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: 
Cintas’ LED Lighting Transition Nears Completion
CINCINNATI—Cintas Corp. is nearing completion of a multi-year companywide LED lighting transition project to help reduce facility-focused energy use and support the company along...
Ameresco Awarded Inspiring Efficiency Impact Award
FRAMINGHAM, MASS.—Ameresco, Inc., a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, announced its Chicago Smart Lighting Program (CSLP) has been awarded the Inspiring...
Green Lodging News Adds Axxess Industries to Product & Service Directory
ODESSA, FLA.—Green Lodging News has added Axxess Industries to its Green Product & Service Directory in the following two categories: “Energy Management/Guestroom” and “Lighting...
Acuity Brands Announces Licensing Agreement with BIOS
ATLANTA—Acuity Brands, Inc. announced that its subsidiary Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. has entered into an agreement with Biological Innovations and Optimization Systems, LLC to participate...
Skynest Lamp from Marcel Wanders Incorporates LED Strips
AMSTERDAM—Skynest is a delicate lamp that nonetheless also has great stage presence, and it marks Marcel Wanders’ return to the theme of the suspended...
Nora Lighting Announces 1” M1+ Can-Less Downlights
COMMERCE, CALIF.—Nora Lighting introduces miniature 1” M1+ downlights without any housing needed. Each luminaire includes a pre-wired junction box, making installation simple. IC Air-tight...
Nora Lighting Introduces 2” M2 Can-less Trimless Downlights
COMMERCE, CALIF.—Nora Lighting’s award winning 2” M2 downlights are now available in a trimless option, without any housing required. The patent pending trimless mud...
USGBC: More Than 1,000 Hotels Now LEED Certified Globally
The idea for the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating system was hatched almost 30 years ago in 1993. Today,...
Eighteen Lighting Luminaires from Acuity Receive Innovation Awards
ATLANTA—Acuity Brands, Inc. announced that 18 architectural lighting luminaires representing the company’s A-Light, Eureka, Gotham, Hydrel, IOTA, Juno, Luminaire LED, Luminis, MARK Architectural Lighting, and Peerless brands...
LightArt Introduces Wood-Inspired Lampshades That Glow
SEATTLE—Award-winning lighting innovator LightArt brings natural materials to light with their first curated selection of wood grain colors and shades. Introducing Woods is a...
Christie Adds CounterAct UR10 to Line of UVC Disinfection Light Fixtures
CYPRESS, CALIF.—As we continue to see relaxed COVID-19 restrictions—leaving the onus of safety in the hands of business operators, owners and facilities managers—global visual...
EarthTronics Introduces Color & Wattage Selectable LED Yard Light
NORTON SHORES, MICH.—EarthTronics, dedicated to developing innovative energy-saving lighting products that provide a positive economic and environmental impact, introduces its Color & Wattage Selectable LED...
Ingato Sales to Represent Nora Lighting on East Coast
COMMERCE, CALIF.—Nora Lighting has appointed Ingato Sales as the company’s showroom representatives for Delaware, Eastern Pennsylvania, and Southern New Jersey.
Vincent Ingato has been a...
Nora Lighting Introduces wELO Wet Location Surface Mount Fixtures
COMMERCE, CALIF.—Nora Lighting expands their surface mount luminaire offerings with a new wet location option. wELO LED surface mounts resemble the existing ELO family...
Landscape Forms Introduces New Architectural Lighting System
KALAMAZOO, MICH.—Landscape Forms, North America’s leading designer and manufacturer of high-design site furniture, structure, LED lighting, and accessories, joins long-time partner Urbidermis Santa &...
Strategies for Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Bathrooms
NATIONAL REPORT—Tourism is responsible for 5 percent of global CO2 emissions owing in no small part to the significant energy use and water consumption of hotel...
LED Lighting Provider MaxLite to Relocate Headquarters
WEST CALDWELL, N.J.—MaxLite, a leading innovator in the LED lighting industry, announced it will relocate its headquarters in the fall to a single office...
HyLite LED Introduces NexGen Omni-Cob Lamps
CHARLOTTE, N.C.—The NexGen LED Omni-Cob Lamps are heavy-duty, industrial grade lamps with highly efficient lighting design and offer excellent illumination all around. Saving between...
Nora Lighting Expands Josh Puck Lights with Adjustable Version
COMMERCE, CALIF.—Nora Lighting’s popular Josh LED puck lights are now available in an adjustable version. Each luminaire adjusts up to 18° in surface or...
Nora Lighting Expands into New York Market
COMMERCE, CALIF.—Nora Lighting has appointed Diversified Group as its new commercial representative agent in Metro New York and Long Island markets, announced Nora President...
