September October 2017

4 Message from the President 6 Hotel Construction—What You Need to Know 8 Hotelier Profile: Robert Lipinski 10 Important Tasks and Responsibilities of Maintenance and Engineering 14 Accessible Elements for Hotels & Lodging— Things to Look Out For 16 Designing a Functional Hotel Room 19 Upcoming Events 20 CH&LA Marketplace 28 The CH&LA Team & Partners OUR MISSION CH&LA is the indispensable resource for communicating and protecting the rights and interests of the California lodging industry, for providing educational training and cost-saving programs for all segments of the industry, and for supporting strategic alliances to promote the value of California tourism and travel. 14 16 TABLE OF CONTENTS