YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYO.—The Lake Yellowstone Hotel, operated by Xanterra Parks & Resorts’ Yellowstone National Park Lodges, has received the Green Seal Lodging Standard Bronze Certification for Hotels and Lodging Properties.Green Seal manages one of the most rigorous and holistic sets of eco-certifications for cleaning products, related services, restaurants and hotels in the industry. The GS-33 standard prioritizes waste minimization, water and energy efficiency, hazardous substance handling, and organizational commitment to programs like environmentally sensitive procurement. Green Seal standards were created to promote sustainability in the marketplace and this certification means that a third party has verified that the...

SANTA BARBARA, CALIF.—Mighty Bright, designer and manufacturer of LED lighting products, introduces the LUX Lincoln LED Task Light. The LUX Lincoln is a new and improved version of the LUX Dome, an original light in the LUX line of LED lights.The new LUX Lincoln LED Task Light incorporates utilitarian functionality in a traditional, familiar form. Designed in the same style as the classic LUX Dome LED Task Light, the Lincoln has an additional brightness setting and two integrated USB ports in its base. The LUX Lincoln conveniently doubles as a desktop or bedside power station, charging phones, tablets, and...

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS—WiSuite, a leading provider of guestroom energy management systems for the hospitality industry, announced the Hyatt Regency San Antonio Riverwalk implemented its WiSuite Intelligent Network (WIN) and WiStat-SS Smart Screen thermostats, following a review of available solutions. WiSuite’s technology helps hoteliers capture energy cost savings by monitoring guestroom occupancy in real time and provides the Hyatt property improved profitability, environmental sustainability and guest comfort.“Hyatt is an industry leader for comprehensive global energy and water data tracking across its properties,” noted Jimmy Yarbrough, Hyatt Area Director of Engineering. “WiSuite’s technology gives us the power to accommodate guest preferences...

NEW YORK—Carnegie, a leading manufacturer and innovator of textiles and wallcoverings, announced it has joined Be Original Americas; an organization committed to informing, educating and influencing manufacturers, design professionals and individuals on the economic, ethical, and environmental value of authentic design while preserving and investing in its future. Carnegie views its practice and support of original design as both a corporate and social responsibility.“We think it is important to support original design because the proliferation of knockoffs is a true threat not only to design driven companies like Carnegie but also to the value of creativity, problem solving and...

LOS ANGELES— EcoSense, a fast-growing manufacturer of high-performance LED lighting technologies, announced that it was recognized in two prestigious competitions, the RIBA Stirling Prize for the Best New Building of the Year and two 2014 Product Innovation Awards (PIA) from Architectural Products Magazine.EcoSpec Linear HP EXT Wall Wash luminaires from EcoSense illuminate the exterior of the RIBA award-winning Everyman Theatre in Liverpool, England. The original Everyman Theatre opened in 1964 but recently underwent a complete renovation to create an entirely new and sustainable building. The lighting design team was tasked with ensuring that the soul of the old Everyman...

WHEELING, ILL.—Brentano’s first Sunbrella Contract products, two eco-friendly, third-party certified, ACT Facts Silver fabrics, join the textile designers’ spring Studio collection. Indoor/outdoor upholstery fabric Majalis (67 percent Sunbrella solution-dyed acrylic and 33 percent Sunbrella solution-dyed polyester) channels the Asiri women of Saudi Arabia whose vivid frescos wrap entire rooms in colorful geometric motifs. Like these traditional paintings, Majalis’ seven colorways express eclectic individuality in a 17-plus-inch vertical repeat of patterned stripes.Both Majalis and its textural complement Numayla (79 percent Sunbrella solution-dyed acrylic, 33 percent Sunbrella solution-dyed recycled acrylic and 1 percent other fibers for a heathered look) exhibit extreme...

CANCUN, MEXICO—ME Cancun, part of the ME by Melia hotel brand operated by Meliá Hotels International, has been awarded the Certified Silver Certificate by EarthCheck. EarthCheck is a leading certifier of travel and tourism organizations and has bestowed this honor onto the hotel for its high standard of environmental performance.ME Cancun joins industry leaders from more than 65 countries by being awarded EarthCheck Silver Certified status. To gain this, the ME Cancun team communicated its environmental footprint to independent auditors and adhered to an internationally recognized standard of best practice.“We are honored to be recognized by EarthCheck in a...

CHICAGO—Master-Bilt, manufacturer and supplier of a full line of premier commercial refrigeration, will introduce new glass and solid door shallow depth back bar refrigerators to its line of Fusion bar equipment at the NRA Show, May 16 to 19, at McCormick Place in Chicago, booth #4241.The new 26-inch deep back bars are ideal for narrow or tight spaces, and are available in 48, 60 and 72-inch lengths and, at 35-3/8 inches in height, can stack up to three tall boy beer bottles vertically. Two epoxy-coated shelves adjust on one-inch increments for maximum space usage. Door locks, an adjustable temperature...

ALBANY, GA.—The Procter & Gamble Co. and Constellation, a subsidiary of Exelon Corp., gathered with city, county and state officials recently to celebrate the development of an up to 50-megawatt biomass plant that will help run one of P&G’s largest U.S. manufacturing facilities. Scheduled to begin commercial operation in June 2017, the plant will provide 100 percent of the steam, and up to 60 to 70 percent of the total energy used to manufacture Bounty paper towels and Charmin toilet tissue at P&G’s Albany, Ga., facility.Constellation will build, own and operate the $200 million cogeneration plant, which in addition...

CHESTNUT RIDGE, N.Y.—BioHitech America, a green technology company that provides an innovative data-driven solution for food waste removal, along with their U.K. distributer GreenComm Environmental Ltd. and their Israel distributor Ramona Municipal Services announced two new customers overseas: Athenaeum Hotel, a small family-owned five star hotel in Mayfair London that was recognized as one of the best hotels in the world by Travel + Leisure in 2014 and Nir Etzion Hotel & Catering Hall in Israel, one of the leading hotels in Israel with a large conference center for groups of up to 350.“We are thrilled to be working...