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Legionnaires Disease
(LD) associated with
the Hospitality and
Leisure Industry,
whether on land or
water, has been
reported often in
recent years and has
received significant
media attention. As with many other diseases, diagnosis of LD in patients has recently improved, and greater reporting of the
disease is occurring.
There have also been recent advances in testing for
Legionella pneumophila
bacteria
within water systems and water features of buildings.
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Hotel News Now
One of the anomalies of the current demand boom in the U.S. hotel industry has been a relatively slow growth in supply to go with record-high levels of occupancy.
But with 128,734 rooms in construction as of June and 426,043 under contract, that looks to be changing in the near future.
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Facility Executive
As a professional engineer, my preferred method to evaluate various insulation products has always been field thermal performance test data. Laboratory tests may provide data to the third decimal point, but field tests give you data in the real world.
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Fulcrum Insurance Programs
In a recent blog, we spoke about the various environmental risks all commercial property owners face — from indoor air quality to soil contamination and much more. One exposure associated with the hotel and resort industry is the risk of Legionnaires' disease, which is caused by a type of bacteria called Legionella.According to the Centers of Disease Control (CDC), Legionella bacteria are found naturally in the environment, usually in water.
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Facilities Net
Over the last several years, we have spent a lot of time talking about the plethora of information available to maintenance and engineering managers, as well as strategies to identify needed information, distill it down to the essentials, and package it in a form that facility executives can act upon to make good decisions. Positioning a team, a department, or an organization to make sound, data-driven decisions requires an intimate understanding of the way facilities serve and support the larger mission.
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Hotel News Now
Hotel guests are traveling lighter and smarter. What are they looking for in hotel brands? How are architects and designers adjusting their designs to meet the needs of today's busy, efficient and connected travelers?
Let's first explore the preferences of modern-day hotel guests.
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GreenBiz
Server rooms and data centers use a lot of energy. And it's not just big data centers: The average commercial office building spends close to one quarter of its annual energy bill powering server rooms and closets. Why are they such energy hogs?
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Facilities Net
The variety of flooring options available and the anatomy of an office building make flooring complicated, and keeping up with all of it is a tall order for a facility manager who has a myriad of other responsibilities, often with a smaller staff than in the past. No one is a master at everything, but focusing on key points can make the task of selecting and maintaining flooring a bit easier.
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Buildings
In July 1976 in Philadelphia, an outbreak of pneumonia affected 221 people, killing 34. Many were members of the American Legion attending a convention at The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel.
The causative organism, Legionella pneumophila, is commonly distributed in nature and, although positively identified and named only several months after the outbreak of the illness that gave the disease its name (Legionnaires' disease), it has probably been causing infections in humans for hundreds of years — and continues to do so, though the source of an individual infection is commonly obscured.
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Energy Manager Today
Minimizing energy costs, ensuring a reliable energy supply and reducing the impact of energy use on the environment are all important considerations for companies and organizations today. For over a century, organizations across the globe have used combined heat and power, also known as cogeneration, as a strategy to provide reliable electricity, steam, hot water and cooling with lower cost and emissions than grid-supplied electricity and an on-site boiler.
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Buildings
As with car mechanics, we hear all too often about regular everyday homeowners who are conned out of their money from unscrupulous HVAC contractors, and it doesn't stop there. These same scams leak into the commercial industry as well, but on a much larger scale. Some contractors will do whatever they can to get your money.
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Facilities Engineering Journal
Managing risks to the safety and health of people who occupy or visit your building is one of the most important aspects of your job as a facilities operation and maintenance professional. Taking a proactive preventive approach is the key to minimizing the risk of infection from Legionella in your building water system. Here are 10 ways that you can save time and money, prevent litigation and illness, and maybe even save a life.
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Facility Maintenance Journal
Facility managers wear many hats, including ensuring occupant satisfaction. However, how can FMs deliver enhancements to the occupant environment without costly upgrades? A hot new service trend may hold the answer.
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Cleaning & Maintenance Management
During the past year, the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification has focused more and more on the cleaning and maintenance of concrete floors. There's a good reason for this: The popularity of concrete in commercial and residential settings is increasing.
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