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Global Hospitality Group
The FCC issued two separate news releases on Wi-Fi blocking. In one action, the FCC announced a $718,000 fine against M.C. Dean, one of the nation’s largest electrical contracting companies, for blocking personal mobile "hotspots" of convention visitors and exhibitors who tried to use their own data plans at the Baltimore Convention Center to connect to the Internet rather than paying M.C. Dean substantial fees to use the company's Wi-Fi service.
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The Wall Street Journal
Two of the world's biggest hotel operators are about to compete for hotel owners who want to spend less money upgrading their properties. On one side is the incumbent DoubleTree by Hilton, part of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., which became famous for its free fresh-baked cookies for arriving guests. DoubleTree has been one of the fastest-growing brands in the lodging industry over the past several years with its room-count doubling to nearly 108,000 rooms since 2007, according to data tracker STR Inc.
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CleanLink
AFFLINK, which provides sales and marketing solutions to more than 300 distributors and 250 supplier organizations in North America, finds that the most pressing concerns of facility managers in North America today can be broken down into five distinct priorities.
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SmartGridNews
Integrated data centers leverage resources that can meet the needs of both the data center and the larger facility. By coordinating investment in energy conservation measures, equipment upgrades and the use of software and services, integrated data center energy management promises to deliver greater energy and operational efficiency improvements to facilities or campuses hosting data centers.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Water Sense program offers resources designed to help managers incorporate metering technology into water-conservation strategies in their facilities. Tracking a facility's total water use, as well as specific end uses, is a key component of water-efficiency efforts.
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By Piyush Bakshi
Lead is among the six common air pollutants that impact air quality in America, according to the EPA. The others are particulate matter, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, ozone and sulfur dioxide.
Once upon a time, unleaded gasoline used in vehicles was the biggest source of lead in the air. However, over a period of two decades from 1980 to 1999, the EPA managed to bring down lead pollution from the transportation sector by 95 percent. Today, the most common sources of lead emissions include lead smelters, metal processing units, waste processing units and lead-acid battery manufacturers.
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Energy Manager Today
Airtight buildings, which energy managers try to create as a means of cutting energy costs, could be hurting the cognitive abilities of occupants. A Research in Environmental Health Perspectives story reported upon at Inquistr says that research at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that fresher air leads to higher functioning. Green building designs lead to improvements. The gains can be even higher if carbon dioxide levels are lowered, according to the Inquistr story.
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Hotel News Now
In today's hospitality industry we work with a broader age range of individuals than ever before. This is due in part to the fact that the older of those among us, either due to necessity or merely an interest in staying active and earning extra money, are extending their work lives.
However, it is the millennial generation, comprising people between the ages of 18 and 34, receiving the most attention when it comes to the workforce.
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By Michael J. Berens
 Builders shrugged off a rather lackluster September, choosing to focus instead on regaining ground in the fourth quarter. Regardless of the month-over-month decline from August in nearly every industry sector, builders remain optimistic — buoyed by indicators of future demand, job growth and cumulative year-over-year gains. However, with signs that growth in the global economy is slowing, experts also worry the recovery in the U.S. could once again stall.
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Hospitality Net
The expansion of the Hyatt Regency Austin's Downtown on the Lake's already progressive green initiatives and forward-leaning sustainability practices have led to increased amounts of waste diversion, new conservation measures throughout the hotel and designation of 'Greenleader' status by the popular travel site, TripAdvisor.
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By Michael S. Haro, Ph.D.
Behavior safety is "common sense." To understand why, let's start by comparing computer hardware and software — another common-sense issue.
For a computer, hardware makes it an object. Sitting there, it gives an appearance of significance. It even scares some people by its appearance, and what we've been told it can do. Yet it has little value if it only occupies space on a desk. Without software, it's worthless.
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Constructech
Painters, plumbers, carpenters and mechanical workers all perform estimating as part of their project work — and technology can help trades accelerate processes. Estimating Technology LLC has introduced new technology intended to simplify and accelerate that process. The company is introducing a set of templates for baseline databases linked to baseline installation details, maxi data, mini data and baseline installation drawings.
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