Glenn Hasek
Hilton Concord Renovation Infuses Sustainable Upgrades
CONCORD, CALIF.—The Hilton Concord Hotel, located in the East Bay of San Francisco, is incorporating environmental and sustainable systems into its multi-million dollar hotel...
Orbit Introduces New LED Exit Sign/Emergency Light
LOS ANGELES—Orbit Industries introduces an innovative LED exit sign/emergency light combo unit for all public access areas. The new Orbit EECLA-R fixture features an...
GreenWizard, USGBC Partner to Deliver LEED Automation
CHARLESTON, S.C.—GreenWizard, a Web-based solution designed to simplify building material selection and management, announced a technology partnership with U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), creators...
Master-Bilt Upgrades Master Controller Defrost System
NEW ALBANY, MISS.—Master-Bilt’s patented Master Controller Reverse Cycle Defrost for walk-in refrigeration systems has been upgraded. While maintaining a 27 percent increase in energy...
WattStopper Photosensors Named Top Products Award Winner
SANTA CLARA, CALIF.—WattStopper’s LMLS-400 and LMLS-500 digital photosensors were selected by Building Operating Management (BOM) readers as recipients of BOM’s 2012 Top Products Awards....
Premier Inn Marks Progress Toward Carbon Emissions Goal
LONDON—Premier Inn, the United Kingdom’s largest budget hotel chain, is celebrating a hat-trick of breakthroughs in its efforts to reduce CO2 emissions from its...
Boston Hoteliers Find it Difficult to Say ‘No’ to NSTAR Program
BOSTON—Through a program that includes electric and gas utility NSTAR and electrical supplies distributor Munro Distributing Company, Inc., Boston area hotels are benefiting from...
Cleaner Air & Water: Always Good for Travel & Tourism
I have always kind of wondered why I hear more in our industry about the dangers of mercury in compact fluorescents than the danger...
LEED Platinum Level Hotel Planned for Brooklyn, N.Y.
MIAMI—Some important project details are currently confidential—the name of the owner and developer, for example—but information released by Miami-based Oppenheim Architecture + Design indicates...
Accor Shares its Environmental Impact Assessment Findings
PARIS—Accor recently decided to assess its environmental impact 15 years after it took a stand and started taking concrete action to embrace sustainable development....
