DENVER—Showcasing more than a decade of leadership while taking on the challenge of climate change, global hospitality company Xanterra Parks & Resorts has released its 2014 Corporate Social Responsibility Report, defining and measuring its innovative sustainability improvements. The report also announces ambitious stretch targets for the next decade.The report presents details of improvements measured against goals announced in 2004. The company tracks its environmental performance across all aspects of its operations using an ISO 14001 audited program launched in 2002.Xanterra entities include lodges, restaurants, tours and activities in national and state parks, as well as resorts, a cruise line,...

TAMPA, FLA.—Hasek Communications, the Tampa, Fla.-based publisher of Green Lodging News, has added Best Hotel Products to its Green Product & Service Directory in the “Guestroom/Energy Management” category. Best Hotel Products enables one to reduce in-room PTAC energy consumption by around 40 percent with a thermostat using a combination of motion and thermal sensing technologies. The system, according to Best Hotel Products, is easy to install and allows one to track the health of PTACs. Buyers of the system can get up to 50 percent of the costs covered by a local utility. Best Hotel Products will finance the...

TAMPA, FLA.—Hasek Communications, the Tampa, Fla.-based publisher of Green Lodging News, has added AirRevive to its Green Product & Service Directory. AirRevive provides the hospitality industry with an affordable, energy efficient alternative to replacing fan coil units up to 35 years old by re-commissioning existing units to “better than new”. AirRevive’s re-commissioning service integrates custom refurbishment and cutting-edge EC motor technology to reduce fan coil unit energy by up to 80 percent. Refurbishment results in coil temperature reduction and optimized airflow; this combination is the best practice to retrofit the EC motors. Re-commissioning improves guest comfort by reducing humidity...

NEW YORK—To mark its centennial anniversary, the International Hotel, Motel + Restaurant Show (IHMRS) is unveiling a new brand and mission to better capture the dynamic innovation of the hospitality industry. HX: The Hotel Experience—Rooms to Restaurants (HX), will debut November 8 to 10, 2015 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City and represents a bold new strategic direction.This multimillion-dollar investment aimed at revitalizing the largest hospitality trade event in North America is founded on the belief that true hospitality is anticipating a guest’s needs to create a memorable and unique experience. To achieve that, HX...

WEST ORANGE, N.J.—Enersave, Inc. announced that it has been selected to supply and install two 10KW advanced micro-cogeneration units at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in West Orange, N.J. Although more than 1,000 of the Yanmar cogeneration units have been operating in other countries for years, low natural gas prices have made the United States an attractive market for cogeneration of all sizes.Cogeneration systems generate electricity and hot water simultaneously at up to 85 percent efficiency. Operating on clean burning natural gas, the units meet all environmental regulations and are extremely quiet. These microcogeneration units are a good fit for...

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLO.—FridgeWize, a leading provider of energy-efficient commercial refrigeration solutions, announced a new vertical comprised of HVAC EC Motors that target larger applications—like hotels, hospitals and office buildings—to significantly maximize energy and dollar savings for clients.FridgeWize’s new high efficiency HVAC EC Motors include Fan Coil Motors, Air Handler Motors, Rooftop Packages & Pool Motors. “When it comes down to it, any movement of air or water requires motors,” said FridgeWize President and CEO, Ryan Grobler. “Implementing energy efficient equipment like our new HVAC EC Motors will make a huge impact on larger scale operations like hotels and hospitals....

BUFFALO, N.Y.—Zeno Controls LLC announced that its InnPoint Guest Experience Interface, which monitors a variety of sensors in the room to provide adaptive guestroom lighting, heating/cooling and improved energy savings, can now support Schneider Electronics ZigBee devices, including the new 8300 Series Room Controllers, 8600 Heat Pumps Controllers, and accessory sensors. This effort is enabling Zeno to offer hotels and resorts a complete Building Automation System using Schneider SmartStruxture for the controls engine and ZENO’s InnPoint Guest Experience Interface to optimize the data to improve guest satisfaction.“Today Zeno is giving the hospitality industry more choices for energy-saving building controls...

NEW ALBANY, MISS.—Master-Bilt, manufacturer and supplier of a full line of premier commercial refrigeration, has added 2Market Group, Inc. to its sales team covering the Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, West Virginia, Indiana and Western Pennsylvania territories. 2Market Group, Inc. specializes in marketing kitchen restaurant supplies and kitchen restaurant equipment to restaurants, cafeterias, schools, corporate kitchens, c-stores and healthcare facilities. Partners Don Hagan and Tom Favret founded 2Market Group, Inc. in 2005 and together offer a combined 70 years of experience in the foodservice equipment rep industry with extensive refrigeration experience. 2Market Group, Inc. builds relationships with both dealers/distributors and buyers/end-users to...

TAMPA, FLA.—Hasek Communications, the Tampa, Fla.-based publisher of Green Lodging News, has added Solar UV Solutions to its Green Product & Service Directory. As an authorized distributor of the SunQuest 250 solar thermal collector, Solar UV Solutions provides cost effective, energy efficient solutions for all commercial heating and hot water needs. The SunQuest 250 utilizes evacuated tube technology to convert UV rays into heat. Customers regularly save up to 50 percent of energy costs, and return on investment is generally within five years for all hot water applications and between five and 10 years for space heating applications. Call...

ATLANTA—The importance of building and system commissioning is highlighted in the Technical Program at the ASHRAE 2015 Annual Conference. The conference takes place June 27 through July 1, at the Atlanta Hilton, Atlanta. The conference Technical Program features a strong focus on the design, construction and operation of high performance buildings, refrigeration and the annual Research Summit. Laboratories, refrigeration, fundamentals, applications, systems and equipment round out the program.The program features some 100 sessions, with more than 300 presenters and 104 paper presentations. The most popular track, in terms of sessions submitted and sessions scheduled, is the Building Operation, Maintenance...