SPOKANE, WASH.—Ecova, a leading energy and sustainability management company, has been selected by Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. to provide comprehensive energy management strategy and minimize utility costs across 82 hotels with a total of 11,095 guestrooms located in 23 states. Ecova will provide several energy and expense management services, including expense and data management, energy supply management, historical facility energy use analysis and energy performance reporting. Ecova maintains the largest database of utility data for the hospitality market, which drives robust benchmarking for organizations. Ecova clients leverage this global data to compare multiple sites that were previously evaluated on a...

GLENVIEW, ILL.—For the tenth year running, ITW Food Equipment Group is being recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its commitment to energy efficiency. ITW Food Equipment Group has earned the EPA’s Energy Star Partner of the Year— Sustained Excellence Award for 2017, the agency’s highest industry honor. By maintaining a focus on energy savings and efficiency, ITW Food Equipment Group has earned Partner of the Year—Sustained Excellence awards since 2010 as well as Energy Star Partner of the Year in 2008 and 2009. “ITW FEG has always been committed to energy and resource efficiency, for our customers,...

PORTLAND, ORE.—MeetGreen is launching the MeetGreen Calculator 2.0 for Sustainable Events updated to align with today’s standards, track green meeting initiatives and provide state-of-the-art reporting with a newly-designed user-friendly interface. The MeetGreen Calculator 2.0 is a comprehensive tool designed to measure sustainable event management practices by assessing the environmental impact of conference activities in 14 key areas allowing event organizers to benchmark their achievements and compare against other events. Here are just a few of the upgrades: We Meet You Where You Are, Introducing Two Options: We believe everyone should be able to measure the green practices of an event and you...

MINNEAPOLIS—Dero has moved to a new location in Minneapolis. The facility expands Dero’s bike rack manufacturing, to continue to meet the growing demand for bike parking. The building is within the new Northern Stacks commercial development, just north of downtown Minneapolis. The relocation allows Dero to increase its operational footprint to better serve customers. This move also provides additional staff amenities, such as a fitness room, showers and locker room, and of course, more room for bike parking and a bicycle maintenance area. Plus the old ping pong and foosball tables made the move as well. Dero now offers staff...

JOSEPH, MICH.—Maytag Commercial Laundry is giving a new meaning to 15,000. The brand, which recently launched its Front-Load Washer, confirmed the machine’s DuraCore Drive System is designed and tested to run 15,000 cycles. Through its stringent testing, the DuraCore Drive System provided consistent results, even with tough loads. The DuraCore Drive System is engineered with a watertight, flexible triple-seal with garter springs, which keeps moisture away from the shaft and protects the premium bearings, while the durable shaft sleeve eliminates shaft wear. Combined with the die-cast trunnion, the DuraCore Drive System is designed and tested to run 15,000 cycles—solidifying the...

BERKELEY, ILL.—American Dryer, a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-speed hand dryers, announced the general availability of eXtremeAir ADA, an energy-efficient surface mounted hand dryer that delivers the ADA compliance required in today’s facilities as well as all the additional features important to every restroom environment. The eXtremeAir ADA is designed with a high intensity single port nozzle that delivers a fast 12-second dry time and the energy efficiency of only 950 watts of power. The addition of a HEPA filtration system and antimicrobial technology is designed to reduce contaminates in the air while drying, answering the...

NEW CASTLE, DEL.—As a culmination to World Water Month, Speakman announced its partnerships with local nonprofits to conserve and improve water quality in Delaware. This year’s World Water Day theme “Why waste water?” rings true to the Delaware-based company since it invented showering close to 150 years ago. This past year Speakman met its pledge of helping America save one billion gallons of water by encouraging consumers to change the way they shower. In addition to designing a range of shower heads that use 20 to 40 percent less water, the company’s philanthropic efforts send a steady flow of...

FOXBORO, MASS.—American Window Film, Inc.’s team returned from the 2017 3M Prestige Dealer Conference held in Baltimore recently, holding the 2016 3M Dealer of the Year Award for the Northeast USA Region. The conference was attended by American Window Film’s President, Peter Davey; Vice President Sales, James Maloof ; Cape Cod Sales Representative, Bart Rubin and Rhode Island Sales Representative, Dana Savoie. Members of 3M Company’s St. Paul, Minn. group and the Northeast region’s 3M window film distributor, Energy Products Distribution, presented their visions and plans for 2017. According to Davey, “3M Company’s Daylight Redirecting film was emphasized at the...

ODESSA, FLA.—Hasek Communications, the Odessa, Fla.-based publisher of Green Lodging News, has added an AtmosAir case study to the Vendor Case Studies section of the Green Lodging News website. The case study focuses on the installation of AtmosAir equipment to provide air purification to 35 hotel rooms at the Homewood Suites in Times Square, New York City. The Albanese Organization, owners of the property, decided to improve guestroom air quality and market Allergy Friendly rooms. The AtmosAir equipment significantly improves indoor air quality by reducing odors, bacteria, mold, mildew, particulate matter, allergens, and irritating VOCs. Homewood Suites offers the...

ODESSA, FLA.—Hasek Communications, the Odessa, Fla.-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Boston Green Tourism as a supporter of the Green Lodging Trends Report. The Green Lodging Trends Report is the lodging industry’s annual exercise to assess and catalyze green innovation, best practices, and awareness regarding the state of sustainability across hotels worldwide. This year’s Green Lodging Trends Report will summarize the results of a second annual survey produced by Green Lodging News and Greenview. Boston Green Tourism (BGT) is a membership organization for Boston hotels. It also organizes green hospitality workshops across the United States, and advises hotels and companies...