Hotel building with Sustainable Development
Facilities Management Team Project Assignment
2017 Dr. Scanlon nscanlon@fiu.edu
Project Scope:
The assignment is to, in teams of approximately 4 students; create an overview of the physical design of a hotel/resort property in SOUTH FLORIDA OR the CARIBBEAN ISLANDS, with the exception of urban locations. The hotel/resort must have a variety of recreation facilities. Your team may determine the additional amenities.
· Identify the 11 Green Operating Activities as specified in the American Hotel & Lodging Association Green Program that will reduce resource use, while assuring guest and staff comfort, for all of the major operating systems of the hotel/resort.
· Discuss how your project design incorporates design factors, building materials, Furniture Fixtures & Equipment as well as wall coverings, flooring and floor covering and other interior products and materials. Food and beverage must also address ways in which you will reflect environmental management in the food and beverage operations.
· Address how your hotel/resort will impact the surrounding community in the areas of energy and water use as well as waste-trash and sewerage. The project will identify how the property, its’ activities and guests will impact the surrounding environment, depending on the nature of your recreational activities.
· Identify ways in which the property team will contribute to efforts in the community to reduce the impact of the property and help to support environmental programs for the community.
PROJECT PRESENTATION AND PROJECT DESIGN MODEL more information on presentation along with paper below.
· The project presentation to the entire class is not to exceed 10 minutes. The Project Design Model part of the project presentation may include three dimensional, graphic and/or media interpretations of your design, depending on the skills, talents and creativity of the team members. The model will give us an overview of your entire resort property.
Due Dates
Initial Project Proposal: See Calendar
This proposal will include a short overview of your project; identify location, type of hotel/resort facility and provide me with an idea of how you will implement green operating activities. The proposal will also identify each team member and the role that they are fulfilling in the development and completion of the project.
Project presentation dates will be selected by a lottery system.
Project Presentation and Project Report
The Project will be accompanied by a 10 minute (no longer) visual presentation. The presentation will be graded on a basis of Creativity, Relevant Content, Practical Application, Clear Message and Effectiveness of Communicating the Message of Greening a Lodging Property.
PROJECT PAPER
The paper must include all of the information that you include in the presentation and any additional material in order to satisfy the requirements of the project.
Length of Paper: 8 to 10 written pages. Include a bibliography and citations page in APA format. Be sure to document all of your sources and site them in the body of the paper. Graphics and media should be submitted on a disk or hard copy. Graphics can be incorporated into the paper.
The paper format will follow the standard APA research paper requirements. Questions on this should be addressed to the research section of the FSU library online.
ALL REPORTS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN HARD COPY AND DIGITAL VERSIONS.
PROJECT REPORTS MUST BE SUBMITTED AT THE TIME OF THE PRESENTATION. NO EXCEPTIONS