NORTH WALPOLE, N.H.—Len-Tex, a leading manufacturer of contract wallcoverings, announces the introduction of Celeste, a Mylar-printed design. Styled with layers of painterly horizontal bands on a mylar surface, Celeste creates an airy, ethereal quality. The opaque bands printed on metallized film provide a striking contrast of matte and shine. This signature design offers a handcrafted look and a luminous glow with delicate reflectivity. Colors range from an alluring white to soft or radiant metal tones.This new Mylar design incorporates the Len-Tex Clean Vinyl Technology, a phthalate-free construction, eliminating health risks and contributing to cleaner indoor air.The complete selection of...

PARIS—Next spring, 14 years after being conceived by Pierre & Vacances Center Parcs and Euro Disney, Villages Nature Paris will open 20 miles east of Paris. The resort will be a showcase for green design, geothermal technology and will be based on harmony between man and nature. Villages Nature Paris will open with 916 dwellings, more than two-thirds of which will be cottages and one-third family suites. The dwellings will be owned by individual and other investors and managed by Villages Nature Paris. According to Dominique Cocquet, CEO of Villages Nature Paris, within five years the development is expected...

GRANT, MICH.—In response to customer preferences, Porous Pave, Inc. has changed the standard size range of the recycled rubber chips in its surfacing material from 1/4-3/8 inch to 1/8-1/4 inch. The smaller, fine-cut rubber chips provide a more refined, smoother paved surface. An eco-friendly green building material made in the U.S.A., Porous Pave is a highly porous, durable, and flexible pour-in-place permeable paving product. The XL formulation consists of 50 percent rubber chips and 50 percent stone aggregate with a moisture-cured, liquid binder. The XLS formulation is made with 100 percent rubber chips.“We saw the need for a smoother...

TORONTO—Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG) announced that OLG Casino Brantford has received Silver Certification in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) from the Canada Green Building Council. This recognition is a significant achievement for OLG’s Bet on Green program, and overall sustainability efforts.LEED is the most widely used and globally recognized green building rating system. The certification process includes independent, third-party verification that a building was designed, built and is operating using strategies aimed at achieving high performance in key areas of human and environmental health such as sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection...

SPARTANBURG, S.C.—Milliken & Company, a global innovation company, has been recognized as a 2016 World’s Most Ethical Company by the Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices.This year marks the 10th anniversary of Ethisphere and the World’s Most Ethical Companies designation, which recognizes those companies that align principle with action, work tirelessly to make trust part of their corporate DNA, and in doing so, share future industry standards by introducing tomorrow’s best practices.Milliken is one of just 14 companies to receive this honor every year since Ethisphere’s inception in 2007 and...

OAKLAND, CALIF.—Móz Designs’ organic Blendz Patina Collection now offers creative new concepts in signage and wayfinding displays for shopping centers, hotels and resorts, entertainment facilities and other interior installations.Patina integrates the depth of color and variegated tones of copper and other geo materials in a lightweight, easy-to-install Móz metal. Patina’s earthy, natural finish offers a unique alternative to standard signage materials.Along with Patina finishes, the Blendz Collection features multiple palettes of blended colorways in a varied range of tones. Standard Moz textural grains can be incorporated into the colorways. Fabricated from Solid Core Aluminum Blendz is fabricated from solid core aluminum,...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—USGBC announced the results of the Dodge Data & AnalyticsWorld Green Building Trends 2016 SmartMarket Report, to which USGBC is a contributing partner. The new report, conducted in nearly 70 countries, demonstrates that global green building continues to double every three years. The report also finds emerging economies like Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia and South Africa will be engines of green growth, with development varying from twofold to sixfold over current green building levels.“International demand for green building, due in great part to the LEED green building program’s global popularity, has grown steadily over the years,” said Rick...

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.—As an expansion of its lighting technology brand, WAC Lighting has introduced a landscape lighting collection that offers patent pending solutions. The new collection addresses challenges in the irrigation and green industry which are not currently resolved.“We are proud to unveil our WAC Landscape Lighting collection,” announced WAC Lighting President Shelley Wald. “Every luminaire in this patent pending line of technology-oriented landscape products is thoroughly tested in our nationally recognized NVLAP, UL and ETL certified labs for safety, durability and robust long term performance, even in the most rugged environments.”WAC offers a full range of landscape lighting...

LOS ANGELES—A leader in innovative and advanced solid state lighting technology, Acclaim Lighting introduces the Flex Eco Interior, an ultra-low power, thin, flexible interior LED circuit strip that is ideal for green lighting projects. The strip can be cut every four inches to create the exact length needed for custom cove, millwork, signage and many other interior lighting applications.Flex Eco Interior operates at 2400K, 2700K, 3000K, 3500K and 4000K color temperatures and consumes less than 1.0 watts per linear foot or 16 watts per 16.4 feet, which is the maximum length in the series. It has a 120 degree...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released its LEED in Motion: Hospitality report, which showcases tremendous industry growth in green building and defines the scale up opportunities for the hospitality sector. More than 109 million square feet of hotel space is currently LEED certified, and the report highlights some of the most impressive LEED certified hotels throughout the world.“Across industries we are seeing an increase in consumer demand toward sustainability practices, and no industry is better poised to meet these demands than hospitality,” said Rick Fedrizzi, CEO and Founding Chair, USGBC. “This growing sector is rapidly adopting...