INWOOD, N.Y.—Electrolux’s new dryers are designed to cut time in the cleaning and drying process while still achieving the best results. The three new high tech Electrolux T5000-series dryers are available in 35, 67, and 83 pound capacities. The drying time is being shortened by 10 minutes on average, compared to previous generations of similar models, while at the same time cutting the energy consumption by up to 20 percent. The dryers take up 20 percent less wall space making it possible for the user to optimize the production area. Attention has also been put into the ergonomic design...

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF.—ClearWater Tech, a manufacturer of ozone systems for water and air purification, has launched its new EcoTex Laundry System website. The new site represents ClearWater Tech’s commitment to the growing needs of their customers in the ozone laundry industry. The EcoTex site offers easy navigation and showcases the most advanced information on all aspects of the EcoTex products and applications. There are relevant news articles, case studies, technical papers, and direct access to sales and customer service. Special features include new EcoTex web videos, including “How EcoTex Works, and just released, “The EcoTex Short Video” highlighting one-on-one interviews...

NEW ALBANY, MISS.—Master-Bilt announced that Scott Jordan has been named as their new president. Scott served as vice president of operations and general manager of BKI, a Standex Food Service Equipment Group company, since April, 2008. Previous to BKI, he worked with Baldor Electric for 16 years in manufacturing, quality assurance, purchasing, finance, strategic planning, plant management, marketing, and lean continuous improvement roles. Scott earned an MBA from Clemson University and an engineering degree from North Carolina State University. Master-Bilt, a member of the Standex Food Service Equipment Group, offers a complete line of commercial refrigeration including walk-ins, cabinets and...

CHICAGO—The Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA), which works with the private sector and honorary chairwoman First Lady Michelle Obama to solve the nation’s childhood obesity crisis, announced at its inaugural Building a Healthier Future Summit that it has partnered with Hyatt Hotels and Resorts to improve the nutritional profile of food menus at full-service managed Hyatt properties across the country. Menus at all Hyatt hotels and resorts in the United States and Canada will be enhanced following the most recent U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the MyPlate federal guidance, which targets children’s menus. In the next year, Hyatt...

ORLANDO, FLA.—Developer Orange Lake Resorts, operator of seven Holiday Inn Club Vacations resort destinations, announced that it is taking steps towards minimizing the impact of the company’s carbon footprint by introducing a new $1.4 million PulseFlow tunnel system by Pellerin Milnor Corporation that will save them 15 million gallons of water per year at their flagship Orlando resort. For nearly 30 years, Orange Lake Resorts has operated the laundry facility for their Orlando resort using three 600 pound washer extractors and six 200 pound dryers processing 1,800 pounds of laundry per hour with 3 gallons of water used per pound,...

LAS VEGAS—MGM Resorts International has earned top honors from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for outstanding achievement in food waste recycling programs at the company’s Las Vegas Strip resorts. The company will be presented with the EPA’s 2011 WasteWise Gold Achievement-Food Recovery Award as part of the agency’s annual competition, which recognizes public and private entities for their environmental sustainability efforts. The EPA will give Gold Achievement awards in 12 sustainability categories.   The EPA WasteWise Gold Achievement Award is the third national award that MGM Resorts has earned for its recycling program. The Glass Packaging Institute recognized MGM Resorts...

ATLANTA—Atlanta Marriott Marquis has implemented several high-tech energy saving management systems. Beginning this month, all 1,569 guestrooms and 94 suites will feature a door switch and a motion detecting thermostat that are tied into the central energy management system server (EMS). Upon door switch activation, the motion detector looks for movement. Once movement is detected, the room goes into occupied mode and the guest has full control of the guestroom heating and cooling. When the door switch is activated upon the guest leaving the room, the motion detector automatically searches for movement and if none is detected, the temperature...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Totally Green as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. Totally Green’s ORCA Green Machine turns food waste into a water effluent in 24 hours, using the company’s proprietary microorganism solution and Bio-Chips to thoroughly digest food waste. The result is nutrient-rich grey water that can be sent into the sewer system or repurposed. The ORCA Green Machine offers an environmentally-friendly method of on-site food waste disposal. The machine is available in three sizes, processing 600, 1,200 or 2,400 pounds of food per day. The ORCA Green...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.—Westin Hotels & Resorts announced the launch of a global, brand-wide Associate Enrichment Program that will introduce the brand’s “Elements of Well Being Platform” to its associates around the world through key touch points. Borrowing from the brand’s signature guest experiences, Westin will now make available special programs for associates designed to inspire healthy choices and overall well-being both in and out of the workplace. The three main components of the enrichment program, SuperFoodsRx, WestinWORKOUT and Breathe Westin, will be extended into each property’s back-of-the-house and a designated “Well Ambassador” at the hotel will be charged with overseeing...

TEMPLETON, CALIF.—The Aqua2use Greywater System from Water Wise Group has been selected as one of the Top-10 Green Products for 2012 by the editors of Environmental Building News and GreenSpec. This tenth annual award recognizes the most innovative and exciting green building products added to the GreenSpec Directory during the past year or covered in Environmental Building News. Water Wise Group’s Aqua2use Greywater System is a cost-effective solution to recycle water from showers, baths, and washing machines and reuse it for outdoor drip irrigation. The greywater is filtered through a progressive filtration technology without using any chemicals, and is immediately...