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Motel 6 Transitioning to ‘Green’ Wood-Effect Laminate Flooring

DALLAS—Motel 6 is saying “goodbye” to carpet and “hello” to a clean, green, wood-effect laminate flooring in its new Phoenix Prototype and property renovations...

Laguna Beach’s Seven4one Combines Modern Luxury With Eco Principles

LAGUNA BEACH, CALIF.—Seven4one in Laguna Beach, Calif., is setting a new green standard with its new hotel in Orange County. It features a list...

Minnesota B&B Association to Add Green Criteria to QA Inspection Process

HASTINGS, MINN.—The Minnesota Bed & Breakfast Assn. (MBBA) is taking steps to add green criteria to its quality assurance inspection process. The program will...

Decomposition Systems Can Simplify Food Waste Elimination Processes

I have always had an interest in composting—even when I was a child. What fruit and vegetable scraps I generate today are placed in...

Decomposition Machines Can Reduce Food Waste Volume By 90 Percent

NATIONAL REPORT—At least four companies in the United States are making it easy for hotels to dramatically reduce food waste volume by up to...

33 Utilities Join USA Technologies’ Rebate Program to Offset Costs

MALVERN, PA.—USA Technologies announced that six more energy utilities have signed on to its EnergyMiser Rebate and Turnkey Program to help their customers lower...

Chromalox Introduces ThermEx Heat Solution for Bedbugs

PITTSBURGH—Hotels and other multi-unit facilities battling bedbugs now have an effective, chemical-free alternative with the ThermEx Heat Remediation Solution developed by Chromalox, a leading...

JBG, Marriott Break Ground on Two Hotels That Will Pursue LEED...

CRYSTAL CITY, VA.—Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA-8) and Chris Zimmerman, Arlington County Board Member, joined The JBG Companies and Marriott International, Inc. this past...

Kohler Chosen WaterSense Manufacturing Partner of the Year

KOHLER, WIS.—Kohler Co., a leader in kitchen and bath design and technology, was chosen by the Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense program as the Manufacturing...

Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa Installs INNCOM’s ecoMODE system

NIANTIC, CONN.—The luxurious Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa has become the first Hyatt property to upgrade its energy management system with the environmentally-friendly...