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Hotel Designs
Modular construction is an ever-growing market, with everything from hospital wards to student accommodation being built offsite and then shipped to the construction area. There are numerous advantages to this type of construction, making this forward-thinking technique a natural and powerful solution to progressive hotel design.
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Hotel Management
Guestroom lighting has come a long way in recent years, with advanced technology and LEDs allowing designers and hoteliers to be more creative and inventive than ever before, and making the guest experience increasingly customizable.
But some hotels are still stuck in the old days, and the guest experience is suffering because of it. Here are three guestroom lighting rules to remember for your next new-build or renovation that will improve the look of your hotel and increase the satisfaction of your guests.
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Safety.BLR.com
Following the deadly chemical explosion and fire at Verla International cosmetic factory in New Windsor, New York, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer pushed hard in January for a new federal protocol aimed to ensure local emergency responders are notified of serious violations involving flammable liquids and chemical hazards. The senator's office announced that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will create a system for notifying local first responders when it cites a facility for serious violations involving chemical hazards.
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FM Link
The recently released Q1 2018 USG Corporation + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index reveals nearly two-thirds of contractors are highly confident that demand for commercial construction will increase over the next year; however, continued concerns around labor shortages have put even greater pressure on the industry.
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By Scott E. Rupp
 Lighting as a service (LaaS) solutions in commercial buildings might not be a new development, but the market is growing. Revenue forecasts are expected to rise exponentially throughout a good portion of the next decade as the industry landscape matures and competition heats up. The business model has become more common in commercial installations of LED lights, with the aim of reducing installation costs.
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FacilitiesNet
The average time spent on scheduled maintenance alone is 19 hours a week, with 34 percent of facilities spending over 30 hours each week to complete their scheduled maintenance tasks. With a modern computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) solution, employees can be more efficient, potentially saving employees hours every week.
A CMMS does this by having a virtual database of information containing the entire maintenance operations of the company.
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Buildings
Spring is when critters come out of a winter hiatus in search of three things: Shelter, food and reproduction. Facility managers should be watchful as the seasons change for signs of pest problems. You can head off an infestation by springing into action with these overlooked pest management tips.
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Facilitiesnet
A recent security breach in the city of Austin, Texas, highlights the advantages of electronic user access management solutions in lieu of mechanical keys in commercial buildings, including data centers. According to KVUE News, a man recently stole a master key to special lock boxes on thousands of buildings in Austin and broke into at least two medical facilities. The lock boxes are attached to the outside of buildings that have fire protection systems, and allow fire and medical crews to enter after hours, without causing damage, if there's an emergency.
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Buildings
Take a note. This is a call to action to suspend the guessing game when it comes to implementing a wayfinding design for your facility. It's not enough to just design the beautiful assets, effective typography and color schemes. Today, everyone involved with a wayfinding project — from designers to facilities managers to executive directors ‑ must think and act like strategists to enable overall project success, end-user happiness, and project longevity.
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Lodging Magazine
A one-time investment in a hotel's lighting system can save thousands of dollars in energy costs annually, often paying for itself within only a few years. However, hoteliers can be deterred by those significant upfront costs. Enter a new approach to energy technology that is changing how hotels finance system-wide updates: Technology subscriptions. Through technology subscriptions, hoteliers make fixed, monthly payments to replace and maintain outdated systems.
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