CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes VingCard Elsafe as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. Orion by VingCard Elsafe is an award-winning intelligent energy management solution that is helping hotels and resorts worldwide reduce their carbon footprint and boost energy savings. This innovative system allows for the management of guestroom temperatures from a remote, centralized location. Orion provides hoteliers with the ability to automatically adjust A/C settings as guests travel in and out of the guestrooms, therefore reducing overall energy consumption and saving valuable environmental resources, while ensuring guest comfort. Orion by VingCard...

MILWAUKEE—Telkonet, Inc., developer of the EcoSmart energy management platform and a leading provider of Internet services for the hospitality industry, announced that it has established an e-waste Take-Back Recycling program for all of its legacy products to assist its customers with the responsible disposal of used electronics equipment. According to Telkonet, it is committed to promoting sustainability and actively pursues and implements policies, programs and practices designed to minimize and mitigate corporate environmental impact by producing products that are designed and manufactured to meet or exceed the world’s most stringent environmental requirements. Telkonet extends that core value, and attempts to...

NEW CASTLE, PA.—Berner International Corp., a leading U.S. manufacturer of air curtains, introduces the second generation of the In-Ceiling Mount featuring the Intelliswitch 2 digital controller and the new patent-pending Pro-V Nozzle resulting in one of the HVAC industry’s most feature-rich and effective air curtains for environmental separation and energy savings in commercial front entrances and lobbies. The In-Ceiling Mount is an aesthetic ceiling flush-mounted solution to energy-saving environmental separation for 8 to 10-foot high, 3 to 12-foot-wide pedestrian entrances in hotels, office buildings, hospitals and other commercial buildings when the inconspicuousness of mechanical support equipment is critical to interior...

WAITSFIELD, VT.—In a gala gathering at Burlington, Vermont’s ECHO Center on April 14, Freeaire Refrigeration was awarded the Green Mountain Environmental Leadership Award in the “What a Great Idea!” category. This inaugural award celebrates environmental stewards and initiatives that have encouraged long-term conservation of Vermont’s rich and diverse natural environment, and is sponsored by Free Press Media and ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center. Freeaire Refrigeration is an emerging leader in energy-efficiency solutions for commercial refrigeration and has innovatively realized technology that allows cold outside air to be used for cooling. Freeaire systems greatly increase the efficiency of commercial refrigeration systems...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Endurance Wind Power as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. Endurance Wind Power offers wind turbines for any rural lodging to produce their own supply of clean energy. The company’s wind turbines are suitable for lodgings from small B&Bs to international hotel chains. A wind turbine can demonstrate a commitment to sustainable energy to guests while insulating a business from rising energy prices. Call (888) 440-4451, e-mail info@endurancewindpower.com, or visit www.endurancewindpower.com for more details. Also be sure to check out the company’s Fountain Prairie Inn &...

MIDLAND, MICH.—The Dow Chemical Company announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will fund key lab research as part of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) between Dow and DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to accelerate the adoption of cool roof technologies in the United States. As a critical element of the research agreement, ORNL will partner with DOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) to bring a broad range of cool roof technology and experience from their applied research in this field. The research will focus on the development of new solar reflective technologies that would...

WAKEFIELD, QUEBEC—Less than three months remain before the July 1 opening of the new 10,000-square-foot addition to the Wakefield Inn Mill & Spa. The 13-room addition, named the Eco River Lodge, is being built to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. “It is conceivable we might make Silver,” says innkeeper Robert Milling, adding that his goal is the first tier of certification. What will help the inn qualify for LEED is its passive solar design, use of local materials, and highly efficient geothermal heating and cooling system. Set within Gatineau Park, within a 25-minute drive of...

SALT LAKE CITY—Control4, a leader in IP-based hospitality control systems, announced that the Control4 platform is running in 154 deluxe guestrooms and 66 suites at the Montage Deer Valley, which opened in Park City, Utah in December 2010. The Control4 implementation includes lighting control, advanced temperature control, fireplace control, remote controlled privacy settings and energy saving features. “The Control4 hospitality solution represents an excellent balance in providing in-room automation services for our guests’ enjoyment and convenience, coupled with an integrated energy management tool to operate our business,” said Bill Claypool, vice president, development services at Montage Hotels & Resorts. “Hotel guests...

TROY, OHIO—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that ITW Food Equipment Group–North America (ITW FEG) has been honored with a 2011 Energy Star Sustained Excellence award. This is the second consecutive year for ITW FEG to receive Energy Star’s highest honor, after earning back-to-back Energy Star Partner of the Year awards in 2008 and 2009. The Sustained Excellence award is given to a select group of organizations that have consistently exhibited leadership across the Energy Star program. ITW FEG is the first and only commercial foodservice equipment manufacturer that has received the Sustained Excellence award.  With 368 Energy Star...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is honoring 111 Energy Star partners who have demonstrated leadership and commitment in protecting American’s health and the environment through energy efficiency achievements. Energy Star award winners include one hotel company, manufacturers, retailers, public schools, hospitals, real estate companies and home builders. Organizations are recognized in one of three award categories: Sustained Excellence, Partner of the Year, and Excellence. HEI Hotels & Resorts was recognized as a Partner of the Year. “Year after year, Energy Star award winners reflect American ingenuity at its highest level,” said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. “The innovations...