WESTERVILLE, OHIO—IEHA and Phoenix-based Best Western International (BWI) are partnering to produce the first Healthy Hotel Housekeeper (HHH) Certification, with the goal to make hotel environments cleaner and healthier by empowering housekeeping professionals with knowledge and training, supported by an ongoing certification program administered by IEHA.BWI, representing more than 4000 hotels globally, and some 2,200 domestic properties, is the largest midscale hotel chain in the world, and the IEHA Healthy Hotel Housekeeper Certification Level One (HHH L1) will be offered first to BWI’s U.S. directors of housekeeping (DOHs) in tandem with BWI’s membership commitment to IEHA, and IEHA’s commitment...

NEW YORK—Air Scrubber Plus introduces its new ActivePure technology with a simple installation process that can be incorporated into almost any indoor heating and cooling system. Air Scrubber Plus reduces contaminants in the air and on surfaces. The difference in air quality is noticeable; the air is fresher and the surfaces are cleaner, with an up to 99 percent reduction in contaminants on surfaces, like counters and toilet seats. Dust, allergens, mildew and odor-causing bacteria are proven to be significantly reduced with Air Scrubber Plus, which is available through a nationwide network of general contractors and HVAC specialists.“There are...

SOUTHAMPTON, PA.—National Energy Technologies LLC, a Philadelphia-based company, recently announced the debut of their online store. According to Scott Milne, president and CEO of National Energy Technologies, “Commercial and residential customers alike are seeking superior conservation solutions that perform more effectively than conventional ideas but prove hard to find and are often misunderstood.”The site features products that will save fuel, water, and energy. They purify air, laundry, clear allergens and kill bacteria, as well as provide efficient heat. The site was greatly motivated by the owner’s desire to share with the millions of families afflicted by allergies and secondhand...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Kelley’s PTAC & HVAC Cleaning as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. Kelley’s PTAC & HVAC Cleaning has been providing HVAC cleaning service nationwide since 2004. The company’s professional truck mount systems produce quality results, whether it’s PTACs, VTACs, Fan Coil Units, Heat Pumps or other HVAC components. The company has assisted many of the most successful owners and management companies in the hospitality industry, increasing guest satisfaction while reducing energy consumption and maintenance costs. Kelley’s PTAC & HVAC Cleaning also serves educational institutions and assisted...

When it comes to greening carpet cleaning, many hotel and hospitality facilities that have taken significant steps to implement green cleaning strategies tend to overlook a key environmental concern. What’s happening? Are they using environmentally preferable carpet care chemicals, spotters, and related products? In most cases, yes. Are they employing high-performance carpet extractors to more effectively remove moisture from carpets, helping to reduce drying times and prevent the growth of mold, mildew, and other contaminants? Again, in most cases, yes. To conserve water and use it more efficiently, are some properties using carpet extractors that recycle water and solution?...

WEST CHESTER, OHIO—Mean Green Industrial Strength Cleaner & Degreaser, specially formulated for the most challenging industrial applications, is detailed in a new four-page, full-color brochure. Available in spray bottles, gallons, 5-, 30- and 55-gallon containers, and new 275-gallon totes, Mean Green dissolves grease, grime and stains. It is ideal for removing stubborn floor stains on concrete.This cleaner has 40 percent more cleaning ingredients, so grease and grime are quickly dissolved. With 30 percent more solvents and 20 percent more surfactants, stubborn stains are lifted off all surfaces—from fabric to concrete. Mean Green has doubled the amount of Chelating Agent,...

NAPLES, FLA.—Industrial Nanotech, Inc. introduces Intelligent Shield by EnviroECOats, an exterior coating scientifically designed to be highly reflective, self cleaning, mold resistant, and energy saving. The coating is water-based, environmentally friendly and low VOC (40 g/L), and offers several Cool Color choices for exterior painting projects. The product is designed to reduce cooling costs for homes and commercial buildings, while also offering a self-cleaning surface to reduce maintenance costs. It can be used over many types of building surfaces such as brick, drywall, vinyl siding, wood, stucco, concrete and more. This nanotechnology-based coating is easily applied with a paint...

CROTON, N.Y.—Polaris Vending, Inc. announces the launch of the patent-pending COILPOD dust containment bag which is an environmentally-friendly solution for the indoor cleaning of self-contained condenser coil units in refrigerated or freezer merchandiser display cases containing food or beverages. A person desiring to clean the condenser coils contained in such appliances first places the COILPOD bag (approx. 28” wide x 13” deep x 18” high) over the coil structure and then simultaneously supplies exhaust air and vacuum from a “shop vac” through two ports in the bag’s surface to remove debris from the coils while vacuuming it into the...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has added more than 130 chemicals to its Safer Chemical Ingredients List. For the first time, 119 chemicals that use fragrance for commercial and consumer cleaning products have been added to the list. “Fragrances are an important yet complex part of many consumer cleaning products,” said James Jones, acting assistant administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. “By adding fragrance and other chemicals to the Safer Chemical Ingredients List, EPA continues its commitment to help companies make safer products and provide the public with greater access to chemical information.”The...

LISLE, ILL.—Air Cycle Corp. has unveiled Viking Pure, an electrolyzed water technology that allows organizations of all varieties to create their own non-toxic cleaning and sanitizing solutions on-site, in real-time and for a fraction of the cost of traditional cleaning and sanitizing chemicals. This is done using water, a little salt, and a small charge of electricity. The system transforms the ions in the water into two safe solutions.Within the unit, chloride ions are converted into Hypochlorous Acid (HOCl), a sanitizer with a kill time of just seconds, while sodium ions are transformed into Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH), an alkaline...