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1/16/2012
ST. PAUL, MINN.—Three new Filtrete Commercial HVAC Filters have been introduced by 3M. The V-Bank style filters, available in MERV A13, MERV A14 and MERV A15 performance ratings offer customers a unique combination of performance and design features, including integral gaskets and nested pleats. Typical applications for the new Filtrete V-Bank filters include hotels and entertainment complexes.
12/14/2011
LOS ANGELES—As part of its effort to increase the use of recycled content and reduce energy use, Samsung recently received an upgraded Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) certification on 21 Staron Solid Surfaces and five Radianz Quartz Recycled Content products. In addition to the newly certified products, SCS certification was renewed on several Staron and Radianz Recycled Content colors.
11/28/2011
COLUMBIA, S.C.—“It just happened that way,” says Hema Patel, in regard to her company’s Holiday Inn & Suites Columbia-Airport opening on Earth Day 2010. Planned or not, it certainly was appropriate that the six-story, 181-room hotel opened on a day that recognizes the birth of the modern day environmental movement. The hotel, which is owned by Patel and her husband’s Capital Hospitality, LLC and operated by the couple’s Courtesy Management Inc. of Orangeburg, S.C., is expected to earn LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council in early 2012. Patel says the intent initially was not to build a green hotel but she was inspired by a daughter who is studying architecture as well as by Dennis Quaintance, a speaker at a Hunter Conference she attended. Quaintance is CEO and CDO (chief design officer) of Quaintance-Weaver Restaurants and Hotels, owner and operator of the LEED Platinum Proximity Hotel in Greensboro, N.C. Patel says it was “a tough sell” convincing her husband Sudhir to build their new hotel to LEED standards but she was successful.
11/3/2011
LOS ANGELES—AtmosAir Solutions, which markets and installs green, clean indoor air devices for hotels, homes and businesses, announced that it has opened a Western Regional office to meet the growing demand and interest for its air purification products. Steve Levine, president and CEO of AtmosAir Solutions, also said that Edward Plascencia, Western regional account executive would operate the office located in Pico Rivera, Calif.
11/1/2011
BRADENTON, FLA.—American ALDES is now working with the top hotel chains to implement highly effective strategies to save energy at existing properties by installing devices that automatically regulate ventilation systems to save energy and provide good indoor air quality.
10/28/2011
NATIONAL REPORT—The number of hotels asking guests to pay more for rooms with filtered air is on the rise with the continued growth of PURE Solutions’ PURE Room program and the recent introduction of UV Flu Technology’s ABC “Purity +” Rooms. According to Brian Brault, CEO of PURE Solutions, his PURE Room program is now represented in 250 hotels in North America and should be in close to 300 hotels by the end of the year. Outside of North America, another 20 hotels are represented. By room count, there are now approximately 5,000 PURE Rooms—mostly in the United States but in 12 other countries as well. Jack Lennon, president of UV Flu Technology, says his company currently has its ABC “Purity +” Rooms in eight hotels. Lennon officially launched his company’s program in March of this year; Pure Solutions has been selling its PURE Room program to hotels for seven years. With both companies’ programs, hotels charge a premium for rooms that incorporate air purification and other systems.
10/13/2011
CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Odorfree Naturally as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. Odorfree Naturally is the U.S. distributor of all natural Nature’s Air Sponge products. The products work to passively neutralize and remove odors and pollutants from the air and objects in hotels, motels, resorts, inns and other living and storage areas. The products also help remove allergens and spores from the air to retard the spread of mold and mildew.
9/21/2011
PULASKI, N.Y.—Amsterdam’s De L’Europe recently opened 10 allergy-friendly PURE Room guestrooms and suites in partnership with PURE Global. PURE Room uses a patented seven-step process specially treating all surfaces, and purifying the indoor air to greatly reduce allergy and asthma symptoms.
9/8/2011
LOUISVILLE, CO.—Unearthed Paints, a new natural paint company, brings a new vision and sustainable reinterpretations to the paint industry with its exclusive selection of eco-friendly paints. Crafted with minimally processed natural ingredients such as clay, chalk, lime, and Italian marble, the paints are biodegradable, vegan, and 100 percent VOC-free.
8/30/2011
SAINT CHARLES, MO.—FreshStay.com now has more than 5,000 reasons for hotels to go smoke free. With the addition of nearly 200 new hotels, including numerous Comfort Suites hotels, FreshStay.com now has more than 5,000 properties that are committed to being 100 percent nonsmoking. “Reaching 5,000 hotel partners is a milestone that we are not only proud of, but it speaks to the growing commitment throughout the hospitality industry to the health and comfort for frequent breathers everywhere,” says Ray Burger, founder of FreshStay.com, which was launched in 2006. “Eliminating smoking isn’t just a trend, or isolated in a few geographic regions anymore. It’s proven to improve guest satisfaction and increase profitability. We truly believe that it should be standard operating procedure for all hotels, motels, inns, and B&Bs everywhere.” As the world’s leading online directory of smoke-free hotels, FreshStay.com now has partners in all 50 states, Canada and around the globe. Among those properties are more than 640 Comfort Suites hotels within the United States. The Comfort Suites brand made the decision to go smoke free in 2007.
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