[fusion_text] Peak Inside A Brand New Tru by Hilton! What a pleasure to tour the completed Tru by Hilton project in Cheyenne, Wyoming! Base4 had the opportunity to design this Tru by Hilton for Kinseth Hospitality. The property opened its doors five weeks ago and is only the 4th Tru by Hilton to open in the […]

[fusion_text] Part 2 – How HVAC Systems Work This week, I expand upon our previous newsletter and continue the discussion about HVAC systems (PTAC, VTAC, and VRF). In this newsletter, I will discuss the basics of each HVAC system including their installation and basic operations. PTAC 1. Basics: PTAC stands for Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner. […]

[fusion_text] Hotel HVAC Systems – What are my options? – Part 1 Hotel owners estimate that hotel guestroom energy consumption accounts for approximately 40% to 80% of total building energy use. This is a very high percentage of a hotel’s operating budget so guestroom HVAC systems are not something that should be taken lightly. We […]

[fusion_text] PART 4 – FAQ I received some great feedback from our readers on our recent Hotel Bathroom Pods and Full Modular Guestrooms newsletters, which sparked a lot of new dialogue and questions. I thought it would be helpful to our readers to collect these questions and formulate a hotel modular construction FAQ list. Below is a collection of these […]

[fusion_text] Modular Construction Part III: How Can Modular Guestrooms Speed and Simplify Your Building Process? As I discussed in previous newsletters Modular Construction & Hotel Bathroom Pods, modular is gaining new attention in the United States especially in the hotel sector. Fabricated bathroom pods are just a part of modular construction that minimizes a project punch list – fabricating entire hotel […]

[fusion_text]           Should You Go Modular With Your Next Hotel – Part 2 Modular Construction Part II: How Can Bathroom Pods Speed and Simplify Your Building Process? In the previous newsletter, I introduced the modular construction method. Last month, I attended the first East Coast Modular Stacking Event, which was dedicated to upcoming developments of […]

[fusion_text]      Should You Go Modular With Your Next Hotel – Part 1 I was honored to join Marriott International, OTO Development, Champion Commercial Structures and Le Chase Construction for the first East Coast Modular Stacking Event at the Marriott AC in Chapel Hill, North Carolina last week.  I would like to thank Marriott International […]

[fusion_text]      How to build a five story wood framed hotel – Part 3 Part 3 – Getting five stories (and more rooms) out of your wood building hotel projects In case you missed it… in part 2, we explored potential ways to increase wood buildings to five stories using Type IIIA construction. (Link to Part […]

[fusion_text]   How to build a five story wood framed hotel – Part 2 Part 2 – 5 Story Wood Framed Structures In Part 1, we explored code restrictions pertaining to wood structures and potential ways to increase building height and number of stories.  As discussed in Part 1 (Link to part 1), the International […]

[fusion_text] How to build a five story wood framed hotel – Part 1  Part 1 – 4 Story Wood Framed Structures Today marks the beginning of a new three-part series about 5-story wood framed hotel construction.  We often get asked about 5-story wood framed hotel construction due to confusion regarding what is allowed by the code.  […]