Your manager is investigating how to budget for major updates to the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system at the hotel in which you both work. Your manager tasks you with reporting on recent trends in facility design and human comfort in the hospitality industry.

Your report should discuss new developments in HVAC systems, and your report should include information on new and/or upcoming trends that may contribute to human comfort in the hospitality industry.

Your report should include at least four sources (three sources are provided below; however, you may use other sources beyond the ones provided). You may not use your textbook as a source for this assignment.

Lui, A. (2016, January 7). Top 5 intelligent building trends of 2016. Comfy. https://comfy-corporate-website.us.aldryn.io/blog/the-year-ahead-intelligent-building-trends-to-watch-in-2016/

Hicks, W. (2015, October 7). NREL seeks to optimize individual comfort in buildings. NREL. https://www.nrel.gov/news/features/2015/20580.html

Patkowski, C. (2011, November 9). Indoor air quality trends: Take a deep breath. Todays Facility Manager. http://facilityexecutive.com/2011/11/indoor-air-quality-trends-take-a-deep-breath/

Your report should be at least three pages in length, not counting your title page and reference page. Your paper should be formatted using APA style.