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Travel Daily Asia
The worldwide hotel pipeline now stands at 11,130 projects comprising 1.9 million rooms — the highest level ever recorded.
According to a new report from Lodging Econometrics, the current pipeline marks a 9 percent increase in terms of both projects and rooms compared to this time last year.
The United States (4,413 projects, 546,135 rooms) has the world's largest hotel pipeline, followed by China (2,513 projects, 548,550 rooms).
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Hotel News Now
Over the past few years, there has been rising interest in the use of design-build in the construction of hotel projects. The term "design-build" refers to the method of project delivery in which the designers and contractors work together as a team under one single contract with the owner to provide their services. In the traditional delivery of a project, the owner is responsible for managing two separate contracts.
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Green Lodging News
Hospitality interiors are a shining example of the intersection of form and function. Hotel suites encourage rest; restaurants and storefronts entice indulgence; meeting and event rooms inspire interaction. But these high-traffic commercial spaces are more than "pretty spaces" — they must be as durable as they are eye-catching. Interior finishes, such as wallcoverings, serve both purposes, and continue to evolve to meet aesthetic, performance and sustainability needs.
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Environemental Leader
The US Green Building Council has updated the LEED green building rating system in an attempt to stop illegal logging. "Today, it is possible to achieve the LEED wood credit and still have illegal wood in a LEED certified project," said Scot Horst, USGBC chief product officer. "This is because LEED projects receive credit for a percentage of the wood on the project, rather than on all wood used."
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FacilitiesNet
Gains in technology, combined with advances in design practice, have made it entirely possible to create lighting systems that offer significant energy savings over designs that are merely code-compliant. But those savings don't come at the expense of occupant satisfaction. In fact, high-performance lighting, provided it is well designed, can actually be better for occupants than older, less energy-efficient systems.
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IFMA's FMJ magazine
Facility managers may consider IT security to be someone else's responsibility, but recent cyberattacks on facilities and through FM IT portals have demonstrated vulnerabilities that FMs must take part in addressing. And while the level of protection is normally based on the value of the information or items being protected, penetration into a network will likely be through its weakest link.
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IFMA's FMJ magazine
Sustainability makes sense. In concept it seems simple enough and there's plenty of information about it. However, having the proper tools and instructions is not a formula for success. Being able to find and apply the right knowledge and truly understand the ends and means of a process are the true keys to saving money, becoming more efficient and ensuring continued existence of a company or facility, as well as the environment.
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Energy Manager Today
Windows, which can be defined as holes in the sides of buildings through which energy enters and escapes, are one of the most important battlegrounds in the struggle to increase efficiency.
This is true for a couple of reasons. On one hand, windows perhaps are the element of the building where the barrier between the outside and inside environment is thinnest and where it is most important to control the entry and exit heating and cooling. On the other, the sheer amount of glass in a typical structure represents a golden opportunity to harvest solar energy.
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BUILDINGS
What are your priorities for your next lighting project? Are you aiming for energy savings? Is the constant need to replace failed lamps cutting into the time you could be spending on other maintenance? Or are you just not happy with the quality of your existing light sources? LED lighting could help solve these issues. This ultra-efficient light source is more affordable than ever thanks to plummeting component prices and energy efficiency incentives.
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