CHICAGO—Protect-A-Bed, a leading provider of bedding protection products that offer consumers a healthy and comfortable sleep environment, announced that the company’s Allerzip Smooth Mattress and Pillow Encasements have achieved the asthma & allergy friendly certification from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA).AAFA is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with asthma and allergic diseases through education, advocacy and research. In 2006, the health experts at AAFA, in partnership with the international research organization Allergy Standards Limited (ASL), developed an independent program to scientifically test and identify consumer products that are more...

NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO—Moen Commercial’s line of M•Press metering faucets has been selected as one of the best new products of 2013. M•Press has taken the Bronze award in the Plumbing and Water Management category in Consulting-Specifying Engineer’s 2013 Product of the Year program, which highlights new products in the HVAC, fire/life safety, electrical and plumbing systems engineering markets. “We are excited that the readers of Consulting-Specifying Engineer have recognized the M•Press metering faucet collection as the best in its field,” said Kevin Campbell, vice president and general manager, MoenCommercial. “Our M•Press metering faucets feature cast brass construction and are factory...

LOS ANGELES—Wellness Tourism Worldwide, a leading wellness travel business, announced a signed partner agreement with the World Food Travel Assn., the world’s largest organization for the food tourism industry, with 18,000 members in 135 countries. Both organizations are joining together to develop, educate and promote food, culinary and agritourism as an important part of wellness travel experiences. Both food and wellness travel are hot trends that are changing the way leisure travelers experience vacations. More than one of the hottest trends, wellness tourism is a growing and lucrative niche. Wellness vacations are used to jump-start a health regimen, detox from unhealthy...

NOTTINGHAM, PA.—Zandur has relaunched its Cork Rubber Flooring under the Sustain brand name. The new color line features extensive options in cool and warm neutrals as well as brighter primaries. This updated pallet coordinates with current trends in wall coverings, fixtures and other flooring materials. Along with the updated color line, Sustain’s best-in-class slip resistance, low intensity maintenance and underfoot comfort make it a natural choice for commercial facilities that are looking for a safer product that is more durable and contains more recycled content than most other resilient products today.  Sustain Cork Rubber is made from more than 65...

HIGHLAND PARK, ILL.—T2 Site Amenities introduces its nature inspired line of recycling receptacles and matching planters. This San Mateo series is designed for indoor or outdoor use. Constructed from fiberglass, this collection will not rust or corrode and is impervious to salty air and the hot sun.“The organic look of the San Mateo series has been welcomed by many hotel properties,” says Lori Tilkin, president of T2. “Having products that work both indoors and outdoors allows for a more cohesive design across the property.”Tilkin also noted that one large hotel property in Hawaii had purchased more than 100 units...

LIVONIA, MICH.—American Dryer rolled out its mid-line Advantage series of hand and hair dryers. The Advantage series provides 25-second dry times and quiet operation. Cost-effectiveness, economical design, universal voltage, and energy efficiency are among the Advantage series’ other chief benefits.“Advantage is the only truly modern-design mid-line dryer on the market, and it directly responds to some customers’ preferences for quieter, more compact and effective hand dryers,” American Dryer vice president of sales and technology Michael Robert said. “Older technology is no longer acceptable for discerning customers, no matter what their price point. This is a well-rounded, high-performing dryer series...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, has added an Onity case study to its Vendor Case Studies section. The case study details Onity’s installation of an energy management system at the CoCo Key Hotel and Water Resort in Orlando, Fla.In early 2013, CoCo Key converted to Onity SensorStat EMS thermostats integrated with the InnGENIUS monitoring system by EcoLodgix and Dr. PTAC packaged terminal air-conditioning units. These units constantly condition outside air to the room through a secondary unit, while using the main unit to correct for reasonable heat loads. The Onity EMS system uses...

SAN DIEGO—HD Supply’s Facilities Maintenance business earned a ranking of 175 on this year’s InformationWeek 500—a list of the top 500 technology innovators in the United States. HD Supply has now been recognized on this list for the fifth consecutive year.  InformationWeek identifies and honors the nation’s most innovative users of information technology with its annual InformationWeek 500 listing, and also tracks the technology, strategies, investments and administrative practices of some of the best-known organizations in the country. Facilities Maintenance was recognized for the development of an innovative and strategic technology initiative designed to automate, personalize and simplify the property...

WOODRIDGE, ILL.—Gerber Plumbing Fixtures has added several high performing, high efficiency toilet (HET) options to its Allerton Collection, all offering 1.28 gallons per flush. The new product options include round front, elongated and elongated ErgoHeight configurations. Each variation is available in 10-inch and 12-inch rough-ins.Each new Allerton toilet is WaterSense certified and provides significant water savings over older, more traditional products in the marketplace. In many instances, these toilets can save a homeowner or commercial building manager more than 20 percent in water usage.The Allerton HET features one of the top performing flushing platforms in the industry (also found...

DANVERS, MASS.—Osram Sylvania is offering a full portfolio of Sylvania ULTRA 25 LED lamps that offer energy and cost savings and a 2500K color temperature. The ULTRA 25 LED portfolio includes lamp types most often found in ambient, accent and decorative luminaires in hospitality settings such as B10, B13, BR40, PAR20, PAR30 and MR16 lamps.These energy efficient replacements for traditional incandescent and halogen lamps offer up to 86 percent energy savings, are phase-cut dimmable down to 10 percent and have a rated lamp life of up to 25,000 hours.Of particular note is the first to market Sylvania ULTRA B13...