Wood Framing Tips For Your Next Hotel!
We often get asked about the trends we are seeing in hotel construction that can reduce project costs, save GCs time, and/or bring added value to a project. One question that is discussed at the outset of every project is how a wood framed hotel will be framed. With […]
Islandaire – Notice of U.S. DOE Noncompliance
Hotels University was just presented a Notice of Noncompliance letter from U.S. Department of Energy (DOE Case Number: 2015-SE-43007) in which the DOE has discovered that some Islandaire models do not comply with applicable U.S. energy code standards.
The U.S. DOE tested eight Islandaire PTAC (EZ4209B and EZDR09B) and demonstrated that the […]
Hotel Laundry – Don’t throw money down the drain!
One of the largest operational expenses for hotels is back-of-house laundry. Hotel operators know that these services utilize significant gas and water utilities, use valuable hotel manpower and also lead to more frequent linen replacement. What can a hotel do to cut down on these costs? […]
Hotel Salt Water Pools – Myths Debunked!
In recent years, salt water (Saline) pools have been growing in popularity vs their Chlorinated pool counterpart. In hotels across the US, we are seeing more and more hotel owners that are exploring salt water as an option. When most people here ‘salt water pool’ they have visions […]
Guestroom Outside Air – What are my options!? (Part 2)
Previously in Part 1 of this series, I briefly described the three most common methods for introducing fresh air into a hotel guestroom; Standard PTAC with open damper (Method #1); PTAC with two-stage system (Method #2); and a Dedicated Outside Air System (Method #3).
In Part 2, we […]
Using Dr. PTACs on your next hotel? Don’t overlook this potential costly mistake!
Lately, I’ve been asked a lot of questions about the Islandaire Dr. PTAC and Amana’s comparable, DigiAIR PTAC. These are both fairly new products in the hotel market and we are finding more and more owners that are implementing this equipment into their […]
Turn up the heat in your pool room and save money…
It may seem counterintuitive, but by paying a little more to heat your pool room, you may actually be saving money on your hotel utility bills. The reason for this boils down to one simple word… evaporation.
A hotel pool room’s dehumidification load comes from […]
Guestroom Outside Air – What are my options!? (Part 1)
We’ve all experienced the comforting sensation of stepping into a hotel guestroom and being met by a rush of fresh clean air as we open the door. First impressions to hotel guests are important and fresh air gives the immediate feelings of clean, cool, and calm […]
“Build it, and they will come” Not so much…..
The past few months I’ve been following the pre-opening activity of a very unique hotel in my hometown, The Charmant Hotel in La Crosse, WI which is slated to open for business mid-September 2015. The hotel, which is owned by Weber Holdings and operated by Aparium Hotel […]
Get approved for your next hotel construction loan.
The last two years in the hotel industry has been a period of tremendous performance. Occupancy is up, ADR is up, RevPAR is up. In addition, although labor costs have been on the rise, raw building costs have only increased slightly in most markets.
Despite all of these statistics, […]
