BRUSSELS, BELGIUM—Radisson Hotel Group announced its first two hotels to achieve Verified Net Zero status, achieving 2040 requirements of the Net Zero Methodology for Hotels today. The properties in Oslo and Manchester are taking steps to eliminate Scope 1 & 2 emissions, significantly reduce Scope 3 emissions, aligned with the GHG protocol, and remove the remaining footprint with Nature Based Solutions. The achievement is unique, as the alignment with the Net Zero Methodology for Hotels is verified by a third party, TÜV Rheinland. With the launch of two Verified Net Zero Hotels, Radisson Hotel Group is setting the gold standard for sustainable hospitality. The existing Park...

NATIONAL REPORT—Earth Day has been celebrated in America since 1970 and serves as an opportunity to support environmental protection nationwide. Last month’s Earth Day was used to highlight how fiberglass and mineral wool insulations protect the American environment. Here are 10 reasons that fiberglass and mineral wool insulations matter: Insulation reduces building energy use and, therefore, carbon emissions. Buildings are responsible for 40 percent of total energy use in the United States, including 75 percent of all electricity use and 35 percent of the nation’s carbon emissions. Installing air sealing and insulation is the first and best step toward decarbonizing the U.S. building sector....

EAST LONGMEADOW, MASS.—Excel Dryer, Inc. was recognized as a winner of the 2024 Product Innovation Awards (PIA), published by Architectural Products. The award spotlights colorful, art-covered XLERATOR Hand Dryers with Electrostatic HEPA (eHEPA) Filtration that were installed in the Artists For Humanity (AFH) facility in Boston. “This was such a special project for us,” said Joshua Griffing, Excel Dryer Director of Marketing and International Sales. “We were able to transform a normally utilitarian space into a bright, uplifting showcase for teen art. We’re honored Architectural Products found it worthy of this award.” Architectural Products created the Product Innovation Awards to celebrate the outstanding use...

SAN DIEGO—Anacove, the pioneering developer of AI-enabled, cloud connected energy management solutions for the global hotel industry, presented its Smart Thermostats, Toilet Leak Detectors, Asset Tracking Tags, and Staff Safety Alert Tags at the 2025 Wyndham Hotel Global Conference held in Las Vegas at Caesar’s Palace from May 19 to May 21. The company was part of the LG Electronics exhibit. According to Anacove CEO Ian Lerner, Anacove demonstrated how its portfolio, which is compatible with all major hotel Property Management System (PMS) platforms, can now integrate with the LG Pro:Centric content management hotel TV platform and provide hotel owners with...

EAST LONGMEADOW, MASS.—Excel Dryer, Inc., a family-owned and operated manufacturer of touchless, high-efficiency hand dryers, is benefiting from its longstanding commitment to producing high-quality, American-made products, a strategy that has effectively insulated the company from the impact of import tariffs. “Excel’s mission has always been to design and manufacture quality American-made products that are dependable, and people like to use,” said Executive Vice President and COO William Gagnon. “It’s in our DNA.” XLERATOR Hand Dryers are the only ones with Made in USA certification, built with parts from domestic supplier partners and manufactured in Massachusetts. As most of the top hand...

ODESSA, FLA.—Green Lodging News has added an Anacove Case Study to the Vendor Case Studies section of its website. The case study details how HDG Legacy, a developer and management company, has benefited from Anacove’s unique AI- and Cloud-powered Smart Thermostats, Leak Detection and Asset Management systems. “We started using Anacove Smart Thermostats in July 2024 at the Holiday Inn Express Crystal River, and based on historical data and usage, electricity costs on our utility bills are 35.94 percent lower per occupied room,” says Navroz F. Saju, Founder and Principal at HDG Legacy. “The Holiday Inn Express & Suites Silver...

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CALIF.—Noritz America, as part of an ongoing program to enhance its entire product offering in 2025, recently introduced an upgraded version of its flagship commercial unit, the NCC199CDV Pro Condensing Tankless Water Heater. Engineered for a wide range of heavy-duty commercial applications, the new Energy-Star-rated NCC199 CDV Pro incorporates several new, installer- and end-user-friendly features, while retaining an industry-best, 10-year warranty on its dual stainless steel heat exchangers. “The goal with these enhancements,” explains Jason Fleming, Noritz Executive Vice President and General Manager, “is to make the NCC199CDV Pro an even more compelling choice for facility owners and managers...

Innovative Smart Thermostats, Water Leak Detection & Asset Management Systems Help Hotel Group to Operate More Sustainably & Efficiently in a Challenging Market. SAN DIEGO—With a reputation for uncompromising integrity, HDG Legacy is an experienced voice in the hospitality industry for those looking to build, own, and operate hotels. As both a respected developer and preferred management company, the Legacy team employs its core values of teamwork, communication, innovation, leadership and resourcefulness, and has an established reputation for positively impacting the hospitality sector. Currently, Legacy manages and maintains nine hotels that it owns, with its tenth opening July 2025. A commitment to improving...

Just a few years into my time as a lodging industry journalist—1992—the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched the Energy Star program. This was during the administration of President George H.W. Bush. Since then, according to EPA, the program has grown to encompass tens of thousands of organizations, utilities, and state and local governments who have partnered with the government to save energy and reduce emissions. With their help, EPA works to identify and dismantle the unique market barriers that prevent progress, and to provide the information and stability that private markets need to thrive. The environmental impacts are...

SELFOSS, ICELAND—Opened for more than a decade, the ION Adventure Hotel is located just about as far north as one can have a hotel—about an hour outside of Reykjavik, Iceland. The ION Adventure Hotel has many sustainable features and offers front row seating for the majestic Northern Lights. Making it easy to see those lights is the property’s Northern Lights Bar with its 180-degree panoramic windows. The ION Adventure Hotel, which sits on a series of pillars that dramatically jut out of the slopes of Mount Hengill, was once the living residences for the nearby geothermal plant. In 2011, owner...