BHM 4100 CSU Hospitality facilities Management and Design Discussion

Your manager is investigating how to budget for major updates to the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system at the hotel in which you both work. Your manager tasks you with reporting on recent trends in facility design and human comfort in the hospitality industry.

Your report should discuss new developments in HVAC systems, and your report should include information on new and/or upcoming trends that may contribute to human comfort in the hospitality industry.

Your report should include at least four sources (three sources are provided below; however, you may use other sources beyond the ones provided). You may not use your textbook as a source for this assignment.

Lui, A. (2016, January 7). Top 5 intelligent building trends of 2016 [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://comfyapp.com/blog/the-year-ahead-intelligent-building-trends-to-watch-in-2016/

Hicks, W. (2015, October 7). NREL seeks to optimize individual comfort in buildings. Retrieved from https://www.nrel.gov/news/features/2015/20580.html

Patkowski, C. (2011. November 9). Indoor air quality trends: Take a deep breath. Today’s Facility Manager. Retrieved from http://facilityexecutive.com/2011/11/indoor-air-quality-trends-take-a-deep-breath/