DURHAM, N.C.—Cree LED, a Penguin Solutions brand, announced the launch of its new CV28D LEDs with FusionBeam Technology, a groundbreaking advancement for the LED signage market. The CV28D LED combines the latest through-hole and surface-mount (SMD) RGB LED technology, delivering superior directionality, image quality, and resolution in a durable, easy-to-assemble package. This innovation marks a major leap forward for information displays, providing new levels of clarity and contrast versus current through-hole LED displays. With this high resolution, CV28D-enabled signs can now display icons, photos, logos, and even video, bringing unprecedented versatility to signs that can currently only display text or simple shapes. Compared to...

NATIONAL REPORT—Given the immense climatic challenges we currently face and the growing consumer demand for more sustainable products and services, businesses in every sector are starting to take their environmental impact seriously. In hospitality, the situation is no different. Energy consumption in the industry is high, with cooling, lighting, heating, and ventilation responsible for up to 60 percent of a hotel’s CO2 emissions. Energy-intensive extras such as heated swimming pools, excessive water and plastic use, and food waste also contribute to the industry’s environmental impacts. Given these unavoidable energy requirements and resource needs, hotels must be smart about increasing energy efficiency and reducing their...

INTERNATIONAL REPORT—“Net-zero hotels” are something no one had heard of ten years ago, but now an increasing number are redirecting their efforts to reduce their carbon footprint and achieve this gold standard in hospitality sustainability. While this is an encouraging step—you might call it a breath of fresh air—the wider environmental challenges facing the hotel sector remain stark. According to the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance’s Global Hotel Decarbonisation Report, the sector must reduce its emissions by two-thirds by 2030 and 90 percent per room by 2050 if it’s to contribute to the goals set out in the Paris Climate Agreement. These ambitious...

UNCASVILLE, CONN.—Mohegan Sun, home to two unique casinos, an award-winning hotel and spa, top-ranking entertainment venues, 30+ dining experiences and the 130,000 square-foot Shops at Mohegan Sun which includes the only Tesla full-scale Sales & Delivery Center in the state, has rolled out brand-new Destination Chargers for electric vehicle (EV) drivers. This brings the total number of Tesla EV Destination Chargers, which are compatible with other EV car makers, to 60, making Mohegan Sun a hub for charging up, and home to the most Tesla chargers at one location in all of Connecticut. “With this 2nd phase of our partnership with Tesla complete, Mohegan Sun now has a...

BROSSARD, QUEBEC—Distech Controls Inc., in collaboration with the Atrius team within Acuity Brands’ Intelligent Spaces Group, is excited to introduce Atrius Facilities, a cloud-based building management system (BMS) software solution designed to enhance building operations and reduce energy usage. Atrius Facilities offers a comprehensive solution for viewing, managing, and controlling systems across portfolios of all sizes, leveraging edge with cloud capabilities to enhance building efficiency and empower system integrators and facility teams to manage systems more effectively. Atrius Facilities includes three modules: Organize, Operate, and Optimize. The Atrius Facilities | Organize module, available now, allows system integrators to remotely set up, maintain, and access...

COMMERCE, CALIF.—Nora Lighting, a leading name in the lighting industry, is excited to announce its new Nora Contractor Series family of products. The Nora Contractor Series was specifically designed to bridge the market gap between aggressive price points and quality products that meet industry standards. “We want to change the way distribution thinks about economy products,” said Fred Farzan, President at Nora Lighting. “Our Contractor Series allows distribution to feel confident taking advantage of low-price points for the products they are selling daily to contractors. Our engineering team worked to ensure we delivered Nora’s level of quality all with aggressive...

Hotel owners are looking for fresh ideas to save money and create a better guest experience. Learn if solar energy is worth the investment for your hotel. The adoption of solar energy in hotels is a strategic move toward sustainability and financial efficiency. Hotel owners are looking for ways to reduce their reliance on the electrical grid and lower operational costs. Solar energy offers a renewable and sustainable alternative for hotels, so you might wonder if it is worth the investment for your establishment. Electricity bills are significant expenses for hotels; solar panels can drastically cut operational costs by providing a...

CORTE MADERA, CALIF.—A leader in opening glass wall technology, NanaWall’s NW Clad 740 offers an innovative folding door solution that combines sleek design with durability. Part of the brand’s latest product family, Generation 4, the Clad system sets a new standard for performance, safety, and aesthetics in the industry. NW Clad 740’s slim profile is comprised of quadruple laminated cross-grained wood in the interior and durable aluminum cladding on the exterior, offering exceptional energy efficiency and weather performance. The clip-on cladding technology allows the wood to breathe, providing rear ventilation for moisture dissipation, which enhances the system’s durability. Sustainably harvested, single-species solid wood...

TORONTO—ecobee, a subsidiary of ​Generac Power Systems, announced the new ecobee Smart Thermostat Lite, available exclusively through Pro distribution channels. Designed with input from professionals, the ecobee Smart Thermostat Lite is easy to install, straightforward to use, durable and hardwired for enhanced reliability, eliminating the need for charging or a secondary power source. With the ecobee Smart Thermostat Lite, installation is seamless, allowing professionals to save valuable time and move on to their next job even faster. The ecobee Smart Thermostat Lite is compatible with most HVAC systems, including multi-stage systems with up to four-stage heating and two-stage cooling (4H/2C), radiant...

Identifying the final dollars in a capital stack is a common challenge for hotel developers. Instead of high-interest rate mezzanine loans, savvy hotel developers are using C-PACE financing (Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy) as a means to capture financing benefits and be rewarded for building efficient buildings. A historic redevelopment along the Florida coastline recently financed 27 percent of its capital stack with C-PACE financing. A new downtown Las Vegas hotel completed its capital stack with $40 million in C-PACE financing, making it the largest Nevada C-PACE project in history. These hotel developments not only secured the low-cost, non-recourse, fixed-rate,...