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According to industry experts, lighting accounts for up to 35 percent of a hotel’s energy bill. Fluorescents, light-emitting diode (LED) fixtures and other products all provide significant savings--both indoors and outdoors. Innovative daylighting techniques are also helping to reduce costs and improve interior spaces. Got news or a story idea to share? Contact Glenn Hasek, editor, at (813) 510-3868, or by e-mail at: greenlodgingnews@gmail.com.

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According to industry experts, lighting accounts for up to 35 percent of a hotel’s energy bill. Fluorescents, light-emitting diode (LED) fixtures and other products all provide significant savings--both indoors and outdoors. Innovative daylighting techniques are also helping to reduce costs and improve interior spaces. Got news or a story idea to share? Contact Glenn Hasek, editor, at (813) 510-3868, or by e-mail at: greenlodgingnews@gmail.com.

Four Reasons Why Outdoor Lighting Design Matters at Hotels

NATIONAL REPORT—Great outdoor lighting can make all the difference in a property’s overall appeal, especially for hotels. For eco-conscious hoteliers, lighting design isn’t just about aesthetics—it’s about creating memorable guest experiences, reducing environmental impact, and reinforcing safety. We’ll explore four key reasons why outdoor lighting design matters at hotels and how it can impact your business. Enhancing the Guest Experience When guests arrive at your property, the outdoor spaces often create the first impression. Outdoor lighting can guide them seamlessly from the parking lot to the entryway while highlighting the architecture of your hotel. Well-lit gardens, courtyards, or pool areas invite...

Streetleaf Launches Shine On Florida Initiative

TAMPA, FLA.—Streetleaf, a leader in solar-powered infrastructure, announces the launch of its Shine On Florida initiative, a bold commitment to strengthen Florida communities against the growing challenges of climate change and hurricanes. Shine on Florida is a call to action for Florida’s utility companies, local governments, home builders, municipalities, HOAs and residents to rethink current infrastructure choices, and make Florida a model for climate-resilient infrastructure for shaping a safer, brighter future for Floridians and their communities. Through a shared effort to implement resilient infrastructure like solar-powered streetlights, the Shine On Florida initiative is designed to keep neighborhoods safe, sustainable,...

EarthTronics Introduces High-Efficient LED Stairwell Light

NORTON SHORES, MICH.—EarthTronics, dedicated to developing innovative energy-saving lighting products that provide a positive economic and environmental impact, introduces its 48-inch Color & Wattage Selectable LED Stairwell Light to ensure proper light levels and color temperatures for safely traversing the stairwells. The Color & Wattage Selectable LED Stairwell Light provides the flexibility of setting the color temperature at 3500K, 4000K or 5000K with an 80+ CRI at the point of installation. Offering 4200, 54000 or 6600 lumen levels operating at 35, 45 and 55 watts, respectively, the energy-efficient stairwell light provides 120 lumens per watt operating on 120 - 347...

Cree LED Introduces CV28D LEDs with FusionBeam Technology

DURHAM, N.C.—Cree LED, a Penguin Solutions brand, announced the launch of its new CV28D LEDs with FusionBeam Technology, a groundbreaking advancement for the LED signage market. The CV28D LED combines the latest through-hole and surface-mount (SMD) RGB LED technology, delivering superior directionality, image quality, and resolution in a durable, easy-to-assemble package. This innovation marks a major leap forward for information displays, providing new levels of clarity and contrast versus current through-hole LED displays. With this high resolution, CV28D-enabled signs can now display icons, photos, logos, and even video, bringing unprecedented versatility to signs that can currently only display text or simple shapes. Compared to...

Nora Lighting Launches Contractor Series Product Line-Up

COMMERCE, CALIF.—Nora Lighting, a leading name in the lighting industry, is excited to announce its new Nora Contractor Series family of products. The Nora Contractor Series was specifically designed to bridge the market gap between aggressive price points and quality products that meet industry standards. “We want to change the way distribution thinks about economy products,” said Fred Farzan, President at Nora Lighting. “Our Contractor Series allows distribution to feel confident taking advantage of low-price points for the products they are selling daily to contractors. Our engineering team worked to ensure we delivered Nora’s level of quality all with aggressive...

Green Lodging News Adds Tivoli Lighting Case Study to Site

ODESSA, FL.—Green Lodging News has added a Tivoli Lighting case study to its website. The case study details how the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas was able to reduce its energy expenditure by more than 400,000 watts and significant man hours. Yet, its sign still shines brightly—perhaps even brighter than before thanks to new lamps that create brighter, easier-to-maintain, more energy-efficient lighting. It was not that difficult of a feat when considering that the original fixtures on the exterior of the hotel were simply E12 Candelabra sockets embedded into the building façade marquee. Between every gold diamond on the building...

Watt a Tremendous Energy Savings! Golden Nugget Hotel Shines Brighter in Vegas Fashion While Drastically Reducing Energy Costs

In the early days of the Las Vegas boom one hotel, more than any other, portrayed the glam and glitz that has become a Vegas hallmark—the Golden Nugget. As one of the oldest casinos in Vegas, it opened in 1946 with the distinction of being the largest casino in the world at that time. Its iconic brilliant gold exterior sign has been featured in multiple blockbuster films, including James Bond’s Diamonds Are Forever and Elvis Presley’s Viva Las Vegas. It also appeared prominently in the Bee Gees music video Night Fever. Over the years, the Golden Nugget hotel has undergone...

Nora Lighting Launches Virtual Showroom for Learn & Experience Center

COMMERCE, CALIF.—Nora Lighting, a leading name in the lighting industry, announces the launch of its cutting-edge Virtual Showroom, now live at https://noralighting.com/virtual-showroom. This high-tech digital space is designed to provide an immersive and interactive experience, allowing customers to explore Nora Lighting’s state-of-the-art, newly renovated, Los Angeles Learn & Experience Center from the comfort of their own space. The Virtual Showroom is an immersive online space that enhances the experience of visiting the physical showroom. It features 360-degree views of various lighting products, detailed product information, and high-resolution images. Customers can navigate through different sections, zoom in on specific products, access...

EarthTronics Appoints Bill Liberto to V.P. Sales for Commercial Accounts

NORTON SHORES, MICH.—EarthTronics, dedicated to developing innovative energy-saving lighting products that provide a positive economic and environmental impact, announced the promotion of Bill Liberto to Vice President Sales for Commercial Accounts. In his new role, Liberto will be responsible for growing and strengthening the company’s business position with commercial, industrial and municipal customers, contractors, builders and energy management companies across the United States. “His background has been invaluable in helping EarthTronics quickly make inroads with many key customers, as well as in new markets,” said Kevin Youngquist, Executive Vice President of EarthTronics. “Throughout his career, Bill has demonstrated his ability to...

Acclaim Lighting Upgrades Outdoor Link System

LOS ANGELES—Acclaim Lighting, a leader in innovative and advanced lighting technology, announced that it has updated its Outdoor Link System, a smart solution to reduce the time-consuming challenge of distributing power and control to multiple exterior lighting fixtures. New to the Outdoor Link System are additional layout options made possible by new cable configurations. A new Y connection option is ideal for pole mounting or extending the cable system to two units. Plus, an enhanced molding process means increased durability for the entire system to stand up to extreme environmental challenges. Acclaim’s Outdoor Link System utilizes fast-fit IP67-rated hybrid connectors and compact...