CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Cintas Corp. as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. Cintas recently introduced its first air-conditioning (A/C) coil cleaning service for the hospitality industry. Certified as a “Green Process” by the Green Clean Institute, ChemTron Coil Cleaning by Cintas enables hoteliers to lower their energy bills, extend the life of A/C units and improve indoor air quality. Users of the PTAC cleaning service increase air flow by up to 28 percent and reduce energy consumption up to 17 percent.ChemTron Coil Cleaning by Cintas goes above and beyond...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Green Lodging News has just added a new case study to its website. The case study focuses on the 403-room, LEED-certified Atlanta Airport Gateway Marriott and its use of high-efficiency plumbing fixtures from American Standard. Among the American Standard products featured in the Marriott guestrooms are Cadet 3 FloWise water closets, Town Square faucets and spouts, Cambridge Americast bathtubs, and Studio undermount lavatories. Other high efficiency fixtures installed on the property include the Afwall 1.28 GPF water closet and AllbrookFloWise .5 GPF urinal.“The American Standard fixtures that we used played a part in attaining a 30 percent water...

MORGANVILLE, N.J.—RoomService Amenities introduces its Sig|Natüra collection. It includes minimal packaging and a resealable Doypack option to traditional bottles. The Signature Natüra Collection includes: 20 ml easily recyclable PET cylinder bottles; 30 ml resealable Doypacks; three soap options; biodegradable shower cap; and deluxe travel bag. Originally created in 1962 by French inventor Louis Doyen, the unique eco-efficient Doypack is a resealable, stand alone pouch that utilizes 65 percent less plastic than a typical 30 ml bottle. This packaging offers several environmental benefits. The reduction in raw materials prevents unnecessary waste while creating a lighter weight product, allowing for more energy-efficient...

VISTA, CALIF.—While the data is well-established that no-water urinal systems can reduce maintenance costs and water consumption along with related energy costs to deliver water, facility managers thinking about installing non-water urinals should first consider a few things, according to Klaus Reichardt, CEO and founder of Waterless Co., Inc. “While I would like to recommend for every facility, some due diligence is necessary to ensure they are successfully installed, especially in an existing building,” Reichardt says. For instance, most new buildings have approved ABS or PVC drain pipes or something similar, which work well with waterless urinals. However, some older buildings...

AKRON, OH—GOJO Industries, Inc. has introduced its new GOJO LTX touch-free soap dispenser. LTX is a dispensing system designed using life cycle assessment principles. The LTX Dispensing System for GOJO soap and next-generation PURELL Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer is engineered to be a reliable and easy-to-service touch-free soap dispenser while offering sustainable design and operation. Life Cycle Assessment calculates and tracks the environmental impact of a product throughout its life. The decisions GOJO made when designing the LTX touch-free soap dispenser led to a reduction in life cycle impacts, including reduced smog emissions by 62 percent, global warming gases by...

OTTAWA, ONT.—Green Key Global announces the launch of a Carbon Calculator developed specifically for the lodging industry. The new Carbon Calculator will assist hotels in determining their annual carbon footprint based on a set of key sources and activities. Developed jointly by the Hotel Association of Canada and the Greater Toronto Hotel Association, the Green Key Carbon Calculator was created to meet the growing demand for an industry-specific carbon management tool. Carbon management reaps great environmental benefits but can also be beneficial from an economic and reputational perspective as well. The Green Key Calculator allows hotel owners on a global...

ZION NATIONAL PARK, UTAH— Zion Lodge in Zion National Park has become the first hotel in a national park—and one of just three properties overall—to receive the Green Seal Lodging Standard Gold certification for Hotels and Lodging Properties. The Green Seal certification means that a third party—Green Seal—has verified that the lodge’s environmental programs have been effectively implemented. Green Seal, an organization dedicated to identifying and promoting sustainability in the marketplace, will perform an annual audit to ensure Zion Lodge remains compliant with the standard. Green Seal offers three levels of certification with Gold being the highest. The standards have been...

SAINT-GEORGES, QUEBEC—Victor, Designtex, and Steelcase announced a collaborative effort with Unifi to initiate a program to recycle textile industry waste back into fiber and yarn that will be used in first quality fabrics, creating a closed loop process. In an effort to drive sustainable innovation, these companies are establishing a program whereby fabric waste from pre-approved Victor products at Steelcase’s Athens, Alabama panel manufacturing facility will be segregated, collected, and sent to Unifi’s REPREVE Recycling Center in North Carolina to be recycled into fiber and yarn. This yarn will be sent to Victor to be woven into new products...

KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII—Hospitality Battery Holder announced that the Courtyard King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel is now using its Hospitality Battery Holder product. The Courtyard King, located on Kailua-Kona beach, is the first hotel in Kona beach, Hawaii to utilize this product.The Courtyard King Kamehameha”s Kona Beach Hotel installed the Hospitality Battery Holder in its 452 rooms. The hotel expects to save more than $6,238 within five years while helping the environment by not disposing of batteries.The Courtyard King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach will be discontinuing the wrap-around battery packs by using the Hospitality Battery Holder. It will allow the hotel the...

COLUMBIA, MD.—A high-efficiency, high-visibility solar-powered car-charging system made by a Maryland company is giving electric vehicle owners a means to refuel their vehicles with clean energy—and just as important, a way for businesses to attract and serve this new class of consumer: the EV driver.Advanced Technology & Research Corp., an engineering and manufacturing firm based in Columbia, Md., recently installed its first high-efficiency, small-footprint Sun-Tracking Solar EV Charging Station at an auto-related business, Win Kelly Chevrolet/Buick/GMC of Clarksville, which sells the Chevy Volt. A ribbon-cutting gave business owners from several different fields—including automotive, hospitality and real estate—the opportunity to...