Orlando, Florida, May 2015 – Designing and maintaining the systems that keep a hotel property running smoothly and efficiently is an important job, but one that may not even be noticed unless they stop functioning. The new, fourth edition of Hospitality Facilities Management and Design, was written by David M. Stipanuk, professor emeritus, Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, and published by the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI). It provides readers with a solid foundation in planning, operating, and maintaining the equipment and systems needed by every property.
The book takes a systems approach to hospitality facilities issues, while also providing a summary based on functional spaces within a property. Topic areas include water, electric, heating and cooling, lighting, laundry, and safety/security systems, as well as renovation and capital projects. This revision includes new material on green buildings, LEED certification, measurement tools for sustainability efforts, workplace safety statistics, indoor air quality, LEDs, elevator maintenance, Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, and renovation cost guidelines.
Readers will also learn how to communicate effectively with hotel engineering personnel, how technology can streamline facilities operations, and how to balance the needs of guests with concern for the environment.
Jeanne Varney and Stephani Robson, both of whom currently teach at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, are contributing authors for this edition, providing expertise in the areas of sustainability, renovations and capital projects, and lodging planning and design.
Hospitality management programs at U.S. academic institutions can order this textbook with accompanying final exam scan sheet from AHLEI’s U.S. distributor, Pearson Higher Education. The book is also available from AHLEI at www.ahlei.org.
