TORONTO—The Delta Chelsea Hotel, Canada’s largest hotel and located in downtown Toronto, announces installation of the Sun Country Highway’s (SCH) publicly accessible electric vehicle (EV) charging station. Guests of the hotel who travel by EV can conveniently charge their vehicles during their stay. Sun Country Highway’s mission is to “Green Canada’s Highways” in collaboration with tourism destinations such as Toronto and this installation will become part of 100 charging stations across Canada before the end of the year.“The Delta Chelsea recognizes and respects its corporate social responsibility ensuring that our quest for sustainable solutions continues to grow and evolve,”...

TEMPERANCE, MICH.—MTS Seating has earned GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certification for all of its lines of seating products for a fifth consecutive year.“Our continuous certification is one more way we demonstrate that MTS is truly committed to meeting the needs of our customers,” said MTS CEO Phil Swy. “For us, product innovation not only means providing our customers with the high-design, high-quality seating solutions they want, but also making every effort to improve our impact on people and the environment.”GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified is a product certification program for low-emitting building materials, furniture, furnishings, finishes, cleaning products, electronics...

BUFFALO, N.Y.—The SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Richardson, Texas, is realizing the benefits of wireless energy management by using the Verve Keycard Switch from ZENO Controls LLC. Property operator Lowen Hospitality Management is saving energy and money by empowering guests to control lights, outlets and the HVAC system in rooms. Lowen Hospitality Management is planning on implementing the Verve Keycard Switch at all new-construction projects going forward.“At Lowen Hospitality Management, our eye is on energy conservation and being green,” said Sanjay Naik, Lowen Hospitality Management vice president. “Rather than investing in costly occupancy sensors and associated technologies, we banked...

VANCOUVER, B.C.—GSky Plant Systems Inc. will be exhibiting its three Green Wall Systems: Pro Wall, Versa Wall and Basic Wall at the Greenbuild International Conference & Expo from November 14 to 15, in San Francisco for the first time.Pro Wall is designed to thrive in demanding climates and outdoor environments, therefore can be installed virtually on any outdoor surface. In contrast, the Versa Wall demonstrates as the most versatile interior Green Wall System, with the only system that has 100 percent water efficient capability in the industry. Furthermore, to accommodate large building area coverage, GSky’s Basic Wall Container System...

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA.—Valley Forge Fabrics has received the 2012 Marriott International Supplier Sustainability Leadership Award. Marriott made the announcement at their International Global Discipline Conference. Marriott’s “Supplier Sustainability Award” is designed to annually recognize one of Marriott International’s suppliers who have made the greatest impact on their guests and properties through innovative ideas that help Marriott meet their sustainability goals. This year two suppliers were honored with Marriott’s prestigious award; Ecolab also took home this recognition.Valley Forge Fabrics is the largest producer of decorative fabrics for the lodging industry. Over the past several years, the company has been honored...

OSHKOSH, WIS.—Continental Girbau’s E-Series 55-pound capacity washer-extractor now offers a single-phase option to meet the needs of most laundry applications. “The single-phase option allows for high-performance machines to be installed at locations with limited utilities—the type of power typically available in older construction or light commercial buildings,” said Continental vice president Joel Jorgensen.The addition of single-phase power allows most locations to take full advantage of Continental’s most popular machine—the 55-pound capacity E-Series Soft-Mount Washer-Extractor, according to Jorgensen. “Previously, some locations may have been restricted by power availability,” he said.Now, nearly the entire E-Series line of high-speed, soft-mount washers offers...

WEST HARTFORD, CONN.—Green Key Global, operator of the Green Key Eco-Rating Program (Green Key), announced that the Konover Hotel Corp. is the first management company in the United States to attain Green Key certification for its entire portfolio. While several hotel management companies have certified individual properties, Konover is the first with 100 percent adoption.Konover certified 17 select-service and economy hotels throughout New England (Connecticut) and the Midwest (Indiana, Kansas, Michigan), representing a variety of branded and independent properties. Several of the properties belong to brands with an existing partnership with Green Key, such as Microtel (via the Wyndham...

WOODLAND HILLS, CALIF.—Raindrip, a division of NDS, has earned certification under the requirements of the EPA WaterSense Specification for Weather-Based Irrigation Controllers as listed in ICC-ES PMG-1157. The evaluation verifies compliance to the specification.“It’s been a pleasure working with ICC-ES PMG during the final development phase of EPA’s WaterSense controller specification and throughout the testing and certification process for our controller,” said Dan Nourian, director of R&D at NDS, Inc. “Their knowledge of the certification process, professionalism, positive attitude, and the work they did to move quickly to certification completion sums up the great service offered by the entire...

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.—Delivering higher lumen output than MR16 fixtures while using 60 percent less power, WAC Lighting introduces Tesla LED Recessed Downlights which are Energy Star qualified for commercial and residential applications.Engineered with high output LED technology for thermal management and optics, the upgraded Tesla offers various styles and sizes. Tesla delivers an equal amount of footcandles using 50 percent less fixtures than its halogen counterparts for the same size space. This results in half the number of holes in the ceiling for a clean, architectural look. Designed with a low profile trim that is constructed of die cast...

DES PLAINES, ILL.—Chicago Faucets, a leading manufacturer of commercial faucets, has introduced its new electronic faucets brochure. The brochure features the Chicago Faucets HyTronic and E-Tronic 40 lines.The full-color brochure highlights the differences in Chicago Faucets products. The catalog features six styles and more than 60 unique configurations. Included in these styles are the new HyTronic Curve and HyTronic Edge.The Chicago Faucet Co. is part of the Geberit Group, a global provider of sanitary technology.Go to Chicago Faucets.