Saunders hotel group, 1989 Boston, NH VA, Pioneer in Urban ecotourism reduce energy consumption, provide efficiency, not

take away from guest experience in past 5 yrs more vocal on policy and legislation offsetting all electricity use in hotels See benefits and risks traveling without footprints proximity hotel greenest hotel in NA Dennis Quaintance, CEO goal contribute to adjustment in a lot less energy and water than typical hotel guest won't notice difference solar power- 4,000 sq feet. saves $20,000 per year saving water local art, local furnishings recycle scraps voc- volatile organic compounds regenerative drive elevator, generates energy during descent to use during aduring local produce on menu geothermal refrigeration water extracts heat thru refrigeration, cooled through ground, reused conservaion doesn't have to mean deprivation RFP- Request for price, want special price b/c of volume indoor corridors are safer and better for temp regulation the most growth in the industry comes from additional facilities, also more risk the benefit of using pulper to process food service waste is it reduces the size of the waste single station smoke detectors have batteries, most hotels provide electricity to the smoke detectors limit the spread of fire thru ductwork: fire damper hotel's property operation and maintenance account includes: benefits, contract maintenance, labor at the end of a renovation project a substancial completion is commonly used to formally let the contractor know that his work is acceptable electrical distribution codes are established by local government

maintenance of cooling wooers is often neglected because they are located in out of the way places reversing the direction of refrigerant flow in a heat pump causes the components functioning to switch feasibility study suggests nature, size and mix of function space based on analysis of demand for diff types of business and social uses pg 422 overall efficiency of a luminaire is called the coefficient of utilization what is an important concern in maintaining waste disposals? making sure wastewater doesn't get into potable water the front office has least flexibility of location retherm refers to convection oven any employee can fill out a work order form you want every employee to be an active part of what is and is not right with your hotel track who is filling them out equipment data card allows you to keep in warranty by only having the proper technitions service and do proper maintenance maintenance: routine preventative guest room scheduled emergency/breakdown contract soft good renovation- towels, linens, drapes, wall covering, artwork- changing the look hard good renovation- furniture, mattresses, tables, chairs, carpet, tile maintenance that pertains to the general upkeep of the property recurs on a regular basis and requires minimal training is referred to as routine maintenance evergency maintenance has an immediate revenue effect maintenance that includes preparing equipment for changes in season is called scheduled maintenance

form used for all major pieces of equipment to record important maintenance information is called equipment data cards room data card typically includes space for scheduling and verifying the preventive maintenance dates for the room, information about the major hvac and electrical services, some equipment warranty maintenance contract includes cancellation clause, specific fees for the work to be done, specific fees for the work to be done largest portion of the maintenance departments POM expenditure is usually wages and benefits facilities benchmarking for establishing goals for quality is based on comparisons