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From the housekeeping department, where green cleaning is considered and implemented, to engineering, where mechanical systems are maintained and fine-tuned, hotel operators have implemented innovative products and processes to save energy and minimize the impact on the environment. Got news or a story idea to share? Contact Glenn Hasek, editor, at (813) 510-3868, or by e-mail at: greenlodgingnews@gmail.com.

Cleaning & Maintenance

Home Cleaning & Maintenance
From the housekeeping department, where green cleaning is considered and implemented, to engineering, where mechanical systems are maintained and fine-tuned, hotel operators have implemented innovative products and processes to save energy and minimize the impact on the environment. Got news or a story idea to share? Contact Glenn Hasek, editor, at (813) 510-3868, or by e-mail at: greenlodgingnews@gmail.com.

Crown Mats and Matting Introduces New Recycled Matting Systems

FREMONT, OHIO—Crown Mats and Matting has just introduced two new lines of 100 percent recycled matting systems. The EcoPlus mats are wiper/scraper mats typically placed directly inside a facility; wiper/scraper mats are considered the second line of defense in capturing outdoor dust, oil, and moisture from shoe bottoms. The EcoStep mats are also placed inside a facility and are considered the final line of defense, capturing remaining soils and contaminants from shoes. Both systems are made from post-consumer P.E.T. (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic. P.E.T. is often used to manufacture plastic bottles for soda, bottled water, and similar products. As useful as...

Green Lodging News Welcomes Mattress Safe as Directory Partner

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Mattress Safe Inc. as a Green Product & Service Directory Partner. Mattress Safe, a family-owned business, specializes in eco-friendly mattress protectors that are fire retardant, waterproof, breathable, hypoallergenic and impermeable to dust mites, bed bugs, mold and bacteria. The company’s new Bed Bug Solution Duo combines the strength and protection of the “Superior” Total Mattress Encasement with a “Simplistic” Overlay that can be easily removed for washing and maintenance. The “Superior” Total Mattress Encasement provides Bed Bug Certification, stretches to fit up to 18-inch deep mattresses, is waterproof...

Earthwise Adds Water Treatment Solution for Cooling Towers

BENSENVILLE, ILL.—Earthwise Environmental, Inc., Bensenville, Ill., introduces its “e solution,” a patent pending program that completely eliminates hazardous chemical treatments and dramatically reduces cooling tower discharge by up to 75 percent compared to most cooling tower programs. “This technology provides the solution to a safer environment,” says Bob Miller, founder and president. “It uses far less water, reuses it to conserve waste, and eliminates chemicals, providing truly economical and healthful applications in all types of public venues.” Earthwise designs and implements water management solutions for hospitals, schools, hotels, food processing plants, and light industrial and commercial buildings. The majority of today’s...

Green Lodging News Welcomes Dyson as Directory Partner

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Dyson as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. The company’s Airblade hand dryer wipes hands dry with a 400 mph sheet of air in just 12 seconds. It removes 99.9 percent of bacteria from the air used to dry hands. The Airblade contributes to LEED accreditation and is the recipient of the Green Excellence Award for North American hand dryers. When compared to paper towels, the Dyson Airblade offers operating cost savings of nearly 98 percent. It uses up to 80 percent less energy than other hand...

Green Lodging News Welcomes VASKA as Directory Partner

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes VASKA as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. VASKA offers an “EPA Design for the Environment” approved laundry care product system. VASKA’s high-performance botanical solutions for laundry and housekeeping are all-natural, plant-based formulas and are used in LEED certified resorts and spas. VASKA has been formulating and testing botanical laundry solutions since 1999, working alongside commercial laundries, environmental chemists and technicians committed to protect individuals and their environment from chemical damage. VASKA saves money by eliminating unnecessary chemicals and by protecting fabrics. VASKA cleans in both cold...

Green Lodging News Adds Sonitec Case Study to Website

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Green Lodging News has added a new case study to its Vendor Case Studies section. The case study focuses on the Mandarin Oriental, Washington, D.C., and how Sonitec’s Vortisand filter was able to solve its cooling tower sludge problem. Massive amounts of the nasty stuff were detected in the chiller tubes, and the 12-inch system feeder pipe as well. The filtering apparatus on line proved ineffective at combating the problem, prompting management to seek out expert consultation. Patrick Payne of Boland Trane teamed up with Denny Alexander of Armstrong Filtration (provider of cost-effective filtration solutions based in Winchester, Va.)...

Hygiena Introduces SystemSURE Plus Cleaning Verification System

CAMARILLO, CALIF.—Hygiena introduces SystemSURE Plus, a convenient system that hotel management and staff can use to regularly verify the thoroughness of cleaning performed throughout the hotel. Hotels around the world are using the SystemSURE Plus to monitor food preparation surfaces in kitchens on a daily basis, high touch-point areas and to teach employees the cleaning standard of the hotel. With SystemSURE Plus in place, quality assurance becomes a daily, verifiable routine that can easily be implemented in a hotel or across multiple properties. The hand-held SystemSURE Plus from Hygiena monitors adenosine triphosphate (ATP)—a biochemical found in all living organisms and...

Kimberly-Clark Unveils New Filtration Media for LEED Buildings

ATLANTA—Kimberly-Clark Filtration has introduced a new filtration media that delivers MERV 13 performance for LEED Certified buildings. The media was developed in response to the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) standards for ASHRAE 52.2, MERV 13 filtration performance in LEED new construction and major renovation projects. The new media, Intrepid 513H, can be used in 2-inch and 4-inch pleated filters that are suited for virtually any commercial HVAC system. Before this new media was introduced, most 2-inch and 4-inch pleated filters were limited to MERV 8 or MERV 11 performance, which provides less efficient capture of airborne particles than MERV...

Box Canyon Lodge & Hot Springs Replaces Bedding Encasements with CleanRest Line

OURAY, COLO.—Box Canyon Lodge & Hot Springs, an independently-owned resort in Ouray, Colo., has replaced all of its bedding encasements with CleanBrands’ CleanRest line of products. With a spate of recent bedbug outbreaks in the rocky mountain region, Box Canyon’s owners decided it was in their guests’ best interest to create as inhospitable an atmosphere as possible for the bugs. Karen Avery, co-owner of Box Canyon, began researching different products after reading about hotels in the region battling infestations. “We felt it was not only necessary for our guests,” said Avery, “but was also a legitimate business expense. If...

Seaport is First U.S. Hotel to Implement Grander Technology in Indoor Swimming Pool

BOSTON—The Seaport Hotel announced the implementation of an innovative, chlorine-reducing water treatment system to its indoor pool, making Seaport the first hotel in the United States to utilize this green technology. “At Seaport, we believe in providing guests with a safe and healthy, luxury experience while minimizing our impact on the environment,” said Matthew V. Moore, Seaport director of rooms and environmental programs. “With that in mind, the latest addition to our property’s extensive green program will reduce our use of chemicals and provide a superior pool experience.” Indoor pools, such as Seaport’s, especially benefit from this system provided by Grander...