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Lodging Engineer
A committee made up of 28 people is crafting the latest NSF International (previously known as the National Sanitation Foundation) waste systems standard for your hotel and lodging buildings, to protect your customers, without any representation from the hotel and lodging industry.
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Lodging Engineer
The voting on the next edition of the International Code Council's (ICC) International Fire Code (IFC) was completed in late October. The IFC is routinely adopted in about 45 states, their political subdivisions and some territories of the U.S., so this code has a wide spread impact on U.S. lodging facilities.
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Facility Executive
A diverse alliance is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to expand incentives for energy efficiency in the Clean Power Plan. Led by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), the group argues that energy efficiency should receive access to the same credits as renewable energy through the Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP). The CPP's early-action program, as currently drafted, puts efficiency at a disadvantage.
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Hotel Management
What are the biggest things hoteliers should consider when replacing or upgrading existing door locks? Lock companies narrowed down their top suggestions.
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Construction Dive
Eight-five percent of facility mangers in the U.K. want to be more integrated in the construction process, according to a survey conducted by U.K. Construction Week and the British Institute of Facilities Management.
Only 15 percent of facility managers surveyed reported being involved in the construction process.
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Hotel Management
The needs of business travelers are changing at lightning speed: Where people once sat at dedicated desks in their hotel rooms, portable technology now allows them to bring their laptops and tablets into lobbies and bars to work in a communal setting.
"The changing needs of business travelers has impacted the design industry's standard approach to traditional design elements to include many technological upgrades and requirements," said Christian Rodriguez, president of F&R General Interiors. "Communal spaces are becoming a must in every hotel."
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Facility Executive
Window film provides multiple benefits for buildings. Film reduces annoying glare, moderates internal temperatures, and prolongs the life of valued interiors and furnishings. In addition to these great benefits, here are five ways facility management can utilize window film to keep their buildings and occupants more safe and secure.
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Commercial Observer
It’s been LEEDing the way in New York City, officially, for 10 years. Yes, a decade ago the United States Green Building Council certified two Manhattan buildings under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program, also known as LEED, and since then roughly 150 million square feet of new construction or existing buildings have been given the coveted designation in New York City.
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Building Design & Construction
The model energy codes, in their various forms, have been at the forefront of the discussion regarding building design in recent years. These codes include the International Energy Conservation Code, which was first issued in 2000, and ASHRAE Standard 90.1, which dates back to 1974.
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IFMA's FMJ magazine
With the relentless pressure to "do more with less," companies are always looking for ways to improve their processes, procedures and existing organizational structures. However, management sometimes takes too lightly consideration for how changes will be perceived by the majority — especially at large organizations in which change may feel like the only constant.
Sourceable
Any facility manager looking into how to improve the performance of a building in water management may be interested in using green roof technology to help with this goal. The advantage of using a green roof to manage water is that this technology will also create a variety of other types of value for the building, thereby improving performance in several spheres at once.
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Energy Manager Today
Light sensors have been on the scene, at least in rudimentary form, for years. The idea is a simple one: If lights can be more tightly controlled, their cost to operate will go down. The most obvious example is restroom lights that turn themselves on and off as people enter and leave. The trend of the past few years is that modern telecommunications and IT technology is taking these technologies to new levels in a couple of ways.
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