MUSKEGON, MICH.—EarthTronics now offers “Plug & Play” and Direct Wire linear LED tubes as an energy-efficient solution for replacing T8 fluorescent bulbs for office, retail, hospitality, restaurant and long-term care locations. These Design Light Consortium (DLC)-listed bulbs feature glass tube construction that ensure proper system cooling to support high lumen maintenance over the 50,000-hour rated life of the product. The long rated life combined with 30 percent energy savings delivers a quick return on investment with total lifetime savings that can exceed $88 per lamp at an 11¢/kwh energy cost.The “Plug & Play” LED is designed for nearly any...

THEALE, ENGLAND—Quadriga, a leading international provider of Internet and entertainment managed services for the hospitality industry, has been working alongside the TUI Group, a leading, multinational tourism company, to create the world’s first wearable technology dedicated to creating a seamless hotel experience. Dubbed the TUI Smartband, this new wearable wristband can be used to enter a hotel room, to charge purchases around the hotel, track the entire family’s holiday spending, and control air-conditioning and energy consumption in each room. As well as tapping into the latest technological trends that enhance the guest experience, the TUI Smartband will also leverage more...

PALMDALE, CALIF.—U.S. Architectural Lighting expands its Razar LED Generation product line with the introduction of three new wall mounted fixtures featuring a sleek, low profile appearance. The luminaires extend only 12” from the mounting surface and vary in width from 9” to 23”.     Available in LED wattages from 23W to 198W, the Razar LED wall mounts offer significant energy savings and replace equivalent HID luminaires ranging from 35W to 400W.Five asymmetric distribution patterns are field rotatable in 90° increments and offer individual LED house side shielding available in 3000K, 4000K and 5000K CCT.  Optical modules can also be...

NEW YORK—Buildings of at least 10 stories in height have the most potential to suffer from the chimney effect if rooftop vents are open at the top of elevator shafts. The chimney effect occurs when heated air is given an opportunity to escape through a rooftop. This can add costs, of course, as makeup air coming into the building through the lobby must be heated. According to Grant Salmon, Deputy Director, Steven Winter Associates, New York, the taller the building, the greater the chimney effect. “In a taller building there is greater pressure,” he says. “The temperature differential also...

PARSIPPANY, N.J.—Wyndham Worldwide has New Jersey’s most energy efficient office building. The company earned 99 out of 100 for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Energy Star rating for its corporate headquarters offices at 14 Sylvan Way in Parsippany, N.J., and is the state’s highest ranked building in 2015. In addition, its 22 Sylvan location earned 98 out of 100, a distinction it shares with just one other office building in the state. This achievement also places its corporate offices among the top 3 percent of the most efficient buildings in the nation.“At Wyndham Worldwide, we’re consistently developing eco-friendly...

WEST CALDWELL, N.J.—Designed to enhance safety and security in public places, MaxLite releases its new-generation LED Medium Flood and Area Lights as energy-efficient illumination for parking lots, roadways, pathways and perimeters.The upgraded luminaires reduce the input wattage from the previous generation by more than 20 percent while maintaining comparable light output, saving customers more energy and accelerating the time to payback. Offered in 55-, 80- and 105-watt versions, the lights are designed to replace metal halide fixtures of up to 400 watts, while reducing energy consumption by 75 to 80 percent. In addition to diminishing energy costs, the fixtures...

STATE COLLEGE, PA.—EnergyCAP, Inc., a producer of energy management software, has won a Product of the Year award from Energy Manager Today (EMT), an online energy management publication.The award, announced by EMT on November 30, is granted annually to organizations that have “achieved high standards in terms of contribution to reductions in energy consumption and energy costs,” according to EMT.“We are thrilled to be recognized yet again as an innovator and trailblazer in the increasingly important and competitive field of energy management,” said EnergyCAP CEO Steve Heinz. “This is the third time this year that we have been honored...

AUSTIN, TEXAS—The expansion of the Hyatt Regency Austin’s already progressive green initiatives and forward-leaning sustainability practices have led to increased amounts of waste diversion, new conservation measures throughout the hotel and designation of GreenLeader status by the popular travel site, TripAdvisor.For years, Hyatt Regency Austin has been a green leader in the Austin hospitality industry, from its daily hotel operations, to its restaurant, Southwest Bistro, Marker 10 bar and coffee shop. The hotel was the very first in Austin to have its own compost pulper, and has regularly donated barely used shampoos and soaps to charity since 2011, a...

LITTLE ROCK, ARK.—AirRevive, a leader in sustainable HVAC refurbishment and re-commissioning services for the hospitality industry, announced its completion of a guestroom fan coil unit refurbishment project for the Little Rock Marriott.Marriott engaged AirRevive to refurbish the guestroom’s Whalen fan coil units after the property’s $16 million dollar renovation in 2014. The renovation included upgrading the guestrooms to Marriott’s new design. The only former asset remaining was the 35-year-old Whalen fan coil units. “Working at Little Rock Marriott after its important renovation was an honor for AirRevive,” said AirRevive President Justin Del Sesto. “AirRevive loves to refurbish Whalen fan coil...

UNIONDALE, N.Y.—PSEG Long Island, through its Commercial Efficiency Program, announced that it is helping the Islandia and Melville Marriotts save more than $173,000 per year in combined electricity costs, solely from the retrofitting of more than 10,700 of the hotels’ inefficient lighting fixtures and lamps to energy-saving LED lighting.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicated in a 2009 study that lighting represents nearly a quarter of all electricity consumed in a typical hotel, not including its effect on cooling loads. The study went on to indicate that lighting retrofits can reduce lighting electricity use by 50 percent or more,...