-day basis because of their job, and an additional 14 percent are very stressed.
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By Scott E. Rupp
 For those working in facilities management, the following salary news is nothing new, but it never hurts to better understand your place in the market and how you stack up to your colleagues. According to new data compiled by FacilitiesNet, the median salary for all titles within facilities management in the field is $85,000, according to survey respondents. Median salaries, raises and bonuses showed significant differences in different regions of the country, the site reported.
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Hotel Management
It's lodging's age-old question: What will the hotel of the future look like? Mobile check-in? Smartphones that unlock guestroom doors? Rooms that adjust and react to guests when they are in and out of the room? It all sounds pretty futuristic, and — wait — it already exists. The question really is: What's next?
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IFMA's FMJ Magazine
The WELL Building Standard provides a model for space design and construction that integrates performance-based systems to positively impact the built environment. Lighting control is an essential piece of this proverbial puzzle.
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FMLink
Of interest to FMs who want to ensure that their facilities’ outdoor spaces offer an up-to-date aesthetic and functionality, the National Association of Landscape Professionals has announced its official list of the top landscape trends of 2018. As the voice of the multibillion-dollar lawn and landscape industry, NALP annually forecasts trends that will impact landscape planning, design and maintenance within the coming year.
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LinkedIn
In the age of IoT, a complete rethinking of portfolio and marketing strategy is required in order to capture the next wave of smart building innovation. With data and data analytics at the core, new business models and ecosystems are about to emerge creating a new market for data and lifecycle services and breaking with the legacy approach that has become the trademark of this industry.
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Buildings
If you're about to put a new roof on your building, you know that energy code compliance can make or break your project. But what you may not know is that the two applicable energy codes – IECC 2018 and ASHRAE 90.1-2016 – have different requirements.
Sometimes there may be an advantage to using one over the other, and some jurisdictions allow you to choose which one you to follow, explains Jason P. Wilen, Director of Technical Services for the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA).
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Buildings
With the emergence of every generation in the job market, the established workforce needs to learn how to contend with shifting cultures and viewpoints. This is especially important with millennials, who will make up 75 percent of the workforce by 2025, and Generation Z (born 1996-early 2000s), which is just coming of age professionally.
The facility management workforce continues to age; 45 percent of respondents to IFMA's survey are baby boomers and 40.4 percent are in Generation X. Thus, it is important for facilities professionals to learn how to integrate the younger generations into the industry.
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REMI Network
By 2020, there will be 34 billion connected devices worldwide, more than triple the number in 2015. There are several reasons for this rapid growth: drastically lower technology costs resulting in more devices with built-in sensors and wireless technology; ubiquitous smartphone use; a multitude of open wireless networks; and the wide availability of broadband internet.
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