FAIRMONT HOTELS & RESORTS -DESIGN STANDARDS

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts · Design Standards
SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
Mechanical/General Requirements (continued)
permit one unit to be removed from service for repairs and maintenance
without seriously affecting the operations of the hotel. The minimum
boiler selection must be two units each sized to provide approximately
two thirds of the peak load
i) If boilers are to be oil fired then the capacity of the fuel storage facilities
must be designed to accommodate a two-week supply.
All air conditioning installations are to be of the central plant type, supplying chilled
water to the various air-handling units.
As the equipment is to be designed to operate on a 24 hours, 365 day per year basis it
must be selected in multiple units with sufficient spare capacity to maintain comfort of
the guests during periods of average weather conditions and occupancy during times
when one unit may be taken out of service.
The selection of the refrigeration plant equipment, excluding the kitchen refrigeration
equipment, which will be supplied under the kitchen equipment contract, must take into
consideration the following criteria:
a) Climatic conditions and degree of discomfort expected if breakdown
occurs
b) Availability and reliability of supply
c) Cost of water
d) Chemical and physical properties of available water
e) Availability, quality and cost of electrical energy supply
f) Availability and cost of hotel produced steam
g) Availability of skilled maintenance labor
h) Type of equipment with which local maintenance labor is familiar
i) Availability of manufacturer’s local service organization and their skill
levels
j) Availability of replacement parts
k) Chiller quantity and capacity calculations are to be based upon the same
criteria as for boilers
l) All condensers are to be water cooled and piped to a complete cooling
tower water system
m) If the cooling towers for the air conditioning plant do not operate year
round, then a separate cooling tower is to be installed for the refrigeration
plant and ice makers
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