This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here February 16, 2021 How to apply the best healthcare design principles to hotel guestrooms Hotel Executive We've all learned a lot more about what it means for something to be "clean" over the last several months. When we're talking about spaces, there are three levels of environmental cleaning: clean, sanitize and disinfect. The first level is "clean." Clean is best described as cleaning with soap and water to remove germs, dirt and impurities from surfaces, and requires a specific amount of contact with the surface and dwell time for the cleaning agents.  READ MORE Health care design in a post-COVID world Building Design and Construction America's health care sector found itself in an ambivalent state in late 2020, as the coronavirus raged relentlessly across the country and as the distribution of two newly approved vaccines started rolling out to inoculate vulnerable population groups. Coronavirus-related expenses had already leveled a financial blow to health care systems.  READ MORE Future of facility management in 2021: Trends that will endure and evolve Entrepreneur One of the major sectors that has been affected due to COVID is the facility management space. The way we live and work every day or manage operations in physical space is no longer simple. So, FM is a key area we must diligently consider and adapt for the future by adopting newer strategies and measures. Digital transformation in commercial buildings can be achieved by making people, process and technology work together.  READ MORE Study examines clinic air ventilation CMM Ventilation safety standards are critical in keeping a facility's air clean and germ-free. A new study published in the American Journal of Infection Control found that some outpatient clinics did not fully meet health care ventilation standards, Infection Control Today reports.  READ MORE How to implement a sustainable cleaning program at your hotel Green Lodging News With multiple effective COVID-19 vaccines emerging, hotels are looking forward to hosting more guests in 2021 and beyond. Even after most of the population has been vaccinated, many guests will likely maintain heightened awareness of hotel cleanliness. At the same time, the environmental crisis is worsening, and a growing number of Americans are feeling its impact. A recent Pew Research Center survey found a majority (62 percent) of Americans see the climate crisis affecting their local communities.  READ MORE How Covid-19 has changed wellness real estate and hospitality forever Forbes Indian born-developer Dilip Barot vividly remembers the day he first learned to meditate. That was also the day he began to understand what it means to be mindful and present in the world. Growing up in Gujarat on India's northwest coast, Dilip lived with his parents and seven siblings in a tiny, two-room 300 SF apartment above a Hindu temple with a library next door.  READ MORE COVID-19: Are building managers measuring the right air quality parameters? Buildings Whether a widely available vaccine for COVID-19 is weeks or months away, workers will soon be coming back to the office. These people will be educated on the dangers of airborne transmission of COVID-19 and understandably concerned about indoor air quality (IAQ). They will look to you — the building owners and facilities managers — for all kinds of reassurances that new systems are now in place to improve IAQ and prevent viral spread.  READ MORE What 'Duty of Care' do hotels & resorts have in 2021? Hospitality Net There have been enough articles written and published on the enduring changes 2020 will have on the hospitality industry. There's no need to rehash all of those. The Duty of Care issue is an emerging one that hoteliers are wise to pay attention to before it becomes part of the many sweeping legislative reforms occurring with the new administration.  READ MORE Energy efficiency is no longer enough. This is the next big challenge for green building Fast Company For many years, the idea of a green building was one that used less energy. 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