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USA Today
Marriott International has unveiled a plan to revamp the Sheraton Hotels and Resorts brand, which has been struggling for years to earn high marks among consumers.
Marriott acquired Sheraton when it purchased Starwood Hotels and Resorts in 2016. With 444 hotels in 72 countries, Sheraton is the third largest of Marriott's 30 brands by room count. It is the largest brand outside of the USA, also by room count. Sheraton was created 81 years ago.
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Chicago Tribune
As Chicago hotels gear up for the busy summer tourist season, they are pushing to meet a July 1 deadline to supply their housekeepers with panic buttons.
The portable buttons, mandated in an ordinance that won unanimous City Council approval in October, allow employees to instantly summon help if they are sexually assaulted or harassed by a guest – a job hazard worker advocates say is more common than most people realize.
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Greentech Media
The opportunity for smart buildings is clear. From The Edge in Amsterdam to the RBC WaterPark Place in Toronto, smart buildings across the globe are delivering a better occupant and operating experience. Moreover, there is data that links green building certification to higher rents and property values.
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Commercial Property Executive
Smart buildings, with their data-gathering bells and whistles, have been a gold standard for monitoring facilities use in commercial real estate for many years. Coffee machines that monitor how much employees drink and lighting sensors that track energy usage for property managers are now a dime a dozen.
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Lodging Magazine
Bed bugs are a year-round threat to hotel properties and other businesses in the hospitality industry, but the start of the summer season kicks the risk of pest issues into high gear as travel increases for people across the country and around the world. Even the best-maintained properties can't guarantee beg bugs remain out of their buildings, as the summer's influx of guests may unknowingly bring in pests that have stowed away in their luggage.
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IFMA's FMJ Magazine
As information technology continues to evolve within the workplace, the responsibility for data security has been considered the remit of the IT department. However, the global economy has devoted huge levels of investment into the Internet of Things over the last few years with worldwide investment in hardware, software, services and connectivity. The IoT is fast becoming firmly established in operations and the evolution of smart buildings.
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Scott E. Rupp
Waterless urinals and low-flow toilets are an increasingly pervasive investment being made by facilities managers and building owners throughout the world, mostly because they help save water. However, there are arguments about the amount of money they save. The waterless units really do operate without water, but when making the case for their investment, the best argument might be a green one — as in the environment and not cash — as a corporate responsibility effort.
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Facility Executive
The National Swimming Pool Foundation has shared this public service message as a reminder to help keep pool time fun during the summer of 2018 by preventing pee in the public pools and other commercial swimming facilities. Within the last year 200 swim clubs, manufacturers, aquatic facilities, engineers, designers, builders, suppliers, educators and industry influencers have pledged to “Preventing Pee in the Pool.” Coaches, parents and facility management can make small changes that create a big splash.
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Facility Executive
According to industry insights recently revealed by the nonprofit organization AIIM Market Research, 50 hours of overtime is being incurred each month by the average facility management team at an average overall cost of $50,000 per year. And that’s just one potential gap in a facility team’s operational excellence strategy. Operational excellence is a philosophy of the workplace where problem-solving, teamwork and leadership result in the ongoing improvement in an organization.
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