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NAHLE
Entomologist Dr. Ron Harrison will discuss the war against bed bugs by providing the latest on bed bug monitoring, detection and solutions. As hotels across the country continue to experience high occupancy rates, it's important to ensure you and your staff are prepared so that you can protect your bottom line from bed bugs.
Registration is limited. To register go to Nahle's website at www.nahle.org or click on the "read more" to register.
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National Real Estate Investor
Record levels of new hotel construction are following nearly six years of solid revenue per room (RevPAR) acceleration, and hospitality experts say there is enough demand to keep fundamentals positive for the next two-three years.
The global pipeline of new hotels planned or currently under construction is at about 11,130 properties — or 1.9 million rooms, according to Portsmouth, New Hampshire-based consulting firm Lodging Econometrics.
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By Paul Zukowski
 It has been decades in the making and may affect up to 5 million workers across the U.S. "It" is the proposed rule change on who is eligible for overtime pay, due to be issued in June by the Department of Labor. The new rule is expected to raise the salary exemption from $23,660 per year to $50,440 per year. If you haven't figured out how your business will be affected, time is running out. You can start planning now for the new overtime rules.
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Facility Executive
As the number of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) continues to rise, related costs and, ultimately, awareness among hospital and health system executives also have increased. In a new report, Infection Control Rises to Top of C-Suite Agenda, released by JLL, a panel of facilities management infection control experts connect effective facility design, operations, and management to the ability to control and dramatically reduce these HAIs.
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Facility Executive
Facility managers rightly have high expectations for improved energy performance when upgrading their existing buildings. Helping meet these goals, window system manufacturers have made significant progress in developing glass and aluminum framing products for renovation and replacement applications. Modern, high-performance window systems also can have a very noticeable impact on existing buildings’ operational energy costs and their associated HVAC and lighting capacity.
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Green Lodging News
In today's marketplace, there is a plethora of product certifications, labels and declarations that manufacturers and builders use to communicate a product's value to clients. However, owners, product specifiers and building occupants all have different interests and motivations. Just as each person's background and experience varies, so do their beliefs when it comes to sustainability. The good news? Studies show we are all becoming more aware of and concerned with issues surrounding social and environmental health and sustainability.
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FacilitiesNet
As you look to retrofit existing facilities — whether in office space, restrooms, or common areas — complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a critical, non-negotiable consideration. ADA, which turned 25 in 2015, was updated in 2010, and it's important to ensure that any interior retrofit meets the latest standards.
The ADA requirements have been in effect since Jan. 26, 1992. How many times have you done renovations, alterations, or new construction in these past 24 years? Let's go through the thought and planning process when you renovate or alter primary function areas and what the ADA requirements are for those projects.
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Energy Manager Today
The emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) is perhaps the biggest telecommunications and information technology story of the decade. Suddenly, it is possible to measure and control processes and procedures at a granular level unheard of in the past. It is, for better or worse, revolutionary.
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FMLink
Consumers today prefer to do business with companies that support the environment. Even making small, sustainable changes internally can create an impact on the planet and the bottom line, reminds workplace product and service provider Cintas Corp. In honor of Earth Day on April 22, Cintas released the tips below for green cleaning in the workplace.
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Faciltiesnet
Electricity has long been recognized as a serious workplace hazard, exposing employees to electric shock, electrocution, burns, fires and explosions. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is using recent changes in best practices for electrical safety in its compliance enforcement related to arc-flash safety.
This change has pushed the arc-flash safety issue back to the forefront for maintenance and engineering departments in institutional and commercial facilities — where it always should be, regardless of regulatory enforcement.
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FacilitiesNet
Restrooms often include the most expensive changes. Again, if you are renovating the restroom, all elements must be made to comply with the 2010 ADA Standards. If you are making changes as part of path-of-travel barrier removal and your funds are limited, focus on functional things that are not costly, such as replacing non-compliant dispensers. What’s a non-compliant dispenser? Anything that requires tight grasping or twisting of the wrist to operate.
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