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With thousands of announcements each year regarding new green products and services, it is important to have one “go to” news source. Green Lodging News includes product news and much more. Got news to share? Contact Glenn Hasek, Green Lodging News, editor, at (813) 510-3868, or contact him by e-mail at: greenlodgingnews@gmail.com. Articles posted in the Vendor News section are press releases submitted by vendors and/or their public relations representatives. They are occasionally written by the editor.

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With thousands of announcements each year regarding new green products and services, it is important to have one “go to” news source. Green Lodging News includes product news and much more. Got news to share? Contact Glenn Hasek, Green Lodging News, editor, at (813) 510-3868, or contact him by e-mail at: greenlodgingnews@gmail.com. Articles posted in the Vendor News section are press releases submitted by vendors and/or their public relations representatives. They are occasionally written by the editor.

InterContinental Suites Cleveland Now Offering PURE Rooms

CLEVELAND, OHIO—The InterContinental Suites Cleveland now offers guests the option to stay in PURE Allergy Friendly Rooms. The PURE air purification system will be utilized in 13 hotel suites, in order to improve air quality and enhance guest satisfaction. In addition, PURE rooms feature deluxe bedding encasements, with virtually allergen free pillow and mattress covers, to protect guests from irritants and pollutants. The new PURE rooms are being introduced as part of the InterContinental Suites’ new wellness-themed renovation, which will transform the Cleveland hotel into a center of wellness and tranquility.  “Adding PURE rooms to the new InterContinental Suites Hotel...

Ameresco Announces Partnership with Penn State University

STATE COLLEGE, PENN.—Ameresco, Inc., a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, announced that it has entered into a Guaranteed Energy Savings Contract (GESC) with Penn State University. As part of the GESC, Ameresco will provide viable energy conservation measures to the Nittany Lion Inn and the Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center, located in State College, Penn. The project will include new energy conservation measures such as lighting and lighting control system improvements, domestic water reduction measures, weatherization improvements, and an updated and expanded energy management system. Collectively, these measures are expected to reduce annual utility consumption by more...

Vendor Recycling Partnership Gels at Yellowstone

DALTON, GA.—At Yellowstone National Park, another sight that’s as predictable as the park’s famous Old Faithful Geyser are recycling bins stuffed with food wrappers, plastic bottles, and other items generated by the park’s 3.5 million annual visitors. In recent years, Yellowstone Park has been a leader in recycling innovation with programs that have significantly reduced the park’s dependency on area landfills. A new and unique recycling partnership, forged with Universal Textile Technologies, Four Corners Recycling, CPE, Inc. and the United Soybean Board (USB), will reduce and ensure the reuse of the amount of plastic bottles that go into landfills,...

AQUS Water Reuse System Earns Recognition from PM Engineer

FRANKLIN PARK, ILL.—AQUS, the small-scale water reuse system from Sloan Valve Co., was recognized by PM Engineer magazine for generating the second highest number of reader inquiries from all plumbing products featured in its magazine or e-newsletters in 2010. As such, PM Engineer awarded AQUS as one of its 2010 Products of the Year. The AQUS water reuse system is based upon the premise that using fresh water to flush a toilet is unnecessary and wasteful. The system collects the water that goes down the bathroom sink, filters and disinfects it, and uses it to flush the toilet. It does...

Staron Surfaces Adds 10 New Solid Surface Colors

LOS ANGELES—Staron Surfaces, a product of technology leader Samsung, recently added 10 new solid surface colors to appeal to remodelers and commercial designers. More than 70 colors are now available in total. The seven new colors in Solid Surfaces cover both Sanded classic and Aspen classic color varieties. Incorporating the use of small, sand-sized particles in varying degrees of depth and visibility, Sanded classic includes the new Sanded Birch, Sanded Papyrus, Sanded Tundra and Sanded Clay surfaces. Aspen Milk has been added to the Aspen classic line, which combines small and mid-sized particles in a bed of muted solid...

HD Supply Releases 2011 Catalog

SAN DIEGO—HD Supply Facilities Maintenance, a leading distributor of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products, announced the release of its 2011 full-line Catalog Volume 61 featuring more than 22,000 in-stock products and value-added services—available with free, next-day delivery. “Customers have evolving needs and expectations,” said Anesa Chaibi, president and CEO of HD Supply Facilities Maintenance. “With our broad product and service offering, they can rely on us to deliver the right solution every time. We continually monitor and analyze customer feedback to identify the key areas that matter most. This enables us to meet and exceed those expectations.” The 1,800-page catalog...

LEDtronics Announces New Series of PAR-style LEDs

TORRANCE, CALIF.—Continuing to add to its line of energy-efficient LED replacements for incandescent and halogen light bulbs, LEDtronics announces its new series of PAR-style high-power, high-efficacy lamps with highest-grade LEDs and Fresnel lens. Operating either in 120VAC dimmable or in a wide voltage input range of 90-290VAC, the line of Edison medium screw-base and GU24 bi-pin base bulbs come in various PAR20, PAR30 and PAR38 styles. With energy consumption ranging from 7 watts (PAR20) through 12 watts (PAR30) and up to 15 watts (PAR38), the lamps directly replace incandescents and halogen lamps that consume up to 100 watts, and even...

Green Key Extends Reach into Chile with Radisson Santiago

SANTIAGO, CHILE—Radisson Santiago at World Trade Center announced that it has achieved a 3 Green Key rating through the Green Key Eco-Rating Program, becoming the first property in Chile to be recognized by Green Key, a leading green hotel certification program in the Americas.  A 3 Green Key rating demonstrates that Radisson Santiago at World Trade Center has shown national industry leadership and commitment to protecting the environment through its wide-ranging policies and practices. The hotel has mature programs in place that involve management, employees, guests, and the public, which have shown substantial and measurable results. Communication strategies regarding environmental practices...

GLN Adds Endurance Wind Power Case Study to Website

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Green Lodging News has added a case study to its Vendor Case Studies section that focuses on Madison, Wis.-based Fountain Prairie Inn & Farms’ selection of a 50 kW wind turbine from Endurance Wind Power and the turbine’s benefits. The turbine was installed on a 140-foot lattice tower and commissioned on September 24, 2010. In the second month of operation it produced 11,398 kWh, peaking with a production of 1,396 kWh in one 24-hour period. It produces 50 percent more power than the farm uses, and all of the power is sold back to the local power company...

Green Travelers Guide Content Now Syndicated by Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO—Green Traveler Guides is now the only website focusing exclusively on green travel to have its content syndicated by Reuters, the world’s largest international multimedia news provider. All Green Traveler Guides content is now republished on “Reuters Business Traveler,” a new Web channel on Reuters’ websites. Green Traveler Guides, based in California’s San Francisco Bay Area, is an award-winning website launched in 2008 that seeks out and reviews the world’s best earth-friendly travel. “Naturally, we are delighted to have our content picked up by a media giant like Reuters,” said Gary Diedrichs, co-publisher and editorial director of Green Traveler...