SEATTLE—The DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport and the Hilton Seattle Airport & Conference Center have earned Green Seal Silver certification. The hotels are the seventh and eighth properties in Washington State to earn a Green Seal certification.“We are proud to announce that the DoubleTree and Hilton Seattle Airport hotels have achieved Green Seal Silver certifications,” said Dr. Arthur Weissman, president and CEO of Green Seal. “This achievement illustrates these hotels’ commitment to their guests, staff, and community through environmental leadership.”Green Seal is one of the premier independent eco-labels in the United States and the Green Seal Standard for Hotels...

OSHKOSH, WIS.—Americare Systems, Bloomfield, N.J., recently received Continental Girbau Inc.’s 2012 On-premise Laundry Distributor of the Year award, an honor that distinguishes distributors for outstanding performance in the on-premise laundry market. Simultaneously, Coronet Equipment, Edmonton, Alberta, was named the Canadian Distributor of the Year and Girbau Industrial Laundry Distributor of the Year. Coronet is recognized for sales and distribution success in multiple markets, including vended, on-premise and industrial.“Americare Systems provides a creative and packaged approach to laundry solutions,” said Joel Jorgensen, Continental vice president of sales. “The company encompasses a wide variety of offerings, from commercial laundry equipment and...

CHICAGO—In its quest to produce functional yet luxurious polyurethane fabrics, Ultrafabrics has developed Ultraleather Pro, the next generation in its portfolio of leather options. A beneficiary of the manufacturer’s latest technological advances, Ultraleather Pro is softest in class yet delivers performance values that are unexpected in a leather-like product.Ultraleather Pro is unaffected by the most difficult of stains and most ballpoint ink, Betadine solution, red wine or mustard, making it an ideal coverings choice for a range of applications, from corporate and educational projects to healthcare and hospitality. Its easy-to-clean surface is durable, tested for abrasion resistance beyond a...

LISLE, ILL.—Air Cycle Corp. has unveiled Viking Pure, an electrolyzed water technology that allows organizations of all varieties to create their own non-toxic cleaning and sanitizing solutions on-site, in real-time and for a fraction of the cost of traditional cleaning and sanitizing chemicals. This is done using water, a little salt, and a small charge of electricity. The system transforms the ions in the water into two safe solutions.Within the unit, chloride ions are converted into Hypochlorous Acid (HOCl), a sanitizer with a kill time of just seconds, while sodium ions are transformed into Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH), an alkaline...

BUFFALO, N.Y.—The Mayton Inn, a new construction 45-room boutique hotel in Cary, N.C., is the first hotel to use the power of BACnet integration to combine the InnPoint system from Zeno Controls LLC with Mitsubishi’s City Multi Central Network (CMCN). The technology enables property owners Colin and Deanna Crossman to use Zeno’s InnPoint solution to monitor and manage HVAC, lighting and environmental conditions in guestrooms and share the data on the Mitsubishi CMCN. Installation of the BACnet-compatible InnPoint front end solution will begin after the hotel breaks ground in September. The Mayton Inn is scheduled to open its doors...

CAMBRIDGE, MASS.—KGS Buildings, a cloud-based building performance analytics company and a member of the Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Technology Partner Program, announced a strategic technology agreement with Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, to bring its automated fault detection and diagnostics to Schneider Electric’s building energy management solutions and services. KGS’ flagship software, Clockworks, delivers energy and cost savings by utilizing extensive automated analytic libraries to produce prioritized energy efficiency and maintenance actions for facility managers, operators and service providers.Clockworks is based on 30-plus combined years of research and development, leveraging the team’s doctoral research and customer-driven development....

ANN ARBOR, MICH.—NSF Sustainability, a division of global independent public health organization NSF International, has verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for J+J Flooring Group’s Kinetex flooring product and Invision brand modular styles that use eKo backing. EPDs are essential transparent product environmental attribute reports used by government purchasers, green builders, architects and interior designers to make more informed product decisions in selecting carpet and flooring products that meet their environmental purchasing goals.“EPDs benefit us as well as our customers,” said Russ Delozier, director of sustainability, J+J Flooring Group. “The rigor of completing an EPD helps us pinpoint where our...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Leak Beeper as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. Leak Beeper LLC sells a wireless device that detects leaks in the water tank of gravity fed toilets. The device detects leaks based on timing water flows at the toilet’s refill tube. All abnormal flows, whether longer or shorter than the calibrated flow, are flagged as potential leaks. Algorithms then determine which abnormal flows are actual leaks and upon identification, the device wirelessly transmits an alarm to maintenance personnel.The company currently has more than 4,000 units installed...

ATLANTA—Acuity Brands, Inc. expands the Acculamp specification grade series to include a dimmable 2000 lumen PAR38 LED lamp. The PAR38 LED lamp replaces 150-watt halogen lamps with only 25 watts, providing 83 percent energy savings when compared to traditional light sources.“We listened to the marketplace and identified a significant demand for high lumen output LED lamps that would meet the requirements of demanding applications,” said Seth Owen, Acuity Brands Lighting vice president, LED Lamps and Track Lighting. “Through the combination of a high lumen package, crisp beam angles and low glare, the 2000 lumen PAR38 is our solution.”The Acculamp...

AMSTERDAM—BookDifferent.com has increased the choice of green hotels in the United States, Canada and Britain to more than 3,500. BookDifferent lists two new eco-labels on their site: Green Tourism and Green Key Global, the largest eco-label for hotels worldwide.“We want to make booking sustainable hotels easy,” says Bastiaan Fronik, chairman of BookDifferent. “Partnering with these two organizations is a big step in the right direction. By the end of this year we plan double the number of hotels with an eco-label that we offer.” More than 1,900 hotels, primarily in Canada and The United States, have the Green Key...