WASHINGTON, D.C.—ForrestPerkins announced that Pamela Parsons, AIA, ASID, LEED AP, has joined the luxury hospitality design firm as vice president of operations. Parsons, who is a licensed architect, a certified interior designer, and a LEED Accredited Professional, brings a unique hotel owner’s perspective and a great depth of experience to the firm.“We have worked closely with Pam Parsons on a number of projects over the years,” says Stephen Perkins, AIA, ISHC, principal and co-founder of ForrestPerkins. “Pam is a seasoned professional in hotel design and construction for both domestic and international new development and renovations, and we have always...

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA—The LVH-Las Vegas Hotel and Casino (formerly the Las Vegas Hilton) has selected Concept Amenities to provide its guestroom liquids and soaps. Each of the Las Vegas Hotel & Casino’s 2,956 rooms and 305 suites will be furnished with Concept Amenities’ Kudos Spa brand of liquids and soaps in ERP (Environmentally Responsible Product); an array of 40ml tubes and pleat-wrapped soaps.“We looked at many different amenity lines before choosing Kudos Spa from Concept Amenities,” said Cami Christensen, vice president of hotel operations, LVH. “With a 3,000-room hotel, the amount of waste that we can potentially contribute to a...

NEW CASTLE, DEL.—Showerhead maker Speakman Company has named Blake Snow new director of sales, Commercial & Hospitality. Snow joins Speakman from Kohler Company where he served in many different capacities, including regional manager, director of marketing for Global Faucets and most recently as director of sales & marketing for Mark David custom contract furniture. His background in plumbing and recent knowledge and experience with the hospitality market will be a key asset to Speakman. Blake’s main focus will be further penetrating the hospitality market with the existing line of high-performing showerheads and the new bathroom collections including Neo & Rainier. In...

COOPERSBURG, PA.—Michael W. Pessina has been appointed president of energy-saving light control manufacturer Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. In his 35-year career with Lutron, Pessina has acquired broad experience in the engineering, quality assurance and manufacturing areas. After being promoted through several management positions, he was appointed to senior vice president in 2000, to executive vice president and chief operating officer in 2002, and to president, Office of Product Development in 2009. Pessina is also a member of Lutron’s Executive Board and Lutron’s Advisory Council. A licensed professional engineer in Pennsylvania and certified senior quality engineer through the American Society of...

MENTON, OHIO—EYE Lighting International, a manufacturer of lamps, luminaires and related lighting products, announced that its Cera Arc ceramic metal halide ED mogul base lamp has been accepted by the IES for the 2011 Progress Report. The EYE Cera Arc lamp, available in 100W and 150W models, offers superior maintained lumens resulting in significant energy savings. For example, the EYE 150 watt CMH lamp delivers equivalent designed light levels as a typical 250 watt competitive model. With a rated life of 24,000 hours, twice that of the 250W lamps, the EYE Cera Arc reduces maintenance costs as well. Other features...

MENOMONEE FALLS, WIS.—As testament to its design, Alto-Shaam recently determined that its Cook & Hold Oven operates for less than a dollar’s worth of electricity per load of food. The Cook & Hold, Alto-Shaam’s flagship oven, touts many advantages, including ease of use, product quality, greatly reduced shrink, and cooking versatility. The low energy consumption is yet another advantage to this oven. “With all these factors combined, the Cook & Hold is an excellent example of our EcoSmart philosophy,” said Steve Maahs, president and COO of Alto-Shaam. “EcoSmart is the efficient and effective use of all of your...

WEST CALDWELL, N.J.— Building on its complete line of energy efficient fluorescent lamps, MaxLite unveils new T5 “Watt Saver” Fluorescents for commercial environments. MaxLite, a global manufacturer and marketer of energy efficient luminaires and lamps, has added T5 49-watt “Watt Saver” Fluorescents that enable organizations to significantly reduce overall power consumption and lamp efficacy in large projects seeking LEED Certification.MaxLite’s T5 Fluorescents, which are approximately 40 percent smaller than T8 lamps and 60 percent smaller than T12 lamps, offer a full spectrum of light with three color temperatures and a high CRI (color rendering index). The T5 Fluorescents save...

HONOLULU—The Waikiki Parc Hotel has installed the Hospitality Battery Holder in its 297 guestrooms, helping the environment and saving money at the same time. The hotel is expected to save more than $5,000 within the next five years by replacing the conventional battery packs with the Hospitality Battery Holder.“The Waikiki Parc Hotel will be discontinuing the wrap-around battery packs and instead will use our environmentally friendly battery holders,” says Charlie Rodriguez, account manager for the Hospitality Battery Holder. “That will allow the hotel to use rechargeable batteries instead of the yearly disposable battery packs.”  Go to Hospitality Battery Holder.

SARASOTA, FLA.—Rainwater Warehouse has launched a new website offering a complete range of rainwater harvesting systems and products. According to principal, Jack Burden, Rainwater Warehouse provides a complete range of residential and commercial rainwater harvesting products. The company offers packaged solutions directly to green build developers, builders and homeowners. They also provide commercial grade rainwater harvesting components to builders and owners of commercial properties. Featured on the website is the Rainwater Warehouse Deluxe Rainwater Harvesting System, sold with a 300 or 500 gallon tank. The system offers multiple mounting options for downspout, filter and tank placement and boasts of...

CHARLESTON, S.C.—GreenWizard, a Web-based solution designed to simplify building material selection and management, announced a technology partnership with U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), creators of the LEED green building program and LEED Online. This partnership enables users of GreenWizard and their LEED Assessment tools to easily sync up data and information with LEED Online, the software platform that manages the LEED green building certification process. Using the LEED Automation API, GreenWizard is the first product management solution to integrate with LEED Online, and this integration is the first step toward a fully automated process (called LEED Automation) for obtaining...