FORT LAUDERDALE, FL.—Valley Forge Fabrics, Inc. has developed the first ever 100 percent recycled polyester drapery fabrics that are inherently fire retardant to meet all vertical fire codes. These textile constructions are 100 percent post consumer recycled polyester.

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Green Lodging News has added its eighth case study to its Vendor Case Studies section. The case study focuses on the Lied Lodge & Conference Center in Nebraska City, Neb., and its selection of Milliken & Co. to replace its 13-year-old carpeting in its guestrooms and public areas, including the focal-point grand staircase.

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes The Refinishing Touch as an advertising partner. Founded in 1977, The Refinishing Touch® is a world leader in providing on-site environmentally safe, furniture re-finishing and re-upholstery to private and public organizations.

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Swisssol USA Creative Body Care as an advertising partner. Swisssol USA Creative Body Care is the maker of the Press + Wash dispensing system.

ANDERSON, CALIF.—Gaia at Anderson, a new 122-room green hotel, has opened here. It is the second Gaia hotel in California to be developed and opened by Wen-I Chang. The first was the Gaia Napa Valley Hotel and Spa in American Canyon. That 133-room hotel property opened in October last year.

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Cadmus Whitehall Group recently accepted an award for the Green Entrepreneurial/Innovative Idea of the Year. This award recognized Cadmus for Green-Key and highlighted Cadmus’ outstanding effort to promote environmental sustainability.

ST. JOHN, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Here at Maho Bay Camps, you have to be careful what you throw away. Your “trash” just might end up as part of a piece of art on sale to a visiting guest. For more than 10 years now, glass bottles, aluminum cans, worn tablecloths, napkins, towels, sheets, shredded cardboard and paper, and even laundry lint have been converted into saleable pieces of art as part of Maho Bay Camps’ Trash to Treasures program. Last year, the resort sold $250,000 worth of art made from items otherwise destined for the trash heap.

COLUMBIA, MD.—Representing a crown jewel in environmentally friendly renovation, the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, D.C. is the latest project from First Finish, Inc. that offers a “green” hospitality experience with materials and finishes that are environmentally favorable.

PHILADELPHIA—Westinghouse Lighting announces a partnership with Veolia Environmental Services (VES) North America to promote Veolia’s proprietary recycling kit, RECYCLEPAK, through Westinghouse’s website. The award-winning lighting and electronics recycling program provides a convenient way for companies to recycle large or small quantities of used lamps and ballasts.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA.—Valley Forge Fabrics, Inc.’s established reclamation program will now include FRESH bedding fabrics. These high thread count fabrics are made from 100 percent recycled polyester. FRESH is an acronym for Fabrics Redefining Environmental Standards (for) Hospitality.