Synopses & Reviews
This book is an introduction, with a management perspective, to maintenance and engineering for hotel and foodservice managers-in-training.
Synopsis
This book is an introduction, using a management perspective, to maintenance and engineering for hotel and foodservice managers-in-training.
Less technical detail and fewer computations than previous editions.
-- Each chapter now features objectives, key terms, and a word glossary.
-- A maintenance summary, energy summary, and management summary are provided for each chapter.
-- A data and graphics disk with Lotus- and Excel-compatible spreadsheets replaces appendices, plus graphics files with room layouts and floor plans in PCX and WPG formats.
Table of Contents
Hospitality Maintenance and Engineering.
Managing the Maintenance-and-Engineering Department.
Energy and Energy-Management Systems.
Reading Blueprints for Energy Management.
Computer Applications for Maintenance and Engineering.
Life Safety Systems.
Heating Concepts and Heat Management.
Management of Refrigeration Systems.
Management of Ventilation Systems.
Management of Air-Conditioning Systems.
Electrical Networks and Systems.
Water Systems Management.
Management of Building Transportation Systems.
Management of Sound.
Foodservice Equipment Maintenance.
Management of Laundry Systems.
Exterior Systems.
Waste and Pollution Management.
Appendices.
Glossary.
Index.