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Well, we’re back! After a big 2016, it’s time to do it all again this year. We will do everything we can once again to bring you some great articles from some excellent writers whom are willing to share their knowledge in fields relevant to Hotel Engineering. We’re kicking things off in 2017 by bringing you some of the best keynote presentations from the successful AIHE bi-annual conference. Most were originally power point presentations so thank you to everyone for taking the time to write these for the magazine. We start with an excellent contribution from Senior Financial Controller for Accor, Benjamin Pozhuvelil. We have another on safety designs for cooling towers, by Carl Sachs of Workplace Health and Safety and Leigh Robinsons contribution from Healthy Buildings International. In the Sunshine State, new AIHE QLD President Geoff Hill has a chin wag on the changes he’s seen in engineering. It’s a great story starting on page 25. He’s followed by Martin Leitch, whom explores the digital revolution – how it’s affecting people, buildings and workplace culture... and someone whom knows all about the world of changing technology in hotels, Brendon Granger.
us for over 15 years, here she talks from experience on how balancing genders on company boards is good for business. In our profile section, we chat with Fernanda Arantes – the second female engineer we have featured in this magazine. She shares her story of coming in cold to engineering, and her eagerness to see more females in top roles. Another lady that writes for us in some of our other hospitality magazines is Janet Marletto, her article on customer service is a great read for anyone interested in offering the best of hospitality. The benefits of condensing boilers and the intricacies of building hydraulics also make an appearance in these pages, kindly written by Dr Paul Bannister and Paul Angus. We also have good news from an article we ran on the Downtowner on Lygon Hotel last year. Chief Engineer Peter Nesbit and his team have taken out the national AHA Award for Excellence, Best Environmental and Energy Efficient Practises. As we head into this year, I’d like to thank everyone who has shared their knowledge with us from the very beginning, especially Neil Weenink and Derek Hendry. Your ongoing contributions are much appreciated.
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