NEW YORK—GTC Greening the Cleaning announced that its new and improved line of cleaning products is now third-party tested and verified. An independent lab has certified that every single product is as green as its label indicates. “This is big news as most green cleaning products on the market do not have their claims verified and tested by a third party,” said Deirdre Imus, founder and president of The Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center. “Here at GTC, we’re proud to be continually raising the bar for green cleaning.”Deirdre developed the award winning GTC program and product line back in...

SALT LAKE CITY—Control4, a provider of IP-based home and hospitality control systems, has completed installation of the Control4 hospitality solution in three revitalized Dorchester Group hotels including 45 Park Lane in London, and Hotel Bel Air and Beverly Hills Hotel, both located in Los Angeles.“Our vision at the Dorchester Hotel Group was to integrate state-of-the-art technology to deliver a guest experience reflective of our upscale properties,” said Mark Campbell, chief information officer at Dorchester Collection. “Building on the growing popularity of home automation, we wanted a hotel room solution that vastly improved the comfort of our guests by allowing...

MINNEAPOLIS—New B-Vintage vertical water source heat pumps from Mammoth, Inc. range in size from two to six tons and offer efficiency ratings up to 22.0 EER and 5.2 COP. The unique ability to overcome up to three inches of static pressure enables the use of up to 99 percent efficient HEPA filtration in units serving individual zones. These capabilities enhance the ability of designers to use geothermal and boiler/tower water source heat pump systems, and to maximize points for LEED certification.“These units represent an industry first,” said Dennis Nelsen, product manager for Mammoth. “In the past, high-efficiency filters weren’t...

NEW YORK—MindClick SGM announced the participation of Van Teal Lighting in the HSP (Hospitality Sustainable Purchasing) Index. By participating in the HSP Index, Van Teal acknowledges the importance of sustainability and establishes its commitment to greening the global supply chain for hospitality.Lighting is a major investment for all hotels, brands and owners—and as a central element of design, it has a substantial impact on the guest experience and the environmental footprint of a hotel.“We are delighted to have Van Teal join the HSP Index program,” said JoAnna Abrams, CEO of MindClick. “By integrating sustainability into many aspects of how...

MILWAUKEE—Telkonet, Inc., developer of the EcoSmart energy management platform incorporating patented Recovery Time technology, announced that the Denihan Hospitality Group has chosen the cloud-based EcoSmart energy management platform for five of its boutique hotels in New York City. As a first step to the relationship, Telkonet will install their proprietary energy management technology into The Benjamin and four properties in Denihan’s Affinia Hotel portfolio, Affinia Gardens, Affinia Dumont, Affinia Shelburne and Affinia 50, all located in Manhattan. Igor Krnajski, the senior vice president of design and construction for Denihan Hospitality Group, said, “Our unique approach to guest satisfaction requires a...

LAS VEGAS—SWITCH Lighting has introduced its LED A-lamps. SWITCH is offering the only liquid-cooled LED A-lamps that can be used in any fixture, any orientation, anywhere—indoors and out. The full line includes 40, 60, 75, and 100 watt-equivalents, with the latest addition of the first-ever 3-Way LED lamp. Named SWITCH3-Way, it’s a 25/50/75 watt-equivalent LED replacement A-Lamp. The full line is on display for the hospitality industry this week at HD Expo in Las Vegas. The first SWITCH lamps were shipped to several hotel beta-sites in the United States last November, and are receiving positive feedback on their light quality—which...

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio—GE Lighting has introduced a light-emitting diode replacement for the 100-watt incandescent light bulb—developed in its East Cleveland, Ohio, LED lab—that packages 27 watts of input power in a standard “A-19” bulb shape. The GE Energy Smart 27-watt LED bulb incorporates proprietary synthetic jet technology that was enabled by GE’s collaboration with ecomagination Challenge winner Nuventix, creator of LED cooling technologies for energy-efficient lighting.GE’s 27-watt Energy Smart LED bulb, on store shelves in the United States and Canada the first half of 2013, debuted on May 9 at LIGHTFAIR International in Las Vegas, the world’s largest lighting...

MORGANVILLE, N.J.—RoomService Amenities, a supplier of personal care and guestroom products to the luxury hotel, spa, casino, cruise line and resort markets, introduces Access RSA, a division dedicated to offering a wide range of room, bath and bar accessories hand selected to meet the quality and budgetary needs of the hospitality industry.AccessRSA will offer hotel management their own account executive to assist in selecting collections specifically geared towards their property’s ambiance. The account executive will listen to management’s needs, what they hope to achieve and budgetary concerns, then narrow down the products that best complement the set requirements. Available...

LAGRANGE, GA.—Interface, a designer and producer of modular carpet tile, is finalizing a strategic partnership with The Carpet Recyclers, a La Mirada, Calif.-based business that, since its establishment two years ago, has diverted more than 150 million pounds of used carpet from West Coast landfills, saved more than 15 million gallons of oil and created more than 100 green jobs. In sealing the relationship, Interface is following through on an aggressive expansion of its own carpet recycling system, ReEntry, to encompass carpet recycling specialists in regional hubs throughout North America. “In a nutshell,” explained John Wells, Interface Americas president, “Interface’s...

ROSEVILLE, CALIF.—SPI Solar, a vertically integrated photovoltaic (“PV”) solar developer, announced that it has entered into an engineering, procurement and construction agreement with a subsidiary of KDC Solar to design and build multiple solar energy facilities (“SEF”) for KDC Solar at the Mountain Creek Resort and Grand Cascades Golf Resort in Vernon, N.J. KDC Solar will own and operate the SEFs. The SEFs being developed at the resorts will include a mixture of fixed ground mount and custom designed solar parking canopies and car ports located at three separate sites at the resort. The three SEFs will provide more...