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Green Lodging News
Hospitality is not just about offering a place to sleep. It comprises the entire experience of travel, from transportation to lodging, dining, shopping and entertainment. Leaders in hospitality recognize a guest's experience begins when planning their trip, before a single reservation is booked. This is the ideal time to start making an impact on their traveling decisions, and sustainability can and should be a core part of the message to guests.
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Hotel News Now
Alicia Hoisington writes: On a recent trip to Pittsburgh, I visited what I think is one of the coolest hotels in the city: the Fairmont Pittsburgh. It was the first — and only — Gold LEED-certified hotel I had been in. And the only one in Pittsburgh, according to representatives with whom I toured the hotel.
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Facility Executive
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that clarifies employers' continuing obligation to make and maintain accurate records of recordable work-related injuries and illnesses throughout the required five-year period.
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Green Building Elements via CleanTechnica
What is passive solar design? It goes by many names, though all are similar: Passive design, passive solar, passive heating, Passivhaus and passive house. Buildings using this strategy rely on the heat of the sun to moderate the temperature indoors without the need for artificial heating and cooling. How do they do it?
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PR Newswire via Green Building Elements
Green roofs are all the rage in urban areas around the globe. However, many don't understand the constant need to maintain these roofs so they don't become overgrown and potentially damage the very building they are a part of. Green roof maintenance doesn't have to be difficult, but a plan must be developed.
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Safety.BLR.com
Slips, trips and falls make up the majority of general industry accidents. They cause 15 percent of all accidental occupational deaths, second only to motor vehicles. Reminding your employees about precautions could help prevent a deadly or disabling incident. Slips typically happen when there is a loss of grip between the shoe and the floor.
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Consulting-Specifying Engineer
Water consumption and conservation have become front-page news in recent months, and building owners and plumbing engineers are frequently being tasked with doing everything they can to conserve water in commercial buildings. You may have heard the statement, "water is the next energy crisis."
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CleanLink
With the recent flooding in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma from Tropical Storm Bill, many property owners face the strong possibility of mold growth caused by the floodwaters and ensuing heat afterward.
The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention stated that, "Studies of mold growth on building materials, such as plywood, have found that mold grows on materials that remain wet for 48 to 72 hours. Flooding, particularly when floodwaters remain for days or weeks, provides an almost optimal opportunity for mold growth."
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Facility Dude
Commercial and industrial facilities are busy, complicated places. They're staffed by employees all working to ensure that their companies are able to produce as much as they need to to maximize revenue.
But not everything that a facility produces can be a useful product. In fact, many facilities generate a substantial amount of waste of various kinds. As the facility manager, one of your jobs is to establish a waste management solution that balances all the needs of your facility. It's important to devise a system that is effective, economical and sustainable all in one. Here are a few things to keep in mind.
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Business 2 Community
Facility management software is used to manage facilities as a whole as well as the space within those facilities. It can be used to determine how to most effectively lay out an office, divide space for various projects, assign space to different groups and keep track of maintenance.
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