SAINT CHARLES, MO.—Pineapple Hospitality announced that USFI | GreenWorks and INNCOM International have signed on as Strategic Partners and Corporate Sponsors of EcoRooms & EcoSuites. EcoRooms & EcoSuites is an online listing and resource for green hotels in the United States and abroad. EcoRooms & EcoSuites utilizes eight criteria for membership—a rigorous set of standards for ecologically responsible hotel products, practices and principles.
“By adhering to the EcoRooms & EcoSuites criteria, hoteliers reduce their energy use, water use, waste and toxic by-products,” says Dan Ruben, executive director, Boston Green Tourism. “When one stays in an EcoRooms & EcoSuites-listed hotel, it’s comforting to know that the management acts on their concern for our environment.”
Ruben notes that EcoRooms & EcoSuites is one of only three certifications that Boston Green Tourism supports, along with the U.S. EPA Energy Star for Hospitality label and U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Certification.
Two New Expert Resources
With two more proven industry innovators such as USFI | GreenWorks and INNCOM now on board, EcoRooms & EcoSuites has a plethora of additional resources with expertise in the field of sustainable, responsible travel to offer its lodging partners and their guests.
“We’re excited that USFI | GreenWorks and INNCOM are going to be working more closely with us as strategic partners and corporate sponsors,” says Ray Burger, president of EcoRooms & EcoSuites. “Just like our member partners, these two companies have gone above and beyond in creating solutions for ecologically responsible hotel products, practices and principles.”
Based in Dallas, with offices nationwide, USFI | GreenWorks has worked to solve customers’ marketing challenges creatively and cost-effectively for more than 25 years. Today, awareness of shrinking environmental resources has made stocking green products second only to that perennial first concern of all hospitality providers—revenue. USFI | GreenWorks offers a rapidly growing “catalog” of green products to meet the day-to-day needs of the hospitality industry.
Sleek, Sophisticated Technology
INNCOM International develops advanced, software-based, energy management systems (EMS) and integrated room automation systems (IRAS) for the global lodging industry. INNCOM systems are installed in more than 650,000 guestrooms worldwide. Clients range from the most prestigious five-star hotels to specialty limited-service properties. INNCOM room automation systems use state-of-the-art technology without sacrificing sleek style.
The company offers a broad range of innovative, intelligent devices and dependable, integrated systems in the following operational areas: energy management, HVAC control; lighting control; guest interface and tabletop control devices; humidity control; guest service requests; device control; telephony; central electronic locking system (CELS); infrastructure components; metering and monitoring; and networking and software applications.
“From a philosophy standpoint, our companies, INNCOM and Pineapple Hospitality, are well aligned,” says John Tavares, vice president of sales and marketing for INNCOM. “Over the past few years, I’ve known Ray (Burger) and come to really appreciate the holistic approach he brings to hotel operations. Both of our companies allow hotels to become better practitioners of sustainability. We provide the systems, tools, techniques and expertise required for our clients to not just talk the talk, but also walk the walk of sustainability—and, equally important, to do it with improved profitability.”
