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The Denver Post
An observant visitor to the recently updated Hotel Monaco in downtown Denver might spot a number of subtle touches in its halls and rooms meant as homages to Colorado's rich natural resources. In the absence of such a keen eye, though, a guided tour sure helps.
On a recent afternoon, the Monaco‘s general manager, Sandy Burkett, pointed out several of those touches: A color pallet and carpet and wallpaper patterns that reference the various minerals found beneath the Colorado soil and hallway lighting fixtures modeled after miners' lamps.
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Buildings
ADA compliance applies to every part of your building, but the restroom can be especially tricky to get right when you compare its relatively small space to the number of objectives you're required to meet.
Whether you started with a faulty design, your contractors missed the mark, or you just didn't realize you moved a trashcan into the wheelchair turning radius, it's crucial that you identify any noncompliant areas now and address them.
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The New York Times
When North American Properties drew up plans for a luxury hotel at Avalon, its $1 billion, 86-acre housing, office, restaurant and shopping project in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, the developer wanted to reinforce the enclave’s stature as a Main Street destination with white-glove service.
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PBS News Hour
Seven months have passed since the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S history. By now, many details of that October evening in Las Vegas are well known: the lone gunman in a 32nd floor suite atop the Mandalay Bay Hotel, the arsenal of firearms, the terrified concertgoers below. The shooting lasted 11 minutes, according to investigators.
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Hotel Management
You don't get a second chance to make a first impression. As a guest's first impression of a hotel's interior, a lobby must immediately convey the property's overall message — but the space must also be functional for checking in and out and comfortable for socializing.
Guest demands are changing, and as technology makes reception and concierge desks increasingly obsolete, the entire thought process behind lobby design is changing as well. Instead of functionality, designers are now promoting community in their lobbies — in every sense of the word.
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Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
It doesn't take an industry expert to see that ever-expanding and unprecedented growth in the Seattle and Bellevue markets is unsustainable — something must give.
Mortenson has teamed up with citizenM hotels to make sure safety, quality, cost and schedule are not the "give" by going modular on citizenM's new 264-key hotel in South Lake Union at 210 Westlake Ave. N.
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Green Lodging News
Energy markets aren't simple; with market conditions, regulations, and prices that change quickly, it can be overwhelming for anyone trying to manage spend, forecasts, several contracts, and risk across different regions. There are hundreds of local delivery companies (LDCs or energy utilities) in North America, and each has its own set of tariffs and pricing mechanisms that can affect negotiable energy supply.
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Facility Management
One of the simplest and most cost effective ways to protect floors and decrease maintenance expenses is installing floor protectors on furniture to guard the floors against damage from the legs scratching the surfaces. Maintenance costs decrease as much as 50 percent simply by added floor protectors to any part of the furniture that comes in contact with the floors.
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Urban Land
More American real estate developers could be poised to enter the era of the net-zero-energy building, industry experts predicted during ULI's 2018 Spring Meeting in Detroit.
"A lot of work already has been done with net-zero-energy buildings," said David Kaneda, a managing principal at the Oakland, California–based Integral Group and an expert on building energy efficiency.
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IoT For All
There isn't one distinct thing a building can change to become "smart." Each building and its occupants are unique and require a unique approach. However, many times occupants and owners can feel the difference intuitively when working in a smart building.
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