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Hospitality Net
The past several decades have seen an increased focus on the importance of sustainability and green practices by hoteliers worldwide. Today, sustainability has permeated nearly every aspect of the hospitality industry and has become a business imperative. Having said that, going green doesn't mean giving up on luxury amenities.
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BUILDINGS
After the unprecedented electoral victory of Donald Trump, the political climate in the U.S. has been in a state of flux. As the president fills in cabinet and department positions, enacts his agenda and navigates the tumultuous waters of the current political climate, the commercial building industry awaits Washington’s concrete actions and their wide-ranging impacts.
With Republicans holding both houses of Congress and the White House, budget cuts, tax cuts and deregulation are likely on the way. While some of these actions might help businesses, these actions will also have consequences for the buildings industry in the coming weeks, months and years.
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Facility Executive
Installing carpet can be a costly investment, especially when those carpets are sustainable. But as every good facility manager knows, the real work is in maintaining that investment. When it comes to sustainable carpets, the one factor that determines maintenance tactics is fiber type, which can be broken down into two major categories: Natural and synthetic.
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Hotel Management
Today's affluent travelers check into five-star hotels with certain expectations: High-end design, comfortable common areas and elements of local culture. Hotels meet — and often exceed — those expectations by prioritizing the guest experience in every facet of their property and customer service.
Meeting attendees have dramatically different expectations as they head to a convention center for a conference. They're prepared to spend their time in a standard, one-size-fits-all meeting room that lacks windows, personality and local flair.
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FacilitiesNet
One of the fastest elevators in the world carries passengers up to the 124th floor observation deck at the Burj Khalifa in Dubai in about one minute. Unbeknownst to most who tour the world's tallest building, there's a separate "fireman's elevator" — the longest-traveling service elevator in existence and just one of the fire safety components of the 160-story, 2,716-foot architectural and engineering marvel.
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Hotel Online
As the global hospitality marketplace evolves and travelers’ preferences shift, what are the future trends that hotel designers need to anticipate? And how can we be visionary in our approach to each and every assignment?
Our industry constantly yearns for innovation, with each hotel brand and independent operator seeking ways in which they can differentiate themselves to gain their own unique space in a very crowded marketplace. However, "out of the box" thinking must always be balanced with economic pragmatism.
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Occupational Health & Safety
While it is impossible to determine when or where the next natural disaster will strike, you may have a good idea of the type of natural disaster your geographical region may encounter. For example, earthquakes near a fault line, tornadoes in the central and southeast United States, hurricanes and storm surge in coastal areas and wildfires in arid climates. However, there is one natural disaster that can happen anywhere it rains: flooding, which happens to be the most frequent, deadly and costly natural disaster in the United States, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Hotel Online
What will the hotel room of the future look like? Ecole hôteliere de Lausanne, which has been promoting blue-sky thinking on innovation and the future of hospitality, staged a contest last year and then produced an impressive video based on the two winning concepts. If EHL's vision on YouTube is anything to go by, we'll check into our room in 2033 and then be able to select – courtesy of virtual reality or VR – our preferred location, whether it's, say, Lake Geneva or perhaps the Seychelles.
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Realcomm
Since data is at the heart of what makes a building smart, property owners and managers must consider lighting. Lighting is ubiquitous everywhere people work, gather and interact. The rapid advancements in LED technology include tremendous gains in energy efficiency, as well as the potential to transform lighting infrastructures into information pathways. These newly created conduits for information have the capacity to collect, share and analyze data, offering insight into new capabilities such as space optimization and enhanced employee experience.
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USA Today
With a signature architectural style, classic mid-century modern hotels emerged throughout the U.S. from the 1940s through the 1960s. This design movement was characterized by minimalist structures and clean lines, accented by simple décor in vibrant colors. Instantly recognizable, mid-century hotels are popular both with nostalgic travelers and with millennials who admire the timeless modern design and the casual ambiance it embodies.
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