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USA Today
Business travelers looking for a home on the road will have lots of new choices this year, as a building boom gives rise to hundreds of new hotels from New York to Houston to Los Angeles.
At least 865 hotels, with 103,230 rooms, are currently under construction and scheduled to open in 2016, according to hotel research firm STR, as developers boost investments to match surging demand.
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Energy Manager Today
The procurement process for an energy management system in new construction would typically use a design-bid delivery method where requirements are specified and the qualified bidder with the lowest bid is awarded the job. It is a process that may work well when the procurement is for hardware or equipment and materials where very specific requirements have been identified or calculated.
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Green Lodging News
As energy costs continue to rise and building codes become more rigorous, lodging facility professionals are searching for higher-performing building envelope assemblies. One such system, structural insulated panels (SIPS), helps reduce energy consumption up to 60 percent compared to other structural systems, while providing a host of other construction and operations benefits.
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Proud Green Building
Building owners and facility managers are embracing daylight as a practical, aesthetic and essential element of good building design. Achieving daylight autonomy involves designing a space that maximizes the amount of useful daylight, thereby minimizing or eliminating the need for supplemental electric light — saving energy and improving a building's bottom line.
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Environmental Leader
Water conservation and saving money on water bills are likely top of mind for facility managers and owner/operators going into the new year. Forty out of 50 state water managers expect water shortages under average conditions in some portion of their states over the next decade, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Sourceable
In addition to its long-standing conventional role of providing illumination to indoor environments, electric lights could also soon serve as a means for providing high-speed Internet connections for computers and other hi-tech devices. Scientists in the Estonian capital of Tallin are using LED smart lights to provide "Li-Fi" Internet connections to real world environments at much faster speeds and with greater security than conventional Wi-Fi networks. Should its effectiveness prove sustainable in real world settings, Li-Fi technology has the potential to revolutionize Internet usage in both home and office environments by converting the electric lights that provide illumination into ultra-rapid wireless data transmission channels.
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Proud Green Building
Improving indoor air quality, using a combination of source control, increased ventilation and air filtration makes eliminating contaminants before they are inhaled a reality. A few simple, proactive measures allow facility managers to get buildings cleaner by reducing allergens, airborne viruses and volatile organic compounds.
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Energy Manager Today
Building managers can save a lot of money by dealing with the flow of air through the structures they oversee. A key area of concern is the stack effect (also known as the chimney effect). It is a naturally occurring phenomenon that has the potential to create great efficiencies or, if ignored, literally send money up through the roof.
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Facility Management Journal via FM Link
By definition, a pest is a creature we want out of our lives, so it's no wonder pest management is a subject most prefer to avoid.
However, "thinking pest" during design, construction and operation of facilities can return big dividends. These include sharp reductions in pesticide use, pest complaints, costs and health and environmental impacts, and a new success story for sustainability efforts.
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FacilitiesNet
It is common knowledge that sheet metal panel goods are long-lasting and durable products for covering roofs and walls on buildings. However, what if the panels on a building are defective or installed incorrectly? These systems are often challenging to repair because metal panels are generally installed consecutively, overlapping and interlocking with each other.
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