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Construction Dive
A hotel renovation has a unique end goal — generate enough appeal so potential guests want to take up residence, whether that's for a day or a week or more. The major hotel chains are refreshing their units with a wide array of features and amenities patrons now expect, like work spaces, upscale retail shops and keyless room entry.
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Green Lodging News
The momentum toward energy efficient buildings is transcending the harsh political climate in Washington, occurring primarily at the state and city levels in the United States, at the level of nonprofit organizations, and in other countries that are the fastest-growing source of climate pollution.
Locally initiated policies for improved building efficiency have always driven the bulk of activity at the national level, both in the United States and in countries such as Russia.
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Buildings
One of the buzzwords with all building systems today is controls, especially with HVAC. Heating and cooling equipment is one of the easiest places to reduce energy spend and improve workplace productivity, and comprehensive controls optimize these operations. What do you need to do to get the most out of your HVAC system?
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Facilities Net
Air filtration systems have evolved over the years in response to evolving needs of occupants of institutional and commercial facilities. First introduced in the 1930s, their primary function was to reduce the chance of fires in building heating systems by reducing the volume of dust that collected on heating elements. In the 1940s and 1950s, the more widespread use of central air conditioning systems led to filters being used to improve operating efficiency by preventing the buildup of dust on cooling coils.
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Hotel Management
We've made it through the first month of 2018, but it's never too late to make some new year's resolutions, especially when it comes to your hotel's design. If you're building a new property, renovating or starting a soft refurb, here are some promises you should make for your hotel's public spaces.
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Natural Resources Defense Council
Commercial ice makers — the kind you see in hotel hallways, restaurants and hospitals — can churn out anywhere from 50 pounds to 4,000 pounds of ice every day. They can produce regular cubes, ice nuggets for drink machines or soft flakes used in supermarket displays, and they use a lot of water and energy to do it. Thanks to updated efficiency standards, almost every new ice maker sold in the United States will use 10 to 25 percent less energy.
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Green Lodging News
Soil is a vital resource. Crops require it for production of the world's food, yet the very people who are fed by those crops often do things that permit erosion of the soil. The buildup of silt in waterways and municipal storm sewers has caused flooding and damage to property, resulting in an ever-growing need to reduce soil erosion.
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FMLink
The National Institute of Building Sciences National Council on Building Codes and Standards recently issued a new white paper asserting that a key participant is often overlooked in the early stages of working toward high–performance buildings. In recent years, building owners and communities have increasingly focused on improving the design, construction and operation of buildings to meet enhanced levels of performance.
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Buildings
Two of the biggest concerns for budget-minded facility managers are how they can make systems run more efficiently and how to reduce maintenance costs and time. With HVAC systems, one technology that can do both is magnetic-bearing chiller compressors. Centrifugal chillers have traditionally used oil as a lubricant for the bearings, but that causes some problems for facility managers.
Systems that use oil as a lubricant create wear and friction, which causes systems to run less efficiently. But with magnetic-bearing systems, the bearings are cushioned by magnetic forces and can move more freely.
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EC&M
Now that the industrial Internet of Things and mobile computing are becoming commonplace in facilities, managers must stay ahead of the learning curve, replacing outmoded technology to keep pace with innovative solutions that allow for efficient operations. All facilities, regardless of type, are susceptible to system disruptions. With IIoT, facility managers have new capabilities to deal with failing systems and can modify their O&M posture altogether.
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