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Skift
The new Tru by Hilton hotel brand was designed to capture the very youngest travelers into the Hilton HHonors program, while also providing a more efficient construction model for owners and developers.
Hilton announced its new midscale hotel flag at the Americas Lodging & Investment Summit (ALIS) in Los Angeles. The first Tru by Hilton properties are expected to open in the U.S. by the end of 2016. Presently there are 102 confirmed agreements with owners, and over 30 others in various stages of negotiations, throughout North America in cities including Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, Portland, Phoenix, Charlotte, Houston, Nashville and others.
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Facility Executive
Mosquitoes have found their way into the global spotlight yet again, this time due to Zika virus. Previously, Zika virus cases were limited to parts of Africa and Asia, but an increase in cases has been reported in Brazil and other Caribbean and South American countries. What's more is that the World Health Organization (WHO) has verified the virus is certain to continue spreading to additional countries.
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Clean Link
According to a study from the Journal of Medical Entomology, bed bugs have developed a resistance to neonicotinoidss. Neonicotinoids, or neonics, are the most commonly used insecticide to fight the already elusive and resilient bed bugs.
Authors of the study discovered the resistance by collecting bed bugs from human dwellings in Cincinnati and Michigan and exposing them to four different neonics: Acetamiprid, dinotefuran, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam.
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Green Lodging News
According to Emerson Electric Co., owner of the InSinkErator brand of food waste disposers, each year in the United States, nearly 34 million tons of food waste is trucked to landfills. Once there, it quickly decomposes and produces methane, an environmentally harmful greenhouse gas at least 21 times more potent than carbon dioxide. While open air composting facilities and on-site waste decomposition machines are ways to manage food waste, kitchen food waste disposers and related systems remain a viable, convenient way to reduce the volume of waste sent to landfill.
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Facility Dude
As one of the sweatiest places a person willingly spends time in, gyms don't exactly have the reputation of being the cleanest of facilities. While they're great for overall health, they can be pretty terrible when it comes to germs.
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FacilitiesNet
Disruptions because of weather and other unforeseen situations are among the concerns to consider when planning a roofing project. Effectively navigating such disruptions go a long way toward project success.
"Ideally, you want to make sure the weather conditions are good for the project — that you're not trying to tear and reroof a project in the middle of winter when it can snow 14 or 15 inches and, you've got a huge problem trying to get it finished or contractors trying to do work when it's extremely cold, and you don't get the proper job you'd get under better conditions," Botkin says.
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Energy Manager Today
Cooling data centers is one of the big issues of the times: There are more data centers and they are getting bigger. Keeping the servers and other equipment cool is paramount — and extraordinarily expensive.
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FMLink
Similar to managing a building, a project's environment and landscape must also be tracked for performance. Understanding a site’s attributes allows for facility managers to engage with their local environment. After all, the project's local environment has a direct relationship with how the building can achieve optimal performance, from mechanical systems, landscape features and occupant health.
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FacilitiesNet
As with thermal imaging systems and electrical test equipment, building automation systems (BAS) have demonstrated their effectiveness in helping to manage energy use within institutional and commercial facilities. Now, they are going a step further and helping operators identify and diagnose energy-related and operating problems.
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BUILDINGS
You may not realize there's a problem until someone complains, but poor indoor air quality can damage productivity and even impair occupant health, a worst-case scenario that could leave you open to a lawsuit. If you're hearing persistent complaints about a stuffy room, an unexplained smell or an occupant with recurring headaches, you may have an air quality problem. Investigate the complaints and turn your data into action with these tips.
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