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Hotel Management Magazine
On Oct. 1, a gunman opened fire on concertgoers from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. How, then, is it possible for someone to smuggle 10 weapons into one of the most highly-trafficked casinos in the world? According to Richard Hudak, managing partner at security firm Resort Security International, it would have been a miracle if the hotel found them.
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Hotel News Now
As hotel companies continue to enhance their mobile and online communications capabilities with guests, in-room phones are being reduced to a safety feature, to be used in case of emergency. Most hotels still have in-room telephones, but sources said their usage and capabilities are likely to change in the near future.
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Hotel News Now
When a management company takes over a contract to manage a hotel, one of its biggest challenges is how it handles the hotel’s existing employees. Change is scary, and the prospect of a new employer, potentially without warning, can make employees anxious and worried for their jobs.
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FacilitiesNet
When the subject of rebates and other utility energy incentives comes up, most facility managers think of upgrades to existing facilities. But increasingly incentives are available from utilities companies and other groups for new construction. A big reason: New structures can potentially go deeper in energy savings through state-of-the-art green technology and construction. "It's easier to get a big bite of the apple at construction," says Adam Cooper, director of research and strategic alliances at the Edison Foundation's Institute for Electric Innovation.
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Facility Exectuive
By now, most facility managers are familiar with how much energy savings they can capture by simply replacing fluorescent lamps with LED lighting technologies. It's no secret that LEDs are significantly more energy efficient and more durable than traditional fluorescent technologies, but it turns out that facility managers have options available to them that can provide additional energy, cost, and time savings related to these systems.
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Facility Executive
The only thing constant is change, and that certainly applies to facility management where new technology, processes, and procedures are reinventing the FM profession. Of particular impact is how a facility manager's job is changing from the tactical "keeping the lights on" to a more engaged strategic role. While the importance of the tactical will never go away, it's eye-opening to see how business practice optimization is redefining the management workplace, and thus the level of FM engagement in corporate success.
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Facility Executive
Facility executives should always ensure that the components in their buildings' plumbing systems meet the local plumbing code requirements. However, with the heightened concern over lead in drinking water, it can be useful to understand the sources of lead contamination and the specific requirements of the various laws, regulations, and standards related to lead and plumbing systems
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FacilitiesNet
Operating a net zero energy building essentially means that the building produces as much energy as it uses on an annual basis. The obvious challenge with net zero energy is that you have to produce enough energy to achieve net zero, and solar panels, fuel cells, wind turbines, etc., require significant capital to procure.
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