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FacilitiesNet
No matter where institutional and commercial facilities are located — whether in drought-stricken California or the rainy Pacific Northwest — water conservation remains a top priority for maintenance and engineering managers. As a result restrooms have become focal points for trying to achieve water-saving goals.
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Energy Manager Today
To understand what a significant economic impact green buildings have on our economy today, consider this: Over the next three years, new LEED-certified construction will contribute more than $303 billion to the United States’ economy, a recent study concluded. This year alone, the industry will generate 2.3 million jobs.
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NACD
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently published a final rule requiring the electronic reporting and sharing of Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program information to replace the current paper-based reporting of this information. Industrial facilities, including some chemical distribution facilities, must obtain NPDES storm water permits and implement storm water pollution prevention plans (SWPPPs) or storm water management programs (both using best management practices) that reduce or prevent the discharge of pollutants into receiving waters. The final rule will take effect on December 21, 2015.
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Skift
Hotels spew the terms personalization and authenticity in every pitch they make regarding guest experience and that trend helped give birth to thinking of the hiring process as a stage instead of an office.
Applying online when large hotels receive tens of thousands of applications for as many open positions disadvantages potential employees from demonstrating their unique qualities and prevents hotels from ensuring they're hiring the right people for their brand. That's why some hotels no longer refer to hiring as the application process, instead calling it a casting call or audition.
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The Data Center Journal
The data center and the company or even home network infrastructure are no longer separate entities, as the role of the data center continues to change. Today's rapid rise of mobile devices, BYOD, wireless connectivity, the Internet of things, big data, cloud services and other innovations means the way we work and engage with our work environments is changing rapidly.
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By Michael J. Berens
Gray walls, shiny black tile floors and quartz countertops, paired with gleaming, sleek chrome and nickel fixtures. It's a look frequently found in high-end corporate and hospitality design, exuding a sense of order, sophistication and elegance.
Recently, this look has started showing up in kitchens, and next year, say industry trend watchers, it will make its way to the bathroom as part of a growing preference for cleaner, more minimalist spaces.
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Tnooz
Text (or SMS) messages remain one of the most effective forms of marketing communications, alongside email.
Yet how many hotels are using SMSs to inform guests about their upcoming reservation? Or contacting them after a stay to get feedback?
No data to argue the point either way, but with most announcements from hotels focusing on their apps and mobile websites it would be easy to estimate that the humble SMS has fallen behind the trend-line.
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Facility Executive Magazine
Any facility manager who has handled their fair share of snow can likely calculate the specific costs of their property's winter needs — for example, how many extra staffers they need to handle snow removal, which buildings need extra roof or pipe inspections, how much salt they need to cover the property per snowfall, how many snow blowers or snow plows they need on site, etc.
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Hospitality Net
There are many ways to assess and categorize the strengths and weaknesses of a hospitality business. Allow me to present a slightly different and holistic way of organizing how you approach the daunting task of where to allocate funds for the next cycle.
For one, we tend to drill down to the minutia of a venture. I am confident that any GM knows the intimate details of the variable cost of each amenity, the labor costs at the front desk or even the number of yards of drapery fabric required per room for an upcoming renovation. After all, it's our business to know such detailed metrics, and we pride ourselves in this depth of expertise.
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Hotel News Now
Technology is changing the face of hospitality design — from team collaboration and design approach to the increased accessibility of enhanced design options, materials and resources. By leveraging technology to maximize efficiency and improve design functionality, today’s hospitality designers can reduce costs, expand the usable life of projects and elevate the overall design and guest experience.
Let’s take a look at the many ways technology is having a huge impact on traditional hotel design.
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