Hotel upgrade
The systems under scrutiny in course of this paper including the safety and security system, the communication, ventilation and air conditioning system, building management system, and food service equipment system.
The safety and security system
There are a number of changes that will take place in regards to the safety and security system in the course of the upgrade. These changes will be made to ensure that the upgrade serves its intended purpose effectively. In the upgrade, the safety and security system will be fashioned to become effective while ensuring that the important parties involved are catered for effectively.
There are a number of changes that will occur to the entire hotel management system as a result of the installation of the new system. Some of the physical and most prominent changes that will take place in regards to the safety and security system will be evident from the physical setting of the building (Anderson, and Anderson, 2010).
The sections of the building that will undergo changes in the safety and security system will include the basement level, the ground floor, and the first floor, up to the sixth floor. Security will be implemented from the entrance of the basement throughout the building. This will be done in conjunction with the lighting improvements. The enhancement of security in the basement area is largely dependent on the efficient installation of lights in the basement area.
Major changes will take place in the round stairs and also lifts for heavy carriage in the middle of the stairs. Lights will be placed on the stairs as well as the heavy carriage system and the elevator system (Anderson, and Anderson, 2010). The lights will also be connected to the backup system to ensure that these places are well lit all the time. The cameras and surveillance system installed will ensure that the security team in the building is aware of the activities going on at the basement area at all times.
The offices that will be placed in this level are HR office (Human Resources), housekeeping office separate from the laundry room and supply room, in opposite room. Due to the sensitivity of the information in this section, security will be of high standards (Bajpai, 2011).
The security will not only be focused on surveillance and lighting, but also on cybercrime and unauthorized access of information. The information that is stored in this area will be protected from unauthorized access. The security to be installed will also cover the network in and around the hotel.
This will ensure that the remote access of information within the hotel is restricted and under control at all times. Entertainment being provided by the hotel will also undergo scrutiny to ensure that there is nothing left to chance. The entertainment equipment such as TV, Game, and lockers will be checked to ensure that they comply with the expected international standards of safety and security. The security office is where center system for security staff will be put (Bajpai, 2011).
The communication, ventilation, and air conditioning system
This section of the hotel will undergo the greatest changes. Some of the changes that will take place in regards to this area will include communication between the administration and the different departments, the communication between the various departments in the hotel and the clients, and the communication between the administration and the clients in the hotel.
There are a number of changes that will take place in regards to the communication, ventilation, and air conditioning system in the course of the upgrade. These changes will be made to ensure that the upgrade serves its intended purpose effectively. Communication, ventilation, and air conditioning are key elements in the functioning of the entire hotel.
In the upgrade, these elements will be shaped to become effective while ensuring that the important parties involved are catered for effectively (Bernus, Nemes, and Schmidt, 2003). The parties taken into consideration will include the clients and the hotel staff. In the upgrade, the new system will be designed to ensure that the clients receive the most effective services while ensuring there is an improved working environment for the rest of the hotel members.
There are a number of changes that will occur to the entire hotel management system as a result of the upgrades that will take place in the communication, ventilation, and conditioning system. Some of the physical and most prominent changes that will take place in regards to the communication, ventilation, and conditioning system will be evident from the physical setting of the building (Bolman, and Deal, 2011).
There will be new installations in the rooms as well as at different points within and around the hotel. The sections of the hotel that will undergo changes will include the basement level, the ground floor, the guest rooms, and the different courts surrounding the rooms.
Changes in the communication, ventilation, and conditioning system will be implemented throughout the entire hotel compound as well as neighboring sections. This will be done in conjunction with the other system upgrades. The enhancement of communication, conditioning, and ventilation within the guest room area is largely dependent on the efficient installation of the other upgrades in other areas (Brue, 2005).
In regards to conditioning, ventilation, and communication, there will be major changes taking place throughout the hotel compound. Communication equipment, advanced conditioning facilities, and effective ventilation systems will be placed on the different sections of the hotel.
These will also be connected to the backup system to ensure that the hotel remains efficient at all times. The communication, ventilation, and air conditioning system installed will ensure that the communication, conditioning, and ventilation (Kirby and Goodpaster, 2007).
The food service system
In the upgrade, the food service system will be shaped to become effective while ensuring that the important parties involved are catered for effectively. Some of the key players in this section include the clients and the kitchen staff. The effectiveness of the system will be gauged according to reactions from these two sections of the hotel.
The kitchen staff will be urged to implement changes that will ensure customer satisfaction is maintained at high levels without necessarily going out of their work settings. This while be done assessments are being conducted on the different sections of the hotel. People will be asked to give feedback on the changes that are being implemented (Langdon, (2001). The feedback resulting from these assessments will be important in the implementation of changes in the course of recreating the hit.
These changes will also be connected to the other changes taking place so as to ensure that the systems within the hotel are efficient at all times. This food service section of the hotel will undergo the immense changes. The sections of the hotel that will undergo changes will include the basement level, the ground floor, the guest rooms, and the different courts surrounding the rooms.
Some of the changes that will take place in regards to this area will include communication between the administration and the different departments, the communication between the various departments in the hotel and the clients, and the communication between the administration and the clients in the hotel. There are a number of changes that will take place in regards to the food system in the course of the upgrade.
These changes will be made so as to ensure that there upgrade serves its intended purpose effectively. The food section is a key element in the functioning of the entire hotel. Without the food system, the activities of the hotel will be totally crippled. The food system installed will ensure that the food production and provision is made better (Paul and Elder, L. 2006).
Changes in the communication, ventilation, and conditioning system will be implemented throughout the entire hotel compound as well as neighboring sections. This will be done in conjunction with the other system upgrades. The enhancement of communication, conditioning, and ventilation in within the guest room area is largely dependent on the efficient installation of the other upgrades in the other area.
In regards to conditioning, ventilation, and communication, there will be major changes taking place throughout the hotel compound. The parties taken into consideration will include the clients and the hotel staff. In the upgrade, the new system will be designed to ensure that the clients receive the most effective services while ensuring there is an improved working environment for the rest of the hotel members (Vootukuru and University of Central Florida 2008).
There are a number of changes that will occur to the entire hotel management system because of the changes that will take place in the communication, ventilation, and conditioning system. Some of the physical and most prominent changes that will take place in regard to the communication, ventilation, and conditioning system will be evident from the physical setting of the building. There will be new installations in the rooms as well as at different points within and around the hotel.
Building management System
There are a number of changes that will take place in regards to the building management system in the course of the upgrade. These changes will be made so as to ensure that there upgrade serves its intended purpose effectively. In the upgrade, the building management system will be fashioned to become effective while ensuring that the important parties involved are catered for effectively. There are a number of changes that will occur to the entire hotel management system as a result of the installation of the new system.
Some of the physical and most prominent changes that will take place in regards to the building management system will be evident from the physical setting of the building. The sections of the building that will undergo changes in the building management system will include the basement level, the ground floor, the first floor, up to the sixth floor. Building management system will be implemented from the entrance of the basement throughout the different (Stamatis, 2003).
This will be done in conjunction with the lighting improvements. The enhancement of building management system in the basement area is largely dependent on the efficient installation of lights in the basement area. This will to ensure that the remote access of information within the hotel is restricted and under control at all times. The entertainment being provided by the hotel will also undergo scrutiny to ensure that there is nothing left to chance.
The entertainment equipment such as TV, Game, and lockers will be checked to ensure that they comply with the expected international standards of safety and building management system. The building management system office is where we will be putting our center system for building management system staff (Stace and Dunph, 2001).
The maintenances and engineering room where our system in the whole building such as electricity, water etc located. Major changes will take place in the round stairs and lifts for heavy carriage in the middle of the stairs. Lights will be placed on the stairs as well as the heavy carriage system and the elevator system. The lights will also be connected to the backup system to ensure that these places are well lit all the time.
The cameras and surveillance system installed will ensure that the building management system team in the building is aware of the activities going on at the basement area at all times. The offices that we will be placed in this level are HR office (Human Resources), housekeeping office separate from the laundry room and supply room, in opposite room.
Due to the sensitivity of the information in this section, building management system will be of high standards. The building management system will not only be focused on surveillance and lighting, but also on cybercrime and unauthorized access of information. The information that is stored in this area will be protected from unauthorized access. The building management system to be installed will also cover the network in and around the hotel (Singh and Waddell,2004).
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