Glenn Hasek
Toward More Sustainable Meetings with New ASTM Standards
NATIONAL REPORT—It’s a meeting at an inn in Vermont designated as a “Green Hotel in the Green Mountain State” that, among other benchmarks, composts...
Blue World Crete Develops Sustainable Concrete Product
POMPANO BEACH, FLA.—The 200-year-old expensive process of burning fossil fuels and baking limestone in kilns, which was invented in England and is now used...
Hospitality Battery Holder Ventures Outside Hospitality
FRESNO, CALIF.—The VA Medical Center has selected the Hospitality Battery Holder for all of its AD Series (Schlage) electronic locks. By doing so the...
The Cliff House Resort & Spa Installs One of Maine’s Largest...
OGUNQUIT, MAINE—Committed to sustainability and preserving the environment, The Cliff House Resort & Spa has installed one of Maine’s largest solar thermal projects. The...
AppliedSensor Introduces VOC-Detecting iAQ Duct Kit
REUTLINGEN, GERMANY—AppliedSensor, a designer and manufacturer of chemical sensor components, recently introduced its intelligent air quality (iAQ) Duct Kit enabling the integration of a...
Altro Removes Phthalates from Flooring Line
WILMINGTON, MASS.—Altro has removed all the phthalates or “plasticizers” from its safety flooring range. Phthalates, a common additive in most plastics, allows the material...
Green Practices at Glenwood Hot Springs Good for Environment, Good for...
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLO.—Glenwood Hot Springs is famous for many things, particularly its two enormous spring-fed mineral hot springs pools and its award-winning Spa of...
Acuity Brands Builds on nLiGHT System
ATLANTA—Acuity Brands, Inc., a provider of energy-efficient lighting and control solutions, announced the addition of wireless capabilities to its nLiGHT network lighting control technology....
Alto-Shaam Adds New Combitherm Oven
MENOMONEE FALLS, WIS.—Alto-Shaam recently added a new, smaller Combitherm oven capable of holding four full-sized hotel pans and eight half-sized hotel pans in a...
Unraveling the Green Supply Chain
From independents to national chains, U.S. lodging facilities are bringing greener hues to their rooms and services. Yet for all the improvements, there is...
