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Utilities Currently, just over half the world’s population lives in cities, but that is expected to rise to 68 percent by 2050. As a consequence, world energy demand is set to increase by more than 50 percent by 2050, according to predictions by the U.S. Energy Information Administration — resulting in even higher energy consumption.  READ [...]

Hotel Executive We’ve all learned a lot more about what it means for something to be “clean” over the last several months. When we’re talking about spaces, there are three levels of environmental cleaning: clean, sanitize and disinfect. The first level is “clean.” Clean is best described as cleaning with soap and water to remove [...]

ASHE Health Facilities Management Health care organizations are currently required to comply with the 2012 edition of the National Fire Protection Association’s NFPA 101®, Life Safety Code® (LSC), as adopted in July 2016 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). However, there have been three subsequent editions of the LSC published since the [...]

Washington Business Journal Tony Capuano, a longtime executive at Marriott International Inc., is the company’s choice to succeed Arne Sorenson as the Bethesda hospitality giant’s chief executive. Marriott made the announcement Tuesday morning, about a week after Sorenson died following a battle with pancreatic cancer.  READ MORE

AHLA The following is a statement from Chip Rogers, President and CEO of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recent update to prioritize “Traveler Accommodation” under the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Categories of Essential Workers.  READ MORE