SPOKANE, WASH.—Ecova, the energy and sustainability management company, announced that it has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the 2015 Energy Star Partner of the Year—Sustained Excellence Award. This marks the 11th consecutive year that Ecova has received an award for continued leadership in protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency. Ecova’s accomplishments will be recognized in Washington, D.C. on April 20, 2015.Ecova benchmarks energy performance for more buildings in Energy Star’s Portfolio Manager than any other service provider—nearly 70,000 each month. Additionally, as an Energy Star partner since 2005, Ecova is in an elite...

GLENVIEW, ILL.—For the sixth consecutive year, ITW Food Equipment Group–North America (ITW FEG) has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star Partner of the Year–Sustained Excellence Award. The group earned the award for its continued leadership in protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency and will be honored at an April 20 ceremony in Washington, D.C.“ITW Food Equipment Group–North America is thrilled to have won this award for another year,” said Chris O’Herlihy, Executive Vice President, ITW FEG Worldwide. “We are committed to increasing energy efficiency across our extensive portfolio of innovative food equipment products and doing our...

STATE COLLEGE, PA.—EnergyCAP, Inc., the publisher of EnergyCAP utility bill management software, announced that its software has received a “Top Product of the Year Award” by Environmental Leader magazine. The awards recognize excellence in products and services that improve environmental or energy management, and increase the bottom line.Environmental Leader award winners were determined by a panel of independent judges headed by Paul Leavoy of LNS Research. According to the judges, “The ongoing impact of remains enormous in terms of its impact on energy efficiency.” In its 30-year history, EnergyCAP has helped more than 10,000 energy managers in 3,000...

TUMWATER, WASH.—The Hotel Carbon Measurement Initiative (HCMI) is a free methodology and calculation tool to enable hotels to measure and report on the carbon footprint of a hotel stay or meeting in a consistent way. In partnership with the Association of Green Property Owners and Managers (AGPOM), the International Tourism Partnership is offering an invitation to participate in a free webinar where one can learn, step-by-step, how to use HCMI to calculate the carbon footprint of a hotel stay or meeting in order to: •    Provide carbon footprint information your customers are increasingly requesting; •    Understand your environmental impacts and...

TROY, OHIO—Hobart’s FT1000 Advansys flight-type dish machine has been awarded the 2015 Kitchen Innovations Award, which recognizes foodservice equipment and technologies that improve kitchen operations and benefit restaurant operators. The FT1000 is going to be on display in booth 4031, as well as the Kitchen Innovations Pavilion, at the 2015 National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago, May 16 to 19.“In today’s market, with energy, water and labor costs on the rise, we know that our customers want and need a reliable dish machine that saves them time, energy and money,” said Megan Dyer, Product Line Manager for Hobart Warewash....

SANTA BARBARA, CALIF.—Mighty Bright, designer and manufacturer of LED lighting products, introduces the LUX Lincoln LED Task Light. The LUX Lincoln is a new and improved version of the LUX Dome, an original light in the LUX line of LED lights.The new LUX Lincoln LED Task Light incorporates utilitarian functionality in a traditional, familiar form. Designed in the same style as the classic LUX Dome LED Task Light, the Lincoln has an additional brightness setting and two integrated USB ports in its base. The LUX Lincoln conveniently doubles as a desktop or bedside power station, charging phones, tablets, and...

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS—WiSuite, a leading provider of guestroom energy management systems for the hospitality industry, announced the Hyatt Regency San Antonio Riverwalk implemented its WiSuite Intelligent Network (WIN) and WiStat-SS Smart Screen thermostats, following a review of available solutions. WiSuite’s technology helps hoteliers capture energy cost savings by monitoring guestroom occupancy in real time and provides the Hyatt property improved profitability, environmental sustainability and guest comfort.“Hyatt is an industry leader for comprehensive global energy and water data tracking across its properties,” noted Jimmy Yarbrough, Hyatt Area Director of Engineering. “WiSuite’s technology gives us the power to accommodate guest preferences...

ALBANY, GA.—The Procter & Gamble Co. and Constellation, a subsidiary of Exelon Corp., gathered with city, county and state officials recently to celebrate the development of an up to 50-megawatt biomass plant that will help run one of P&G’s largest U.S. manufacturing facilities. Scheduled to begin commercial operation in June 2017, the plant will provide 100 percent of the steam, and up to 60 to 70 percent of the total energy used to manufacture Bounty paper towels and Charmin toilet tissue at P&G’s Albany, Ga., facility.Constellation will build, own and operate the $200 million cogeneration plant, which in addition...

NATIONAL REPORT—Water treatment for systems such as cooling towers, chillers, heat exchangers and evaporative condensers has traditionally been one that has required the use of hazardous chemicals—e.g. chlorine, bromine, isothiazolinone, molybdate, phosphonate—to control calcium, bacteria, algae, scale, corrosion and biofilm. Because of the toxicity of the water treated with chemicals, it cannot be reused on property. A number of suppliers, however, have developed chemical free or similarly safe treatment systems that allow for the reuse of blow-down water while still providing a means to keep systems clean and running efficiently. Chemical free treatments vary from the introduction of atomic...

MANCHESTER, N.H.—Xeros, the innovator of an ultra-low water laundry system, announced a new partner program in North America aimed at commercial laundry suppliers that will resell and service Xeros’ award-winning polymer bead cleaning systems. Xeros is offering resellers attractive margins as well the ability to build a monthly recurring revenue stream from services and sales of the Sbeadycare all-inclusive laundry management program to hotels, commercial and industrial laundries, dry cleaners, fitness clubs and spas. Resellers can learn more about the Xeros Partner Program at The Clean Show 2015, at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, on April 16 to...