ODESSA, FLA.—Hasek Communications, the Odessa, Fla.-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Green Key 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. Green Key is a voluntary ecolabel for hotels, hostels, campsites, holiday parks, small accommodations as well as conference centers, attractions and restaurants. The Green Key award...

VISTA, CALIF.—Many schools and commercial facilities are impacted by what is typically known as sewer odors. This is an odor problem that can be worse in areas of a facility that are used infrequently. However, many building managers don’t know what causes sewer odors in a building. So, to bring them up to speed, Waterless Co., which manufacturers drain and pipe care products, presents “Five Things Everyone Should Know About Sewer Odors.” What causes sewer odors? Sewer odors are the result of gases that contain such compounds as hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrogen, and hydrogen. Why do sewer odors smell...

SYOSSET, N.Y.—Emerald Brand and WNW Hospitality Management have announced a partnership which offers WNW hotel properties nationwide a unique competitive advantage by converting to Emerald’s full sustainability program. WNW Hospitality Management is a hotel management company. “We specialize in strategically positioning hotels in local markets, while also creating product differentiation, to gain a significant competitive advantage,” says Marc Soblick of WNW Management. “Emerald’s unique sustainable disposable and cleaning solutions will be the perfect addition to further differentiate WNW hotels from their national competitors.” Emerald Brand specializes in providing innovative sustainable solutions at cost neutral or better, while measuring meaningful environmental savings...

EDMONTON, ALBERTA—Canadian based AIM Energy Pros (AIM) announced that effective immediately it is has established a presence in the United States with initial focus on the REIT market segment. AIM will employ its company proprietary data logging system that has saved Canadian companies such as Plains Midstream (a gas pipeline company, Alberta, Canada) and Alberta Urban Municipalities Assoc., significant energy costs savings both by eliminating hidden charges on their bills, and by applying “smart utilization” processes along with reducing inefficient energy consumption patterns. AIM’s success is based upon a Triad Methodology of saving their clients significant money by identifying hidden...

OSHKOSH, WIS.—Continental Girbau Inc. (Continental) recently added a 33-pound capacity G-Flex Washer to its most advanced line of hard-mount flexible-speed washers. The G-Flex line now includes 33-, 40-, 55- and 70-pound capacity models. Like all G-Flex Washers, the new 33-pound capacity (4.5-cu.ft.) model offers programmable extract speeds reaching 200 G-force, a highly programmable control, and superior results using less water and energy. G-Flex Washers deliver the flexibility of six programmable extract speeds, including 100, 140 and 200 G-force. Programmable extract speeds allow laundries to custom-design wash programs to specifically meet the cleaning needs of a variety of items. Additionally, flexible...

OTTAWA, ON.—Green Key Global announced that Le Monastère des Augustines, a Green Key Global member since 2015, has received a 5 Key rating with the new GSTC Recognized Green Key Eco-Rating Program. A 5 Key rating is the highest rating a property can achieve and validates that the Le Monastère des Augustines demonstrates the highest standards of environmental and social responsibility throughout all areas of their operations. The hotel employs cutting edge technologies, policies and programs that set the international standard for sustainable hotel operations. Le Monastère des Augustines stands out for its innovative practices rooted in over 375 years of...

ATLANTA—UPS announced plans to significantly escalate its investment in solar energy as an owner/operator of solar assets starting with at least eight of its facilities in the United States. The installations will be completed by the end of 2017. The estimated $18 million investment will provide a nearly five-fold increase in the amount of power generated from solar at UPS facilities today. With more than 2,580 UPS facilities worldwide, UPS is ideally positioned to expand its investment in renewable energy. UPS expects additional solar deployments to occur over the next several years as it identifies suitable opportunities. The completion of these...

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.—Sleek and stylish, the versatile Modern Forms Staff LED wall sconce with tapered torch design fosters an easy transition from hospitality facility interiors to exteriors for exceptional design continuity. The LED wall luminaire embodies an IP65 sealed stainless steel frame with back light and solid crystal up light for warm ambience in upscale residential, hospitality and commercial spaces. Constructed of stainless steel with acrylic on top and backside, the LED interior and exterior wall luminaire projects illumination up and towards the mounting surface such as a wall, column or façade. The fixture delivers up to over 500 lumens and a...

DALLAS—Kimberly-Clark Corp. has been honored as an industry leader in freight supply chain environmental performance and energy efficiency with its seventh SmartWay Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Kimberly-Clark was one of nine companies in the shipper and logistics category to receive this distinction, which recognizes the best environmental performers among SmartWay’s 3,500 members. Since joining the SmartWay program in 2006, Kimberly-Clark has more than doubled its use of intermodal transport. By replacing trucks with rail, the company has saved an estimated 82 million gallons of diesel fuel and reduced greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 830,000 metric tons—the...

COMMERCE, CALIF.—Decorative accessories that create unique visual effects in hospitality, residential and commercial installations are now offered on Nora Lighting’s modular Iolite LED Downlight Series (patent pending). Iolite is available as a 1” downlight or 2” and 4” adjustable. With an easy-to-assemble design, Iolite Modular LEDs can be installed on site with square or round trims in a variety of finishes. Decorative accessories are added between the module and die-cast trim. The decorative elements include translucent Deco Collars in blue, frost, amber and red, which can be fitted around the LED module to color the aperture. The LED continues to produce...