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In addition to the overall devastating loss of life and property, Hurricane Harvey struck a significant blow to the Houston area, home to the sixth largest import terminal in the world, as well as all the shipping lanes in the Gulf Coast area. Given the strong economic linkages between the Gulf Coast and the country as a whole, Harvey is a disaster that will impact the U.S. economy far beyond that of the Gulf Coast, points out the Institute for Supply Management.
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The Washington Post
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) announced plans on Sept. 14 to force thousands of aging buildings there to become more energy efficient, a first-of-its-kind initiative intended to make the Big Apple a national leader in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions.
The initiative would mandate that owners of existing buildings larger than 25,000 square feet invest in more efficient heating and cooling systems, insulation and hot-water heaters in the years ahead.
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The Commercial Appeal
A Kentucky woman who was among nine people sickened by Legionnaires' disease after staying at a Graceland-area hotel later died as a result of the ailment, an autopsy report confirmed.
Linda Gail Godsey, 62, a resident of Breathitt County, died on June 21, just days after she and three family members returned from a visit to the Guest House at Graceland located just north of Elvis Presley's famed home.
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Hotel Management
The leaves are turning, the temperature is dropping, and the pests are searching. When your favorite coffee shops start serving pumpkin-spiced lattes, it's time to start sealing up cracks and crevices around your property, or unwanted visitors like rodents, stink bugs and boxelder bugs may make their way inside.
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New Scientist
A combination of rusty water and stainless steel taps, or faucets, can put people at risk of life-threatening legionnaires' disease.
It's already known that rust particles in a water system, which can come from iron pipes, encourage the growth of Legionella bacteria. These bacteria cause legionnaires' disease, which can involve headaches, muscle pain, fever and confusion.
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IFMA's FMJ Magazine
Workplace violence is an all-too-common factor in modern society. Consequently, facility managers face an array of challenges to maximize safety and security of personnel. A recently formulated concept, Preparedness Without Paranoia, recognizes telltale signs of an evolving threat and empowers people to take effective action on their own.
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Security Sales & Integration
With the common denominator of IP networks as their backbone, building automation, security and, in particular, access control systems are increasingly coming together, providing both security integrators and building managers opportunities to work in concert on time-, cost- and problem-saving solutions.
Whether integrators have just dipped their toes into the water of adding building automation to their services or are fully embracing the convergence of security and building automation systems, the myriad data these systems put forth, often through a shared protocol such as BACnet or SNMP, make it possible to create not only a safe building, but a smarter and more energy-efficient one.
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IOT Journal
Facility management is a broad discipline in which professionals are responsible for designing, building, maintaining, upgrading or even closing physical premises (and everything associated with them). An increasingly important role of a facility manager is to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of support and maintenance of all assets and equipment that it serves.
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Lodging Magazine
In markets where real estate is limited or cost prohibitive, multi-use or mixed-use developments offer an attractive solution. The asset-light option can look like a winning strategy to both hotel developers and investors, and the ability to sell off portions of the space creates an opportunity to earn back large sums of money from an investment quickly. Sharing operations and maintenance costs allows for a sustainable model that can benefit a hotel's bottom line.
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