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AmericInn Prototype Designed with Energy Efficiency in Mind

MINNEAPOLIS—AmericInn, a leading midscale hotel company, announced that construction has begun on a new brand prototype featuring a contemporary new design that represents the...

Rancho Las Palmas Resort Earns Green Seal Bronze

RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIF.—Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa has earned the Green Seal Standard for Hotels & Lodging Properties—Bronze. The resort is the only...

Delta Hotels and Resorts Commits to Green Key Meetings Program

OTTAWA, ONT.—Delta Hotels and Resorts is the first national hotel chain to commit its Canadian portfolio of properties to the new Green Key Meetings...

Star Linen Now Offering Marquis Green Amenities Collections

MOORESTOWN, N.J.—Star Linen & Supply introduces Marquis Green and its family of eco-friendly products. In an effort to reduce waste consumption, while maintaining a...

Durkan Names Blair Global Leader of Hospitality

MARIETTA, GA.—Lee Blair, senior vice president of Durkan—the hospitality brand of Mohawk—has been named the company’s global leader of hospitality. In his dual role,...

George R. Brown Convention Center Earns LEED Silver

HOUSTON—The George R. Brown Convention Center (GRB) has earned LEED Silver Certification for an existing building. The certification requires the Center to save energy,...

New Energy Star Initiative Recognizes Cutting-Edge Products with Highest Energy Efficiency

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are now recognizing products that have earned the Energy Star label...

Why Ingredient Disclosure is Important in Green Cleaning

Many of us would assume that if a cleaning chemical has already been labeled green by a leading certification organization it must be pretty...

Leading Certifying Bodies Now Represent Thousands of Properties

Last week I mentioned that Green Lodging News turns five this month. One of the biggest changes I have seen in green lodging in...

Resort Owner Gets Out of the Cold, Off the Grid in...

BOQUETE, PANAMA—Sometimes the cold weather can be just too much. When Gina Cronin, a Cleveland, Ohio area native had enough of the long northern...