WOODRIDGE, ILL.—Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC has enhanced its Ultra Flush toilet collection by adding a WaterSense approved 1.28 gallons per flush product option. The addition of the 1.28 gpf model positions Gerber as having one of the most extensive lines of pressure assisted toilets on the market—ranging from 1.1 gpf up to 1.6 gpf. “We’re proud to offer a professional grade Ultra Flush solution to the maximum number of applications,” says Gerber’s vice president of marketing, Kevin McJoynt.The new Gerber Ultra Flush 1.28 earned a top-rated MaP score of 1,000 grams, ensuring high performance with every flush. Other features...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Fibrex Group as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. Fibrex Group is known for its extensive and innovative selection of recycling centers, waste receptacles, park and street furnishings, and LED solar bollards. The company’s Made in the USA green-design products are made from sustainable resources and always contain the maximum possible recycled content.Fibrex Group’s new stylish Dual Stream Mobius Flex Recycling/Waste Receptacles are ideal for upscale resort properties. The two-compartment receptacle is made from high quality rotational molded recycled plastic and has an innovative anti-scratch surface....

CORNING, N.Y.—Corning Inc. and View Inc. announced a strategic development agreement to leverage their combined capabilities to advance View’s dynamic glass. Corning is leading a financial investment in View as part of a Series E round of funding to support the development of dynamic glass technologies for exterior architectural applications. Dr. Jeffrey W. Evenson, Corning’s senior vice president and operations chief of staff, will serve on View’s board of directors.Representing a major innovation in architectural windows, View Dynamic Glass intelligently regulates the amount of heat and glare that enters a building. Dynamic glass automatically transitions between clear and variable...

FERNDALE, WASH.—The Comphy Company has launched a new website. The site features improved functionality, design, and navigation. “This website was a year in the making,” said Mia Richardson, Comphy CEO and founder. “The backbone of the new Comphy site is the “Build a Bed” feature. Website visitors can design their bedroom with microfiber sheets and bedding sets. Build a Bed creates a custom design. They can even change the color of the wall!”With Build a Bed, visitors can add Comphy items to the bed below by clicking the swatches in the product list to the right. Visitors can then...

MINNEAPOLIS—DISH has introduced a flexible satellite television platform targeted at hotels and hospitality operations that improves the in-room entertainment experience for guests and reduces total cost of ownership for operators through lower power consumption. DISH is demonstrating its SMARTbox solution at the HITEC 2013 conference in Minneapolis.Most hotel solutions use modified residential receivers—since hotel owners face different challenges than residential customers. SMARTbox was designed as an enterprise-grade solution with the following features: •    Scales to provide 36 to 96 channel lineup in HD and SD, an improvement over the industry standard of 12 to 24 HD channels;•    One unit will...

SAINT CHARLES, MO.—America’s hotels and spas could save $176 million annually by switching from packaged amenities to attractive, efficient dispensers. And that’s just the impact on the bottom line. According to Ray Burger, CEO of Pineapple Hospitality, the effect on the environment in terms of cutting waste, pollution and carbon footprint is even more profound. Pineapple Hospitality has teamed with Pharmacopia to provide an attractive and more sustainable alternative to conventional hotel bathroom amenities. Hoteliers can now purchase branded dispensers and use well-known bath products that will reduce costs and waste while increasing guest satisfaction.Amenity dispensers are available in...

SAN FRANCISCO—Metrus Energy, which develops and finances projects that enable energy efficiency to become a resource for its customers, is planning a free introductory customer webinar on its Efficiency Service Agreement on Thursday, June 27 at 11 a.m. PST.“While many building owners and facilities managers understand that the cheapest kilowatt-hour is the one you don’t consume, most energy efficiency projects leave a lot of energy savings on the table,” says Aparna Sundaram, a Metrus Energy representative. “To help our customers and partners identify the best financing vehicle to get more ‘negawatts’ out of their projects, Metrus is planning this...

MILWAUKEE, WIS.—Telkonet, Inc., whose complementary business divisions include EcoSmart, an intelligent energy management technology solution and EthoStream, one of the largest high-speed Internet access providers in the world, will be introducing and demonstrating its new EcoCentral Virtual Engineer cloud-based command center at HITEC 2013. HITEC, the world’s largest hospitality and technology event, is being held at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis from June 25 to 27.“We are excited to have a significant presence at this year’s HITEC event,” said Jason Tienor, Telkonet’s CEO. “Energy management demands in the hospitality industry have skyrocketed and we’re eager to demonstrate the...

SAN DIEGO—Cali Bamboo, a leading manufacturer of green building materials for residential and commercial projects made primarily from bamboo, announced its first GreenClaimed flooring line created from cork, another highly renewable and recycled material.GreenClaimed Cork Flooring is a click-and-lock product manufactured from reclaimed cork used in the wine industry, and is one of the first cork flooring lines available in a 5.5 inch by 48 inch plank format.“The new plank format gives our new cork floors the look and feel of a hardwood but can be installed where hardwoods shouldn’t such as bathrooms and high moisture prone areas,” said...

DESTIN, FLA.—After a fire ravaged the outdoor space at the Hilton SanDestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa, the resort looked to MoistureShield composite decking to create an expansive new 17,000 square foot multi-purpose deck. The new deck leaves the Gulf Coast views unobstructed for hotel guests to enjoy, while preserving beachfront habitat. The fire started on the hotel’s beachfront area in October 2010. It ignited an adjacent deck, destroying most of the hotel’s deck structure and outdoor restaurant. In response to the fire, Hilton SanDestin’s management and construction team sought to build a new and improved outdoor experience. One...