BOURNE, MASS.—Onset, a world leader in data loggers and weather stations, announced the debut of its Onset EG4100 Series Power Monitoring Systems, combining revenue-grade power metering hardware, a full suite of current transformers, and cloud-based energy visualization software. Using the integrated systems, building owners, property managers, and facility managers now have a simple, highly accurate, and cost-effective solution to help manage the energy use of their buildings. At the core of the EG4100 Series is a revenue-grade power meter that combines an energy meter, data logger, and web server into a single integrated unit. Offered in 15- and 30-input models,...

VISTA, CALIF.—A study released earlier this year by the University of California at Davis (UC Davis), finds that the reduction in water consumption in the state of California has also resulted in what was reported to be a “substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.” California experienced a four-year drought, which ended in 2016. In 2015, the state implemented regulations, requiring a 25 percent across-the-board cut in water consumption. The UC Davis team reports that more than 525 million gallons of water were saved during that one-year period just because of the restrictions. This was on top of voluntary cutbacks on water consumption,...

DALLAS—On a mission to transform the wall into art, Look. Walls & Interiors announced the “Organix” wallcovering collection, which features an abstract look at nature. The wallcovering designs are a mix of texturized organics with large-scale looks at natural elements as well as intricate looks at some of the smallest and most subtle details in nature. “The outdoors provides a sense of peace and balance as well as inspiration for art,” said Lindsay White, Principal at Look. Walls & Interiors. “The ‘Organix’ collection plays off of the beauty that Mother Nature created to add a modern and organic touch to any...

ODESSA, FLA.—Hasek Communications, the Odessa, Fla.-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Protect-A-Bed as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. Protect-A-Bed is focused on providing a clean, comfortable, healthy and pest-free sleep environment for sleepers all around the world. Hoteliers that choose Protect-A-Bed products create not only a healthy environment and positive guest experience, but they reduce strains on the environment. From eliminating the need for harsh chemical cleaners on mattresses to extending the life of the bed, and diminishing landfill waste, properties that use Protect-A-Bed take a step towards further sustainability. One hundred percent free from pesticides,...

SHENZEN CITY, CHINA—A lot of waste oil is produced every day in homes, slaughterhouses, food plants and hotels. The Environmental Protection Agency in the United States reports that restaurants create about three billion gallons of waste oil each year. Used oil has particles which could be hazardous to human health and is not suitable for consumption; it is therefore recommended that you occasionally change your frying oil. Somehow this waste oil may find its way to our tables after being illegally processed by unscrupulous traders. You would want a device that effectively solves the problem with minimal harm to...

LAS VEGAS—Cosentino, a global leader in the production and distribution of innovative surfaces for design and architecture, reveals a lineup of new color offerings and innovative applications at HD Expo in Las Vegas from May 2 to 4, 2018. The Cosentino booth will feature the latest introductions from Silestone, the world’s leading brand in quartz surfacing, and Dekton, an innovative, ultra-compact surface with technical properties and performance capabilities that make it an ideal surfacing solution for interior and exterior applications. Among those on display: Orix and Nilium from the award-winning Dekton Industrial Series—the latest colors from the brand to be...

CINCINNATI—Approximately 40 percent of all food produced in the United States annually is wasted and ends up in landfills. With Stop Food Waste Day on April 27, Cintas Corporation announced its support for Green Umbrella’s food waste reduction campaign. Green Umbrella, an alliance of for profit, nonprofit and government organizations across 10 counties in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, is aiming to cut landfill waste 33 percent by 2020 through awareness building and engaging corporations and households on key sustainability issues. “Many organizations and households don’t truly understand the amount of food that they waste,” said Krista Jaeger, Manager of Sustainability,...

JASPER, IND—Indiana Furniture continues to set new standards for affordable, design-friendly products. Today the company will begin taking orders on a new space division series, Square One. With Square One, Indiana Furniture broadens their offering of solutions for the open plan and further strengthens their presence as a go-to supplier for today’s solutions. Square One is the clean, simple way to provide space division, functionality, and architectural design to any zone within the working environment. With individual building blocks that securely connect to one another and accessories like dry erase boards, acrylic inserts, and tackable and acoustical panels, your personalization...

FAIRFAX, VA.—INTUS Windows has become the first One for One giving company in the building industry with the launch of One Window, One Tree. For every window or door purchased, they plant a tree to further offset the structure’s carbon footprint. By 2030 INTUS anticipates they’ll be planting 2 million trees in the United States every single year. This is about the size of 5,000 football fields or one third of Manhattan. Their new carbon reduction goal is to offset carbon emissions enough to recover the absorption rate of 5 billion trees by 2036. This will be accomplished through their energy-efficient windows and...

CHICAGO—MDC, a leading wallcovering and design solutions company, introduces its Platinum Series Unique Effects Collection. It is the first collection in the company’s Platinum Series—a new selection of high-styled materials designed for luxury interiors. “The new styles infuse grandeur and elegance with shimmering and metallic colorways to create commercial wallcoverings that make a statement,” said Dan Brandt, Director of Product at MDC. “We’re excited to offer our first Platinum Series collection that delivers a range of materials, textures and chic looks that respond directly to designers’ desires. Each style in the collection is as distinct and dramatic as the last.” As...