MARIETTA, GA.—UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a global safety science leader, announced it has launched the Product Lens report, a new chemical disclosure tool to meet marketplace product transparency demands, providing clarity by putting chemical hazards into context.The Product Lens report was developed to address the needs of architects and designers seeking more transparency about the impacts of chemicals in products. Much of this demand is driven by green building standards and the need for improving the approach of disclosing hazards only. The Product Lens program was designed specifically with LEED v4 in mind, and targets the Material Ingredient disclosure credit...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Hotel del Coronado in Coronado, Calif. has achieved one of the most stringent environmental hotel certifications available, Silver-level of Green Seal’s Standard for Hotels and Lodging Properties (GS-33), which identifies the reduced lifecycle impacts of hotel operations. By submitting to a thorough review and on-site audit by the nonprofit third party certifier Green Seal, the Hotel del Coronado helps protect human and environmental health by reducing waste, conserving water and energy, and by instituting green management policies that include environmental purchasing and hazardous substance handling.Specifically, the Hotel del Coronado, located along the San Diego oceanfront, uses non-toxic,...

SUFFOLK, VA.—The Fibrex Group introduces the Steora Smart Bench. It is available in the United States and is the result of a business partnership with Include. Steora was invented by Ivan Mrvos of Include j.d.o.o in the Republic of Croatia.Steora Smart Bench’s unique design provides self-sustaining green solar energy to power a large suite of applications such as cell phone charging, WiFi Hot-Spot Internet connection, area LED lighting, sensor data gathering capabilities and temperature control. It even has a built-in cooling fan system to keep the seating area below 80F on hot days. Steora also brings a note of...

SAN BRUNO, CALIF.—GREEN CREATIVE, the commercial grade LED lighting manufacturer, announces the launch of its new Filament Series LED lamps. Part of GREEN CREATIVE’s TITANIUM LED SERIES, the Filament Series features a wide variety of vintage style bulbs that use the latest in LED technology. They include the new A19 7.5W, A19 4.5W, ST19 5W, G25 4.5W, B10 3.5W, BA10 3.5W Flame Tip and B11 3.5W E26. Each filament bulb uses a high quality LED package which results in longer lifetimes and higher efficacies. Each lamp’s micro designed driver provides excellent dimming performance without the need for a heatsink.“Maintaining...

MIAMI BEACH, FLA.—Vero Water, a leading provider of luxury still and sparkling water to the hospitality industry, announced the debut of the Vero Water Tower and a sneak-peek at the VERO+4 at the National Restaurant Show. Both systems were designed specifically to meet the needs of large independent and national accounts. Vero Water offers great tasting luxury still and sparkling water—on site and on demand—swiftly, profitably, and sustainably by transforming tap water through its proprietary purification system.  In just a few years, Vero has rapidly become the “water brand of choice” among a growing number of the most celebrated...

SYOSSET, N.Y.—Emerald Brand and Max Delivery are excited to announce their partnership to mainstream sustainable product choices to New York City residents and businesses within one hour. Emerald Brand’s line of sustainable disposable products, which include Tree-Free toilet paper, paper towels, napkins, cups, utensils and cleaning products, will be featured on Max Delivery’s e-commerce website. Emerald Brand offers an array of products including their Tree-Free paper alternatives, FSC Certified responsible paper products, petroleum-free plastic disposables, and environmentally safe cleaning supplies. Emerald’s disposable products not only benefit the environment, but they also benefit the health and wellness of individuals, households,...

DALTON, GA.—J+J Flooring Group, a leading manufacturer of commercial specified flooring, announced that its Kinetex products received National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI) certification as a High-Traction Surface. As a credible third-party certifier, NFSI’s commitment to education, research and the development of standards reinforces J+J’s commitment to safety. A milestone for the Kinetex brand, having high-traction certified products enhances overall safety performance and is an added benefit to its portfolio of product attributes.A comprehensive series of tests, the NFSI certification involves two phases and measures both static and dynamic coefficients of friction, under both dry and wet conditions. The first...

NEW YORK—The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced its partnership with BuildingIQ and Energy Solutions to implement a scaled deployment of BuildingIQ’s Predictive Energy Optimization (PEO) platform as part of the Emerging Technology Accelerated Commercialization Commercial-Institutional (ETAC-CI) program. This initiative supports market adoption of energy-saving and load-reduction technologies through high-impact, statewide demonstrations and aligns with Governor Cuomo’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) strategy. It offers training and certification on BuildingIQ’s cloud-based PEO platform, as well as up to $20,000 per building for installation. The pilot will run until fall 2017 or until incentive funds expire.The...

BANGKOK—Leading Asian hospitality group Dusit International has teamed up with PressReader to offer unlimited access to more than 5,000 leading publications and magazines worldwide to its valued guests. PressReader HotSpot is a cost-effective and environmentally-friendly service available to guests staying in participating hotels and resorts where they can download the PressReader application on any digital device such as smartphone, tablet, eReader or access content using a laptop via web browser.With the application, guests can download and enjoy full content, with real replica newspapers and magazines available. The extensive variety of local and international titles includes USA Today, Daily Mail,...

ODESSA, FLA.—Hasek Communications, the Odessa, Fla.-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes 3 Pillar Solutions, LLC to its Green Product & Service Directory in the Auditors/Consultants category. Kathy McGuire is an award-winning Sustainable Development Professional (ISSP-SA) with 10+ years of progressive experience and a proven track record of implementing sustainability projects to reduce waste, engage stakeholders, and increase brand awareness. Her company, 3 Pillar Solutions, specializes in hospitality, golf, sporting events, concerts, fairs and festivals. The company will design a program that will align core business goals with sustainable practices operating as one cohesive unit, which will ensure the...