ODESSA, FLA.—Hasek Communications, the Odessa, Fla.-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes ClearWater Tech as a Bronze level sponsor 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. Established in 1986, ClearWater Tech has served the global market as the leading designer, manufacturer, and marketer of ozone generation equipment and related components...

AUSTIN, TEXAS—Bractlet, a provider of a software-as-a-service (SaaS) energy analytics platform powered by simulation models, announced that its Energy to Profits software received a Top Product of the Year Award from the Energy Manager Today Awards. The award signifies that judges considered Bractlet’s platform an exemplary product. The Energy Manager Today Awards is a program recognizing excellence in products and services that provide companies with significant energy management benefits, or in projects implemented by companies that improved energy management and increased the bottom line. The Bractlet Energy to Profits platform collects granular, equipment level data via proprietary IoT sensors and builds physics-based...

TOLEDO, OHIO—Most floor pads used for stripping, scrubbing, and burnishing are manufactured with polyester, derived from non-renewable sources, such as fossil fuels and petroleum byproducts. Furthermore, these are non-renewing sources, meaning these pads typically end up in landfills where they take years—even decades—to degrade. With the industry adopting green cleaning strategies and promoting sustainability, such traditional floor pads are losing their footing in the industry. However, according to Robb Bergen, Vice President of Marketing at Impact Products, the types of “green” floor pads that are replacing these traditional floor pads is raising some confusion. “There is confusion because not all environmentally responsible...

NEW PORT RICHEY, FLA.—Manitowoc Foodservice, Inc., a leading global supplier of commercial foodservice equipment, announced that it is rebranding the company, its logo and its brand identity to Welbilt, Inc. The ticker symbol will change to “NYSE:WBT” on March 6, 2017. The change is part of the company’s strategic repositioning after it spun off from its former parent company, The Manitowoc Co., in March 2016. “We are excited to announce the changing of our name to Welbilt, Inc., which further strengthens our corporate identity as a stand-alone company,” said Hubertus M. Muehlhaeuser, President and CEO of Manitowoc Foodservice. “Welbilt reflects...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—SparkFund, a Washington D.C.-based financial technology company, announced the close of a $7 million Series B investment led by Energy Impact Partners. Round participants include existing investor Vision Ridge Partners and new strategic partners in the energy and utility space, with a total expected raise of $10 million. The new funding will allow SparkFund to rapidly grow partnerships and customer reach, giving organizations across the United States a simpler way to access new energy technology. Customers understand that they can save money with energy-efficient equipment upgrades, such as LED lighting or smart HVAC technology, but widespread adoption in the...

NEW YORK—GridNavigator, a manufacturer of smart devices for the commercial market, has announced the availability of an industry-first automated energy budgeting and demand reduction service to help small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) to proactively cap their monthly building energy bills. The service works with GridNavigator lighting and HVAC controls and sub-meters and can deliver a 5 to 10 percent reduction in monthly energy bills with no significant impact on facility performance or comfort. The power budgeting service predicts periods of high electrical demand in real time before they occur, allowing GridNavigator’s smart controller to automatically adjust thermostat set points and light levels....

KANSAS, MO.—The Show Me PACE Clean Energy District has announced approval of the first hotel project in Missouri to use Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing for energy and water improvements. The downtown Kansas City building is also the first in the state to combine the use of PACE with historic tax credits. After sitting vacant for years, the blighted Brookfield Building is being transformed into a boutique hotel with luxury apartments. The use of $2.1 million in PACE funds filled the gap in financing the property owners needed to make this a viable project. As a result, a public...

OTTAWA, ON.—The Saskatchewan Hotel & Hospitality Association (SHHA) is collaborating with Green Key Global to promote sustainability and certification to its hotel members. This partnership will see Green Key Global working with the SHHA to educate its members on the benefits of being certified by Green Key Global’s programs—Green Key Eco-Rating and Green Key Meetings. Both programs focus on improving daily operations to make a property more sustainable. A high rating is achieved when a property adopts better practices to improve their energy usage, waste and water management, community involvement, land use, indoor air quality and more. “We are pleased to...

TORRANCE, CALIF.—LEDtronics announces its new UL-listed filament-style LED bulbs—a product line that recreates the attractive filament look while providing energy-saving, clean lighting for various applications. The FIL series is a higher-efficacy, lower-power lighting option for creating a vintage lighting experience. The LEDtronics FIL series filament-style bulbs are available in a wide variety of types: chandelier, standard A19, globe, décor and tube bulbs, and are ideal for omni-directional lighting projects, being both decorative pieces and functional tools. By directly replacing incandescent lights with these filament-style LED bulbs, users can achieve up to 90 percent energy savings. The chandelier bulbs only consume 2...

WAUKESHA, WIS.—Telkonet, Inc., creator of the EcoSmart platform of intelligent room automation solutions supporting the emerging Internet of Things (IoT), will introduce a new wireless thermostat, the EcoTouch+ Battery, at the 2017 AHR Expo. Part of the EcoSmart platform, the EcoTouch+ Battery features a user-friendly glass touch screen that offers customers the opportunity to optimize energy efficiency while also enjoying easy, wire-free installation. “The EcoSmart platform is a full suite of wirelessly integrated devices designed to work together to maximize energy efficiency to achieve cost savings,” said Jason Tienor, CEO, Telkonet. “The new EcoTouch+ Battery is another option for customers...