KALAMAZOO, MICH.—Landscape Forms, North America’s leading designer and manufacturer of high-design site furniture, structure, LED lighting and accessories, celebrates another highly-awarded year in 2023, receiving 27 design awards and recognitions from leading industry organizations and publications. Product design awards from 2023 span the company’s extensive offering, honoring excellence, innovation, and outstanding sustainability efforts in the design of outdoor site furnishings, lighting, and adaptable structure. Rising through the rigorous selection processes, three products especially captured the imaginations of juries in 2023: The Theory line of street and transit furnishings, the Backdrop modular outdoor structure system, and the Typology Collection of seating...

ODESSA, FLA.—Green Lodging News has added Bradley Co. to its Green Product & Service Directory in the “Handwashing Solutions/Touchless” category. Bradley’s touchless handwashing solutions provide high durability, low maintenance and advanced sensing for reliable handwashing in commercial washrooms. All-in-one WashBar models with touch-free soap, faucet and dryer eliminate all handwashing and drying touchpoints. Available in a variety of models and finishes, the WashBar is designed to work with the basin to keep water contained with no dripping on floors. Matching Verge soap dispensers and faucets are also available in a selection of styles and finishes to complement any washroom design. These touchless handwashing pairs convey a...

MENOMONEE FALLS, WIS.—Bradley Co., an industry leader in providing the most advanced commercial restroom solutions, introduces the coordinated Elvari Washroom Accessories Collection. This complete suite of stainless-steel accessories—available in a palette of modern finishes—is designed to unify and elevate design in any commercial washroom space. Featuring a modern euro style pill-shape design with smooth curves and soft edges, the complete collection effortlessly integrates restrooms’ handwashing and toilet areas while making them more functional. With over 650 individual products, Elvari offers the widest range of commercial accessories available, such as grab bars, paper and soap dispensers, waste receptacles, LED mirrors, hooks, shelves...

OAKLAND, N.J.—Amerlux, an award-winning design-and-manufacture lighting company, announced that it has released the largest 1" family of architectural cylinders and downlights in the market for interior and exterior applications, each providing industry-leading lumen output for beautifully illuminating sophisticated spaces. Recipient of the Architect’s Newspaper’s Best of Products Award and the bronze medalist in the 2024 IDA Design Awards for indoor home lighting, the FINCH 1" collection offers output up to 1500 lumens in several configurations, including recessed downlight, wall mount (with window mullion mount), exterior ground mount and surface adjustable with a patent-pending 50-degree tilt mechanism. Domestically engineered and built for high-end residential, retail, commercial and...

ROCKAWAY, N.J.—Vivreau announced its partnership with 4ocean, a global organization dedicated to cleaning the world’s oceans and coastlines. For every water dispenser sold, Vivreau will pull 5 pounds of plastic from the ocean through 4ocean’s Buy one, Pull one initiative. This initiative represents a powerful step forward in the fight against plastic pollution and highlights both companies’ commitment to environmental sustainability and conservation. “The ‘Buy One, Pull One’ partnership with 4ocean reflects Vivreau’s dedication to environmental stewardship,” comments Drew Hamilton, Managing Director at Vivreau. “We are not only providing our customers with sustainable water solutions but also actively participating in the...

BALDWIN PARK, CALIF.—Blue Ridge Hotel Textiles announces CiCLO Biodegradable Materials as its core hotel textiles down alternative fiber. Over 60 percent of today’s textiles are made with synthetic fibers; from pillows and comforters to clothing and carpets, and more. These synthetic fibers, including polyester and nylon, are composed of plastics which, when released into the environment, can remain indefinitely because they are not inherently biodegradable. CiCLO represents a groundbreaking advancement in sustainable materials, serving as the inaugural and exclusive substance capable of significantly enhancing the biodegradability of polyester and nylon—the foundational elements of hospitality essentials such as blankets, pillows,...

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ.—Carlisle Companies Inc., a leading supplier of innovative energy-efficient and labor-saving building products and solutions, announced that its newest polyiso manufacturing facility in Sikeston, Missouri received the first-ever LEED Platinum v4 certification in North America for a manufacturing facility. The LEED Platinum v4 certification is the highest standard for building energy efficiency designated by the U.S. Green Building Council. Carlisle’s LEED Platinum v4 certified facility delivers a 38 percent improvement in building performance through energy simulation modeling while generating over 10 percent of energy used (by cost) through renewable solar power. The facility also promotes employee well-being, productivity, and...

IRVINE, CALIF.—Momentum Textiles & Wallcovering, the industry’s largest supplier of commercial textiles and wallcoverings, announces the launch of its brand-new Light Collection. This innovative offering, grounded in evidence-based scientific research on the healing properties of light, blends biophilic design elements with high performance materials to promote wellness in a mix of environments from healthcare spaces to workplaces of the future. Light exudes warmth, supports life, and significantly influences the prosperity of natural environments. For human beings, access to light is directly linked to physiological and psychological health outcomes. Within the built environment, especially in healthcare facilities, the presence of natural...

ATLANTA—Gotham Lighting, an established innovator and manufacturer of architectural downlighting, announced the IVO Shallow Recessed downlight, the first luminaire from the new IVO family. The IVO Shallow Recessed downlight addresses spatial limitations, fitting into spaces as shallow as 2 inches, while delivering exceptional performance. Ideal for both new construction and remodel projects, the IVO Shallow Recessed Downlight boasts up to 3000 lumens from a 4-inch aperture and up to 5000 lumens from a 6-inch aperture and delivers up to 120 lumens per watt. Installation is simple with LED quick connects and patented constant tension springs that can accommodate ceilings ranging from 5/8 inch...

MENOMONEE FALLS, WIS.—According to the Healthy Handwashing Survey conducted by Bradley Company, Americans implement handwashing on an “as needed basis.” Case in point, 74 percent wash their hands more frequently or more thoroughly in response to seasonal virus outbreaks and 54 percent increase their handwashing activity when they’re sick. In addition, 77 percent make it a point to wash up when on a road trip or in an airport and 67 percent wash more when they have travel coming up. Public restroom usage is another handwashing occasion. Respondents said they suds up 89 percent of the time after using a public facility. The majority of those who skipped...