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NAHLE
"The National Association of Hotel and Lodging Engineers and Orkin have scheduled the webinar on bed bugs, back by popular demand for our members and readers. Our webinar: Bed Bug War is being presented by Dr. Ron Harrison, Orkin's entomologist and director of technical services. Go to www.nahle.org to register. Registration is limited and free to the public."
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FacilitiesNet
Flooring projects are expected to meet deadlines and stay on budget. But sometimes the wrong steps are taken to save time or money on flooring, especially when the project is running late, and the result is problems after installation that require far more time or money to address than was saved by cutting corners. A better route is to focus on getting the right flooring installed in the right way.
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Green Lodging News
It is no coincidence that big projects and accolades seem to gravitate toward Wes Shirley. The Director of Engineering at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead is always looking for something new to elevate the guest experience, cut costs and reduce environmental impact at the same time. Shirley, who fell in love with building and operating buildings at an early age, has been the driver behind projects such as a 50,000-gallon rainwater harvesting system and a 20-panel solar thermal system.
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Energy Manager Today
Tight control of two main facets of lights — the type and how they are controlled — can lead to great savings for enterprises. Of course, the benefits of a move to LEDs is well documented.
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Dark Reading
A glance at the schedule for the recent IBCon conference in Silicon Valley on "intelligent buildings" makes it clear that the building industry knows cybersecurity is a topic they must address. According to Idan Udi Edry of Nation-E, who appeared as a panelist at IBCon, the industry has evolved past a dutiful attitude towards cybersecurity, and instead displayed "an attraction and curiosity" for the topic.
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ForConstructionPros.com
With over 60 percent of the world’s building projects expected to integrate some form of environmentally-friendly feature within their designs by 2018, the market for green building products is unquestionably one of the construction industry’s biggest areas of focus.
In anticipation of growing industry demand, Zureli has launched a global online marketplace for green building products, services and technology. The new platform will connect members of the building and construction industry giving them ideas and information to help them achieve sustainability goals, as well as creating a unique community centered around the sector.
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BUILDINGS
How long has it been since you updated your restroom? Often neglected during office renovations, an outdated restroom speaks volumes about the organization that owns it. "An outdated restroom looks worst on the building owner, especially in multi-tenant buildings," notes Jacob Arlein, LEED AP and Partner at stok, a vertically integrated real estate services firm. "It shows the tenant that the building owner doesn’t necessarily think about these things."
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Environmental Leader
Pollution from e-waste poses a major environmental challenge — and a legal risk to businesses, as well. The EPA estimates e-waste is growing at a rate of two to three times faster than any other regulated waste stream. This has prompted federal and state regulators to crack down on unsafe disposal and recycling of electronic equipment such as mobile phones, computers, monitors and telecommunications equipment to prevent toxic substances from leaching into the soil and ground water.
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Consulting-Specifying Engineer
Fans consume 18 percent of the electricity purchased by industrial and commercial buildings. Yet fan efficiency has escaped the attention of those who endeavor to design efficient air systems.
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Safety.BLR.com
At Safety 2016, the annual conference of the American Society of Safety Engineers, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health David Michaels gave an update on his agency’s priorities and his reflections on his time with OSHA to a crowded room of safety professionals. Keep reading to learn what he had to say.
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Hotel News Now
Hoteliers have been urged to take heart in that British saying "Keep calm and carry on" as the hotel industry continues to grapple with the British electorate’s decision on 23 June to leave the European Union. Speaking at the British Hospitality Summit on June 27, the first time the hotel industry had gathered following the vote, sources said now that the voting is over it’s time to get on with business and now is the time to be positive.
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