snapshot on 2013
With "Controlled" dimming, daylight harvesting,
timers, occupancy sensors, etc., we have the ability
to manage our light energy even more precisely.
pass that onto our clients. This has helped
us be a better business. I think we've only
scratched the surface with this, and we are
just beginning on what is going to be a large
growth curve for us.
Matt Mercer, Brandpoint: We are on a
big push to retain our existing client base.
We are doing an eight-question survey
right now in which we call every store we
have touched in the last 12 months. We are
willing to share this information with our
clients and potential clients. In addition, we
are building our remodeling crews. We have
a lot of remodels scheduled for the fourth
quarter and first quarter of 2013. We are
very optimistic about next year.
Punit Shah, Liberty Group: On the books
we have five hotels that we're completely
remodeling. We call these "stud and slab"
remodels, which would be literally taking it
all the way down to the stud and the slab.
Technology plays a big part in that. For
example, the trend is bringing the business
center into the lobby by creating kiosks.
This means the business center can be
repositioned for an alternate use. And the
fitness centers are getting larger, instead of
being a cubbyhole inside of the hotel. We
are focused on that. We also have one new
hotel development scheduled for 2013, and
another five or eight acquisitions in line for
2013. This will result in more remodels.
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CommerCial ConstruCtion & renovation — january : february 2013
– Bill Pierro, Jr., Lido Lighting