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 lighting representative with more than 29 years’ experience working in sales and lighting through the U.S. He is based in Pennsylvania and will oversee the showroom sales throughout his territory. “Nora Lighting is excited to bring Vincent Ingato’s experience and knowledge to lead our showroom sales with their impressive customer base,” said Fred Farzan, CEO and President of Nora Lighting. “Ingato Sales will bring their expertise and commitment to our partnership as we continue to introduce...

MIAMI—Vindow Inc.—the cloud-based travel technology platform that brings buyers and sellers of contracted accommodations together to facilitate a more effective RFP and contracting process—is heartbroken over the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian on the west coast of Florida. As a Miami-based company, Vindow is supporting their neighbors by giving construction, infrastructure and utility crews, and insurance agents, free access to Vindow’s group and long-term hotel RFP platform to quickly book long-term accommodation for all the workers who are rebuilding the infrastructure in affected cities, as well as personal management support to make the process of booking accommodations for team members...

DETROIT—General Motors announced the introduction of Ultium Home and Ultium Commercial, which in combination with the existing Ultium Charge 360, create a holistic ecosystem of energy management products and services that will be housed under a new business unit called GM Energy. GM Energy’s connected product and service offerings are designed to offer cohesive energy management for home, commercial and EV customers, with solutions ranging from bi-directional charging, vehicle-to-home (V2H) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) applications, to stationary storage, solar products, software applications, cloud management tools, microgrid solutions, hydrogen fuel cells and more. GM Energy’s services will also enable the sale of energy...

SPARTANBURG, S.C.—Diversified global manufacturer Milliken & Co. announced its science-based net-zero targets have been approved by the U.N.-backed Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). SBTi is a collective of international organizations dedicated to helping companies set emission reduction targets consistent with climate science and the Paris Agreement. “At Milliken, sustainability is a core value,” says Halsey Cook, President, and CEO of Milliken & Co. “Climate change is placing pressure on communities, on companies and on our planet. The time to take meaningful action is now.” SBTi calculates that companies committed to cutting emissions in line with climate science now represent $38 trillion—one-third—of the global economy....

LOS ANGELES—EV Mobility, LLC., a leading all-electric vehicle car-sharing platform and W South Beach, one of Miami's most iconic hotels announced that they have signed an agreement to roll out on-demand EVs exclusively for hotel guests. “After almost one year of negotiating an agreement with Marriott International corporate, we are excited to partner with W South Beach as the first hotel in Marriott’s portfolio. We both see that EVs as a world-class amenity will elevate the hospitality offer,” said Ramy El-Batrawi, CEO of EV Mobility. The agreement was negotiated by Marriott International, which will lead to expansion throughout the Marriott portfolios of hotels. At W South Beach,...

CROSSVILLE, TENN.—Crossville Inc. announced three tile collections that have received the prestigious Living Product Challenge Petal Certification with 14 of 20 imperatives achieved in the seven categories. The Living Product Challenge is a recognition program of the International Living Future Institute. The Retro Active 2.0, Shades 2.0, and Color Blox 2.0 collections are now Petal Certified. The Living Product Challenge is organized in seven performance areas, known as Petals, with each area consisting of detailed requirements. The Retro Active 2.0, Shades 2.0, and Color Blox 2.0 collections achieved full petals in the following: Water Petal—2/2 for meeting requirements that included...

ODESSA, FLA.—Green Lodging News has added GreenLuxe to the Consultants/Sustainability section of its Green Product & Service Directory. GreenLuxe is led by Amy Wald, Founder and President of the company. Wald and her team have traveled the world to uncover and realize the most innovative solutions for sustainability. Using principles from GSTC, LEED, Nature Based Solutions, Green Globe, and many others. GreenLuxe will develop a program that is customized, easily deployable, and most important efficient to both your systems and your staff. This will ensure you are operating your organization as an environmentally conscious brand as well as capture...

OXFORD, U.K.—Energy management technology start-up, EcoSync, has announced the launch of its room-by-room, dynamic energy management platform across all commercial property sectors in a bid to reduce energy waste and costs for commercial buildings across the U.K. The launch comes after successful installations within the education sector generating energy savings between 30 percent and 50 percent. While the government has introduced a scheme to protect businesses, charities, and public sector organizations from escalating energy costs by fixing gas and electricity prices, this cap only applies to wholesale costs, which make up approximately 41 percent of a gas bill, and is...

BASSANO DEL GRAPPA, ITALY—Italy Mitsubishi Electric Hydronics & IT Cooling Systems, through its brand Climaveneta, has recently supplied HVAC units to the new luxury hotel now under construction at Benitses Beach in Corfu, also known as the “Green Island” for its thick vegetation. The complex includes a 5-star hotel, 40 bungalows and furnished villas, with a total capacity of 893 beds. It is the first large hotel in Greece, designed to avoid the use of fossil fuels and therefore does not emit CO2 into the atmosphere. Climaveneta heat pumps provide cooling, heating, and domestic hot water guaranteeing the rooms...

MILAN, ITALY—Stop wasting time, food, and money. Shelfy properly preserves fresh fruit and vegetables by extending their shelf life. Made from recycled plastics, Shelfy features Vitesy’s nanomolecular photocatalytic technology to reduce bacteria associated with food spoilage and degrade molecules that quickly ripen fresh fruits and vegetables. More than 108 billion pounds of food is wasted in the U.S. every year. Food spoilage is the result of improper storage, lack of visibility in refrigerators, partially used ingredients and misjudged food needs. It’s costly, too. To the tune of $218 billion annually for Americans, or an average of $2,000 in wasted food,...