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Hotel News Now
Some hotel executives believe new federal overtime rules from the U.S. Department of Labor designed to grow wages and increase employment will hurt both employers and employees.
The main thrust of the new overtime rule is the increase in the white-collar salary threshold required to deem employees exempt from overtime pay. That threshold jumps from $23,660 to $47,476 a year starting Dec. 1.
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BUILDINGS
New projects registering for LEED 2009 must now meet a higher threshold for minimum energy performance.
Projects must now earn at least 4 of a possible 19 points in Energy & Atmosphere Credit 1, Optimize Energy Performance. An energy savings of at least 18 percent is required for a new building, while 14 percent is the minimum savings for a major renovation over the baseline rating, according to ASHRAE 90.1-2007.
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Lodging
On Feb. 1, General Electric announced it would discontinue the compact fluorescent light (CFL) in the U.S. by the end of the year in favor of its eco-friendly, cost-efficient sibling, the light emitting diode (LED). Nick Diligente, marketing manager for hospitality at Current, powered by GE,
spoke with LODGING about how the company's "out with the old and in with the new" philosophy helps hoteliers.
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Clean Link
Proper disposal and recycling of batteries adds to the environmental preferability of touch-free fixtures, and they are known to encourage hand washing, but questions still remain. Do facility cleaning managers prefer manual or battery powered dispensers? And when should each be used? In the restroom, the priority must be to protect human health. To this end, it is beneficial to provide paper towel dispensers and faucets that do not require hand contact.
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Lodging
According to the latest United States Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics, the total U.S. hotel construction pipeline ended Q1 2016 with 4,471 projects/551,965 rooms, up 15 percent by projects and 13 percent by rooms year-over-year. This is the 14th consecutive quarter of pipeline growth.
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Facility Executive
Unscheduled downtime is not an option for any facility. When generators aren't maintained properly, a variety of problems can occur.
While it's not advisable to run generators below their optimal workload-to-fuel-consumption level, the reality on job sites and in emergency situations sometimes demands it. If this happens to be the case, regularly scheduled and preventative maintenance regimens become even more crucial for maintaining the health of the power system.
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Clean Link
Touch-free restrooms have become very popular for a couple reasons. Building owners and facility managers like them because they create a pleasing, modern appearance. They also reduce touch points, minimizing the spread of infection and creating perhaps the best and most cost effective measure to help protect health.
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IFMA's FMJ magazine
The facility industry continues to mature, advancing the stature of FMs within organizations. However, one key impediment to that progress is the aging infrastructure that exists in many facilities and the subsequent reactive maintenance it creates. With more FMs than ever gaining seats at the management table, now is the time to dig out of the deferred maintenance backlog and shed the anchor holding your team back from success.
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FaciltiesNet
Experience is a big deal for facility managers, and rightfully so. Experience can help you make the best decision on a building system you'll be living with for a long time. Experience can make it possible for someone on your staff to detect problems just by listening to equipment run. And experience has shaped the ways that workplaces balance employee preferences with business needs.
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CleanLink
Polished concrete has grown in application in recent years, but there is still confusion over how to maintain these floors. What products do you recommend to keep polished concrete looking like new?
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