FacilitiesNet The Americans with Disabilities Act is in the cross-hairs. The ADA, which became law in 1990, is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life. ADA’s Title III prohibits private places of public accommodation — from discriminating against individuals with disabilities. READ MORE

Buildings Inspecting your building envelope and roof is no easy feat. The taller your building, the more dangerous it is to gain access to the upper levels. Plus, the time-consuming nature of the work makes it expensive, especially if you have to send multiple inspectors to the roof. But a new technology is changing the [...]

MarketWatch Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. HST+0.39% has agreed to acquire three Hyatt-managed hotels for $1 billion. The three hotels under contract for acquisition are the 301-room Andaz Maui in Hawaii, 668-room Grand Hyatt San Francisco and 454-room Hyatt Regency Coconut Point in Florida, the lodging real estate investment trust said late Wednesday. The contract comes with [...]

Energy Manager Today HVAC, LED and lighting innovations have helped propel businesses toward unprecedented efficiency savings. According Forester Media’s white paper, “Efficiency on Multiple Levels,” the biggest change in energy efficiency is in capturing the energy savings from behavioral, optimized and attenuated devices. Here’s a breakdown of the drivers behind the innovation change within the [...]

Architectural Digest Adventurers, this one is for you. AD100 architects Snøhetta and local partner Vitar AS have announced their latest project in Norway: A highly sustainable hotel with a 360-degree view of the Svartisen glacier. Designed as a circular extension of the Holandsfjord shoreline, Svart is the Arctic Circle’s first energy net-positive hotel and also [...]

Construction Dive A hotel renovation has a unique end goal — generate enough appeal so potential guests want to take up residence, whether that’s for a day or a week or more. The major hotel chains are refreshing their units with a wide array of features and amenities patrons now expect, like work spaces, upscale [...]