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April 25, 2013 Update - Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detectors
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The International Code Council (ICC) voted today to substantially modify provisions in its International Building Code (IBC) and International Fire Code (IFC) for those 2015 editions involving requirements for carbon monoxide (CO) alarms for hotels, among other occupancies.
In the first of two votes, the ICC Code Development Committee (CDC) approved recommendations from its Fire Code Action Committee (FCAC) to focus the requirements for CO alarms in hotels to only those locations where fuel fire appliances are installed or where a hotel has a connected unventilated garage. The CDC’s recommendation to make this change from the existing code requirements was without dissent from its 14 members and there was no public opposition.
The Hospitality Security Consulting Group, LLC testified in support of this change and was a participant in the drafting and lobbying for the code change over the past 18 months. The ICC will hear public comments on the change over the summer and vote again in October to finalize their decision. Read more in NAHLE's upcoming new eNewsletter and our Spring Issue of Lodging Engineer.
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April 24, 2013, ADA Pool Access Lawsuits Have Begun.
The deadline has passed for public pools and spas to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the lawsuits against hotels have begun. Just weeks after the deadline, a lack of pool or spa access has been named in dozens of lawsuits. In some, pool-related accusations are included in laundry lists of alleged violations against hotels and motels. One person has filed 21 pool-specific suits. In March, disabled veteran David DeBoard Jr. named Indianapolis-area operations, including Hilton, Ramada, Comfort Inn, Best Western and Holiday locations, citing a lack of pool lift or other means of access according to Pool and Spa News - Read more… On April 16, 2012, an article appeared on the front page of the New York Times about the proliferation of lawsuits brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act (or ADA) against small businesses and portending a wave of cases to come. Read more... An ADA hotel defense lawyer reports on frivolous, serial ADA lawsuits and striking the right balance as reported by the California legislature. For more ADA Defense and Compliance, Read more…
DC Building Energy Benchmarking Law - Submission Deadline, April 1, 2013
The D.C. Department of the Environment has released a list of buildings subject to the District’s new energy benchmarking law, which categorizes buildings based on size. As the April 1 deadline nears for submissions, building owners need to know whether they will have to turn over their energy usage statistics and, if so, for what years. The DDOE has revised its list — and there are major changes. Using "more complete data," the agency added nearly 200 properties, and the gross building area for many others has been shifted. Read more...
Colony Capital & DIRECTV Plan Strategic Partnership To Improve LodgeNet Services
March 12, 2013 - Scheduled to close in less than a month, LodgeNet Interactive Corporation announced an expanded strategic relationship with private equity firm Colony Capital and DIRECTV that will provide its hospitality customers with upgraded products and services and offer a unique financing program for the network of 1.4 million hotel and hospital rooms in the U.S. and Canada. PRNewswire. Read more…
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DOE Amends Efficiency of PTAC Units
Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner and Packaged Terminal Heat Pump Energy Conservation Standards - Final Rule amends ASHRAE 90.1 efficiency levels effective October 8, 2012 for standard size PTACs and PTHPs. See DOE's Final Rule
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EfficienFlushmate Recalls Flushmate III Pressure-Assisted Toliet Systems
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Flushmate has received over 304 reports of product failures and 14 injuries as of June, 2012. The high pressure flushing system has been found to burst at or near the vessel weld seam releasing stored pressure sufficient to cause property damage and personal injury. The Flushmate systems are installed in some toilets made by American Standard, Crane, Elger, Gerber, Kohler, Mansfield and St. Thomas.
Basically the systems perform very well and have a greater flushing power than typical gravity fed toilets and are a favorite in the hotel industry since they are very resistant to clogging. These systems typically are lower in cost and (until recently) quieter in operation.The recalled systems were manufactured from October 14, 1997 to February, 2008 and display a serial number date code starting with Read more...
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Hilton Worlwide Announces Mattress Recycling Program
MCLEAN, Va. - Hilton Worldwide announced a new mattress recycling program in coordination with the installation of new Serta mattresses and box springs. Available immediately across all brands in the U.S, the program will recycle approximately 85 percent of our hotels' mattresses and box springs into various products rather than being diverted to a landfill. Read more...
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