Occupancy College Essays Samples For Students

CEM166 June 2012, Essay

Environmental sustainability and occupant comfort in

The selection of multi-glazed windows

1 Factual Summary
Windows play a crucial part in making the work environment of an office comfortable. They contribute to the psychological and environmental well being in the workplace, influencing the productivity, motivation and mood of those occupying the building . The design of a window can not only boost employee job satisfaction, but it also has several other benefits such as reduced expenditure on heating or cooling achieved through optimally glazed windows. Window frames that are made for bio-degradable or sustainable materials such as wood are also considered to be environmentally ...

Environmental sustainability and occupant comfort in

The selection of multi-glazed windows

The purpose of this paper is to provide a thorough critique of the research paper Critique Essay: Windows in the workplace: examining issues of environmental sustainability and occupant comfort in the selection of multi-glazed windows by G. F. Menzies and J. R. Wherrett. The critique with be formatted in the following order: a) Factual summary, b) Contextualization, c) Critique, and d) Conclusion.

1 Factual Summary

The work environment of an organization consists of various factors such as working conditions, interpersonal relationship and the workplace itself. A workplace consists of the physical environment that an employee interacts with ...

Weakness

Manager decision is one weakness that can be faced by the hotel. A hotel manager should be hired on his or her ability to make informed decisions. The total revenue in January was 23,196.54, (Appendix 1.1) however, the total income for the company has kept fluctuating. In July, the total income for the hotel was lowest reaching 130,332.34 (Appendix 1.1). The income rose again and then subsided reaching 166,747.04 in December (Appendix 1.1). Managerial decisions played a big part in these fluctuations. Firstly, it is clear that the managers were not able to define some of ...

Introduction

The heart of every economic theory is some kind of modeling. Models provide a logical and abstract stencil to comprehend a complex phenomenon, and they help the economists in many ways. For example, model makes it possible to isolate logically and sort out complex cycles of cause and effect relations that interact in the economy. The four basic market models are one of the prominent tools in economics. They are; pure competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly and monopoly. Each of the market models has its own characteristics; depending on the nature of the product and the firm, the company can decide to ...

Demonstrate how KPIs and percent changes are calculated when it comes to comp set data.

KPIs for the comp set data are calculated basing on aggregation of raw data for each hotel taking part in this comp set. Therefore, firstly Supply, Demand and Revenue should be combined for each hotel in the comp set. The next step is application of standard Occupancy, ADR and RevPAR formulas to the aggregated indicators calculated before.
Percent changes are calculated just the same way as in the case of calculating it for a particular hotel. This means, that indicator relating to the previous period should be derived from current period indicator. The result of this operation is then ...

Executive Summary

According to a recent survey the city of Manchester has some of the most congested roads in the U.K. The survey found that on Fridays from 17.00-18.00 it takes an average of 56% longer on Manchester roads than driving the same distance in uncongested conditions. This was rated as the worst time and place to be on the U.K. Based on Automatic counts an average of 29,035 cars cross the Manchester regional centre inbound between 7.30 and 9.30 am and rises to 64,784 cars between 7.00 and 10.00 am. These statistics attest to the fact that road traffic ...

An Economic Question

In regards to the economic question of whether or not it is wise for municipalities to tax consumption, one could argue that it is economically prudent to do so. Although states may be allowed to tax certain goods or services, such as meals and lodging, municipal taxes on top of the state taxes ensures that local municipalities also get a portion of the revenue derived from the overall taxation of the good or service.
Although some economists may argue that consumption taxes, such as those imposed on meals and lodging are regressive and not progressive (the way that income ...

Jeong Da Yeon

BS 3180
Executive Summary
Amatara Resort and Wellness is among the best class destination spar in Thailand. This five-star hotel is located at Cape Panwa and known to offer an enjoyable moment to its customers. One can get a clear view of Phuket while at this place thus adding to its greatness. Additionally, the guests can enjoy the tranquil breezes of the blue sea of Andaman and a broader view of the sky. Being the only unique resort in Phuket, it offers wonderful programs including spacious well-furnished rooms, a variety of meals especially the organic ones to keep one’ ...

The Myrtle Beach area in South California is a resort place called in touristic guides “The Grand Strand” (Myrtle Beach Guide, 2012). According to information from the Yahoo! Travel, the Myrtle Beach has won the prestigious reward of the “World’s Best Beach 2012”. This place can offer the travelers a wide range of services satisfying any lifestyle category: from exciting sports events to quite family rest. In order to meet the business and leisure requirements of tourists, various Myrtle Beach area communities promote surveys and research activities while the responses obtained during the study significantly help the government ...

Congestion in Toronto is a persistent issue of public concern. According to a report published by Toronto Foundation of Vital Signs in 2015, an estimate of $6 billion is wasted every year on productivity loss since people spend a lot of time stuck in traffic. The city is tremendous and navigating through a congested city takes a lot of time (Dunne, 2012). The traffic index ranks Toronto in 47th position of the most crowded cities in the world. In North America, it is ranked eighth and in Canada second among the highly congested cities (Rouhani & Niemeier, 2014). Due to ...

Background

In 1993 under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), Mexican spotted owl (MSO) was declared an endangered species. However, the road towards implementation of appropriate measures to protect the threatened MSO has taken relatively too long despite having started over two decades ago. A recovery plan was proposed and signed in 1995 and it was incorporated by LRMPs in 1995. It was until 2012 when MSO’s reviewed recovery plan was completed. Currently, stakeholders are looking for suitable planning and implementing management experiments that can be used to recover and protect MSO.
The recovery plan made a recommendation to monitor ...

This report discusses a seminar held on (date) at (time) to (time) in (town/university, house/building, room/hall number). Reception for the speakers with refreshments and snacks preceded the meeting. There was no parking permit needed for any car with the state, federal or tribal license plates. Everybody was given a free ticket to the hall. Johnson Hall, Clint Stanley, and Steve Donald were the speakers of the day. The topic of the day, “Implementing Management Experiments for the Mexican spotted owl” was discussed in length.
According to the Donald, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service (FWS) have initiated recovery plans ...

Part A: Work Role Report

Sublime Hotel and Beach Resort is a chain of hotels that span several states. It is in the service industry and has a relatively large and competent workforce. Specialization is necessary to ensure the workers comprehend the tasks and jobs they perform either individually or within a team. Furthermore, it creates a flow that explains their position, as well as their line managers to avoid unnecessary authority misunderstandings and disputes.

Each has specific roles and responsibilities. The management provides and maintains safety in the work environment, assesses and controls risk, and provides training, resources, supervision and information. They also ensure compliance with relevant rules ...

Special considerations should be taken during evacuation after an emergency has occurred for a child care facility that is located in an office building. The main objective of this is to minimize the chances of the children, the facility personnel along with the visitors from being harmed. For the evacuation to be carried out as expected, it is important for workers in this premise to familiarize with all the possible routes that can be followed in case of an emergency. This can be done through ensuring that workers are able to locate all the stairways, emergency exits and also the ...

Issue

The issue is whether Barry can insist on the existence of the contract for renewal of his employment and, if not, whether he can rely on promissory estoppel. Another issue in the following case is whether Barry has a right to receive promised bonus.

In common law contract can be defined as legally binding agreement between two or more competent parties. In order for a contract to be valid, it has to contain necessary elements – offer and acceptance, consideration and legal intention of the parties to enter into a contract. Even if one of those elements is missing, an agreement may not ...

The exterior of your home

Lighting in a house is a very important part of security that many ignore. It is recommended that a living room should have lux of 50. This means the amount of light from the surface. Interior lighting depends on several factors. The interior lighting falls into three main categories namely; task, accent, and ambient. Ambient is a bright background that allows bright illumination that enables users to perform tasks safely. Task lighting is directed to a particular surface such as a reading table. The light should come from the sides or above the shoulders.

The parking lot of a mall (CCTV is used for daytime and night recording)

A mall is a large facility that has security and safety concerns ...