The Management of Maintenance and Engineering Systems in the Hospitality Industry,9780471141051

The Management of Maintenance and Engineering Systems in the Hospitality Industry

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Edition: 4th
ISBN13: 9780471141051
ISBN10: 0471141054
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1997-08-22
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary

This book is an introduction, with a management perspective, to maintenance and engineering for hotel and foodservice managers-in-training.

Author Biography

Frank D. Borsenik and Alan T. Stutts are the authors of The Management of Maintenance and Engineering Systems in the Hospitality Industry, 4th Edition, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Preface xi
1 HOSPITALITY MAINTENANCE AND ENGINEERING
1(24)
Introduction
2(1)
Hospitality Managers
2(2)
Management Factors
4(17)
Summary
21(4)
2 MANAGING THE MAINTENANCE-AND-ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
25(36)
Introduction
26(1)
Department Activities
27(3)
Records, Logs, and Department Procedures
30(16)
Evaluating the Maintenance-and-Engineering Department
46(4)
Advanced Management Concepts
50(7)
Summary
57(4)
3 ENERGY AND ENERGY-MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
61(36)
Introduction
62(5)
Energy Resources
67(8)
Developing an Energy-Management Program
75(1)
The Energy-Management Program
75(15)
Energy-Management Control Systems
90(3)
Summary
93(4)
4 READING BLUEPRINTS FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT
97(46)
Introduction
97(2)
Blueprint Uses
99(5)
Scales and Dimensions
104(9)
Types of Blueprints
113(21)
Summary
134(9)
5 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FOR MAINTENANCE AND ENGINEERING
143(16)
Introduction
143(7)
Maintenance Management
150(6)
Summary
156(3)
6 LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS
159(40)
Introduction
160(1)
Fire
161(26)
Security Systems
187(8)
Summary
195(4)
7 HEATING CONCEPTS AND HEAT MANAGEMENT
199(36)
Introduction
200(1)
Heat and Temperature
200(3)
Types of Heat
203(4)
Heat Transfer
207(8)
Managing Building Heating Systems
215(16)
Summary
231(4)
8 MANAGEMENT OF REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS
235(28)
Introduction
236(1)
Refrigeration Cycles
236(2)
Refrigerants
248(2)
Reach-in Food Chillers
250(2)
Reach-in Freezers
252(1)
Walk-in Chillers and Freezers
253(4)
Energy Management and Maintenance
257(1)
Summary
258(5)
9 MANAGEMENT OF VENTILATION SYSTEMS
263(22)
Introduction
263(2)
Ventilation Rates
265(3)
Ventilation Systems
268(9)
Air Filtration
277(2)
Smoke-Free Environment
279(1)
Ventilation Maintenance
280(1)
Summary
281(4)
10 MANAGEMENT OF AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS
285(30)
Introduction
286(1)
Air-Conditioning Terms
286(1)
Human Comfort Terms
287(6)
Heat Load Factors
293(6)
Air-Conditioning Systems
299(4)
Air-Conditioning System Components
303(6)
Maintenance and Energy Management
309(2)
Summary
311(4)
11 ELECTRICAL NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS
315(60)
Introduction
316(1)
Measurement of Electrical Energy
317(2)
Types of Electric Energy
319(7)
Purchasing Electric Energy
326(9)
The Electrical Service System for Buildings
335(9)
Codes and Testing
344(2)
Electric Heat
346(3)
Electric Lighting
349(14)
Electric Motors
363(6)
Emergency Electrical Systems
369(1)
Summary
370(5)
12 WATER SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
375(42)
Introduction
376(1)
Sources of Water
376(2)
Water Pumps
378(4)
Water and Sewage Charges
382(1)
Water Distribution Systems
383(6)
Factors of Water Distribution Design
389(5)
Heating Water
394(6)
Water Supply Maintenance
400(2)
Plumbing Fixtures
402(2)
Drainage Systems
404(3)
Drainage Maintenance
407(1)
Swimming Pools
407(6)
Summary
413(4)
13 MANAGEMENT OF BUILDING TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
417(24)
Introduction
418(1)
Vertical-Transportation Techniques
419(15)
Horizontal-Transportation Techniques
434(2)
Energy-Management Considerations
436(1)
Summary
437(4)
14 MANAGEMENT OF SOUND
441(26)
Introduction
442(1)
Typical Sound Problems
442(3)
Terminology
445(10)
Sound Transmission Management
455(7)
Sound Control Within Rooms
462(1)
Worker Sound Effects
463(1)
Summary
463(4)
15 FOODSERVICE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
467(28)
Introduction
467(2)
Foodservice Equipment Selection Factors
469(5)
Preventive-Maintenance Considerations
474(18)
Summary
492(3)
16 MANAGEMENT OF LAUNDRY SYSTEMS
495(18)
Introduction
495(1)
Laundering Alternatives
496(3)
Economic Factors
499(2)
Laundry Layout and Utilities
501(3)
Laundering Principles
504(5)
Summary
509(4)
17 EXTERIOR SYSTEMS
513(22)
Introduction
513(1)
Roofing
514(3)
Facades
517(2)
Windows and Doors
519(2)
Signage
521(4)
Parking, Walks, and Drives
525(2)
Landscape and Grounds Management
527(4)
Summary
531(4)
18 WASTE AND POLLUTION MANAGEMENT
535(16)
Introduction
535(1)
Solid Wastes
536(4)
Air Pollution
540(2)
Water Pollution
542(3)
Sewage Disposal
545(3)
Summary
548(3)
APPENDIXES 551(60)
1 Selected Conversion Units Used in This Book 551(2)
2 Replacement Cycles for Items that Fail 553(2)
3 Replacement of Items that Wear Out 555(3)
4 Life-Cycle Costing 558(3)
5 General Comprehensive Energy-Management Program 561(10)
6 Part A: Fixed and Variable Energy Consumption (An Application of Linear Regression 571(3)
Part B: Energy Management with Multiple Regression 574(4)
7 Energy Requirements for Cooking Food 578(3)
8 Annual Heating Requirements and Thermal Insulation Economy 581(6)
9 Refrigeration Heat Loads and Their Effects on Equipment Requirements 587(6)
10 Equipment Ventilation Example Computations 593(3)
11 Optimal Insulation Thickness for Cooling; Psychometric Chart; Computational Model for Air Conditioning 596(10)
12 Analysis of Various Laundering Alternatives for a 300-Guest-Room Lodging Establishment with Foodservice 606(5)
Glossary 611(40)
INDEX 651

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