MORRISTOWN, N.J.—Honeywell International Inc. said Monday that it has acquired INNCOM, a Connecticut-based, privately held manufacturer of advanced software-based energy management solutions and in-room controls for lodging, healthcare and educational institutions. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Honeywell said the acquisition will enhance its existing building management control systems offerings and broadens its customer base into the high-growth global lodging industry, particularly in the Middle East, India and Asia Pacific. INNCOM’s lodging customers include leading global brands ranging from mid-scale hotels to five-star luxury properties, including Hilton, Sheraton, Hyatt, St. Regis, Four Seasons, Radisson, Kimpton, among many others. INNCOM had...

LAKE GENEVA, WIS.—What if a hotel or building could install cogeneration with no investment, purchase electricity at a discount and reduce their carbon footprint? It may sound impossible, but the Green Leaf Inn in Delavan, Wis., has signed a 15 year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with a third party owner-operator of cogeneration, or combined heat and power systems, providing the benefit of on-site cogeneration with no investment in equipment, and an electricity bill 20 percent below the local utility cost.The key benefit for the inn and any business is savings—both in energy cost and capital equipment. Similar to wanting...

SALT LAKE CITY—Control4, a provider of IP-based home and hospitality control systems, has completed installation of the Control4 hospitality solution in three revitalized Dorchester Group hotels including 45 Park Lane in London, and Hotel Bel Air and Beverly Hills Hotel, both located in Los Angeles.“Our vision at the Dorchester Hotel Group was to integrate state-of-the-art technology to deliver a guest experience reflective of our upscale properties,” said Mark Campbell, chief information officer at Dorchester Collection. “Building on the growing popularity of home automation, we wanted a hotel room solution that vastly improved the comfort of our guests by allowing...

MINNEAPOLIS—New B-Vintage vertical water source heat pumps from Mammoth, Inc. range in size from two to six tons and offer efficiency ratings up to 22.0 EER and 5.2 COP. The unique ability to overcome up to three inches of static pressure enables the use of up to 99 percent efficient HEPA filtration in units serving individual zones. These capabilities enhance the ability of designers to use geothermal and boiler/tower water source heat pump systems, and to maximize points for LEED certification.“These units represent an industry first,” said Dennis Nelsen, product manager for Mammoth. “In the past, high-efficiency filters weren’t...

MILWAUKEE—Telkonet, Inc., developer of the EcoSmart energy management platform incorporating patented Recovery Time technology, announced that the Denihan Hospitality Group has chosen the cloud-based EcoSmart energy management platform for five of its boutique hotels in New York City. As a first step to the relationship, Telkonet will install their proprietary energy management technology into The Benjamin and four properties in Denihan’s Affinia Hotel portfolio, Affinia Gardens, Affinia Dumont, Affinia Shelburne and Affinia 50, all located in Manhattan. Igor Krnajski, the senior vice president of design and construction for Denihan Hospitality Group, said, “Our unique approach to guest satisfaction requires a...

FISH CAMP, CALIF.—Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts has earned double Silver LEED certification at Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite, an all-season resort located just outside of Yosemite National Park in Fish Camp, Calif. Both certifications follow a yearlong project that expanded Tenaya’s banquet, event and meeting spaces and office area, plus added a destination spa.Delaware North, which owns and operates Tenaya, followed a process laid out by its environmental program, GreenPath, to ensure environmental stewardship and measurable green practices. The company worked with Layton Construction Company and architect Peter Grove of Collaborative Design Studio.The Silver LEED-certified expansion brings Tenaya...

MILWAUKEE—Telkonet, Inc., developer of the EcoSmart energy management platform and patented Recovery Time technology, announced that the Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates in Dubai has become the latest hospitality leader to select Telkonet’s cloud-based EcoSmart energy management platform. The 506,000-square-foot five-star hotel is attached to one of the biggest shopping malls in the world as well as the United Arab Emirates’ first indoor ski slope. The hotel is 17 stories high, with an outside pool-terrace situated on the second floor and 393 rooms and suites including 15 chalets with views over the indoor ski slope. The Kempinski Hotel Mall of...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Green Lodging News has added a Grundfos Pumps Corporation case study to its website. The case study focuses on the Sunset Motor Inn in Morrisville, Vermont and a major pump-retrofit project that took place there. The installation included the replacement of 18 fixed-speed circulating pumps in the heating system at the Sunset with 10 circulators from the Grundfos Pumps Corporation. Six of the pumps were conventional, fixed-speed circulators. The remaining four replacement units were energy-saving, variable-speed, “smart” circulators.The case study details the chronology of the installation, who participated in it, and the benefits the Sunset Motor Inn is...

NEW YORK—As Hilton New York plays host during Earth Week to sustainability experts and advocates from across the corporate world for the Sustainable Operations Summit being held from April 17 to 19, Manhattan’s largest hotel announces the completion of a new green roof system and the installation of a cogeneration (combined heat and power) system, both designed to reduce the hotel’s overall carbon footprint. To help promote awareness of the hotel’s sustainability efforts, all guests staying at Hilton New York will be provided with room keycards that depict an image of the new green roof.“Hilton New York is dedicated...

HOUSTON—In an effort to reduce their carbon footprint, Hilton Americas-Houston, the city’s largest hotel and first Green Seal certified hotel in Texas, is now even greener with the installation of the AquaRecycle water recycling system in the hotel’s laundry. The laundry facility, covering 27,000 square feet and rivaling most commercial laundry plants in both size and capacity, is by far the largest hotel laundry in the city, washing and finishing more than 675,000 pounds of linens per month.The two massive Lavatec tunnel washers wash 100 pounds of linens every two and half minutes, with a maximum working capacity of...