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Glossary

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FF&E (Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment)

The movable items specified for a hotel, including casegoods, seating, lighting and decorative pieces. FF&E packages are a core buying category discussed at design-led hospitality events.

2

OS&E (Operating Supplies and Equipment)

The operational items a hotel needs to open and run, such as housekeeping equipment, small appliances and serviceware. Distinct from FF&E, and usually specified later in the project.

3

PIP (Property Improvement Plan)

A document a hotel brand issues to an owner listing the changes required for a property to meet current brand standards. A PIP is often the trigger for a renovation design brief.

4

Brand standards

A hotel brand's mandatory design, material and performance specification that owners and their architects must satisfy in a new-build or refurbishment.

5

Mock-up room

A full-size sample guest room built on-site or off-site so owners, brands and designers can review finishes, lighting and layout before full production begins.

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Adaptive reuse

Converting an existing building, such as an office, warehouse or heritage property, into a hotel. A common strategy in dense US downtowns where land is scarce.

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Guest room module and key count

The repeatable guest-room unit and the total number of keys (rooms) in a project. Both drive FF&E quantities, construction sequencing and project cost.

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Back-of-house (BOH)

Non-guest areas such as kitchens, laundry, storage and staff facilities that must be planned alongside front-of-house design to make the property operate.

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Design development (DD)

The stage after schematic design where the concept is resolved into coordinated drawings, materials and specifications ready for construction documents.

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Value engineering

A cost review that substitutes materials or methods to hit budget without changing the design intent. A frequent point of tension between owners and design teams.

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Green building certification (LEED and equivalents)

Third-party rating systems that score a building's energy, water and material performance. Increasingly requested by hotel owners and brands in project briefs.

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Prefabrication and modular construction

Building hotel components such as bathroom pods, wall panels or full room modules off-site for faster, more predictable installation on constrained urban sites.

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F&B outlet

A food and beverage venue within a hotel, such as a restaurant, bar or lobby lounge, that carries its own design language and equipment specification.