SOMERSET, N.J.—Philips Lighting Co., a division of Philips Electronics North America Corp., an affiliate of Royal Philips Electronics, announces the introduction of a new family of Halogená Energy Advantage lamps. Delivering crisp, bright light, long life, and 30 to 38 percent energy savings over traditional incandescent technology, Halogená Energy Advantage bulbs are offered in a variety of shapes and wattages and represent a powerful, energy-efficient, and unprecedented new green lighting solution for the professional lighting market. Ideal for use in table and floor lamps, recessed cans, track lighting, and general lighting fixtures, Halogená Energy Advantage lamps enable commercial, retail,...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes AquaRecycle as a Green Product & Service Directory sponsor. AquaRecycle manufactures systems that recycle 100 percent of laundry wastewater. That water is then reused within the laundry. AquaRecycle’s proven technology provides customers with 80 percent water and sewer savings and 50 percent energy savings. The company’s innovative technology can qualify a facility for LEED points. Call (866) 272-9253, e-mail sales@aquarecycle.com, or go to www.aquarecycle.com.

CHICAGO—Constellation Energy announced that its subsidiary, Constellation NewEnergy, has entered into a green electricity purchase agreement with the InterContinental Chicago Hotel. As part of the agreement, Constellation NewEnergy will secure approximately 2 million kilowatt hours of Green-e certified Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) through its NewMix Super product to match 50 percent of the hotel’s electricity usage. “Working with Constellation NewEnergy to match half of the hotel’s energy demands is in perfect alignment with our commitment to sustainable and environmentally-friendly practices,” said Chris Mander, regional vice president and general manager, InterContinental Chicago. “In addition to furthering our own environmental goals, we...

LAS VEGAS—With SensorStat, a direct digital control thermostat distributed by EnerBrite Technologies Group, Inc., two major Florida hotels have found a way to save on both energy costs and maintenance costs associated with mold and mildew. The Radisson Hotel Palm Beach Airport and the Clarion Jacksonville Airport Hotel & Conference Center both credit SensorStat for helping them meet the challenge. “Unbelievably, we have already reached (a return of investment) just 12 months after installation,” said Clarion Jacksonville Airport general manager Norman LeBert, who had SensorStat installed in June 2006. “Also, energy costs in our area were actually increasing at a...

NATIONAL REPORT—When looking for the “low hanging fruit” in a hotel—those areas that offer the easiest and fastest opportunities to save energy—one piece of equipment that is often forgotten is the kitchen exhaust hood. Unfortunately, most commercial kitchen hoods include single-speed fans that operate at 100 percent capacity all day long, even during idle (non-cooking) periods when ventilation rates can be safely reduced. The annual cost of wasted energy can be thousands of dollars per hood, or as much as $2 billion a year for the entire foodservice industry. One way to reduce energy consumption and costs is to control...

WALTHAM, MASS.—American DG Energy Inc., a leading on-site utility offering electricity, heat, hot water and cooling to hospitality facilities, has entered into a 15-year agreement to supply low-cost energy to the Hotel Indigo Boston–Newton Riverside, a branded boutique hotel located in Newton, Mass. Under the terms of the agreement, Hotel Indigo will soon receive a substantial portion of its electricity, space heat, swimming pool heat and domestic hot water directly from an on-site cogeneration facility, providing 100 kW and 732,000 btu’s per hour of energy while offsetting up to 328 tons of CO2 gas each year. American DG Energy will...

MALVERN, PA.—USA Technologies has been issued a patent for the VM2iQ, a key technology in the EnergyMiser energy conservation product line that targets the nation’s four million vending machines and $46 billion vending industry. The company announced that the U.S. Patents and Trademark Office had issued patent number 7,286,907 for Method and Apparatus for Conserving Power Consumed by a Refrigerated Appliance Utilizing Audio Signal Detection. “The patent protects strategic technology in the VM2iQ which is installed inside a vending machine and switches the cooling system in and out of energy savings mode by monitoring vending machine sales,” said Dan van...

MUSCLE SHOALS, ALA.—Aleco, with 30 years of experience as one of the largest manufacturers in the United States of energy saving impact doors and PVC strip doors for the food service industry, featured its new line of rigid and flexible ImpacDors, the JetStream Air Curtain and Economy Pan Rack Covers, at the International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show in New York last month. The company’s line of ImpacDors offers an extremely wide variety of features and construction. The FS-250 is specially designed for high-volume traffic between the kitchen and the front of the house in restaurants. It is a lightweight and...

OLD SAYBROOK, CONN.—Situated on the site of one of New England’s first settlements (1623), the Saybrook Point Inn & Spa here has a rich history. Located in an environmentally sensitive area on the Connecticut River, one that recently has seen eagles return to it, the property is a champion of energy conservation and environmental protection. The 82-room inn has been run by the Tagliatela family since it opened as a renovated property in 1989. Stephen Tagliatela, co-owner, says the inn is the first full-service lodging establishment in Connecticut to earn the Energy Star from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and...

CHICAGO—In a presentation at Greenbuild earlier this month, Destiny USA founder and chairman Robert J. Congel introduced the initial design of a hotel and conference facility that will be the next phase of the Destiny USA project in Syracuse, New York. The hotel, which will feature more than 1,300 rooms, is being designed to LEED Platinum standards and will serve as a showcase for sustainability. “Five years ago, Destiny USA was still learning what it takes to build a living laboratory for environmental stewardship, renewable energy and innovation,” Congel said. “Fortunately, we were ahead of the curve. Today we are...