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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

SANTA CLARA, CALIF.—WattStopper announced it has received a 2011 Building Operating Management Top Product Award for its PW-103N multi-way wall switch occupancy sensor with LED nightlight. The sensor provides code-compliant lighting control in a wide variety of applications. The factory default setting is for manual-on operation, to ensure that optimal energy efficiency is available. Lighting remains on as long as any one of the connected sensors detects occupancy. When the space is no longer occupied, lighting will automatically turn off following a time delay that begins when the last sensor ceases to detect occupancy. Lighting can be turned off manually...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Tornado Industries as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. Tornado is a leading manufacturer of commercial cleaning equipment. Tornado offers unique cleaning applications including the DE 4002 Steamer for chemical-free bed bug eradication, CRI certified upright vacuums, low-moisture cylindrical brush floor machines and automatic scrubbers, sweepers, wet dry vacuums, industrial vacuums, burnishers, and much more. Tornado currently has a white paper available entitled, “Effective Treatment of Bed Bug Infestations.” The paper is written by Michael Schaffer, the company’s president. For more information, e-mail jkennedy@tornadovac.com, call (800) 822-8867,...

EAST LONGMEADOW, MASS.—XLERATOR high-speed, energy-efficient hand dryers are now available with ADA compliant stainless steel paper towel dispenser retrofit kits. The new kits provide a simple, cost-effective solution for replacing built-in paper towel dispensers with XLERATOR hand dryers. A stainless steel panel allows the dryers to mount where dispensers existed. XLERATOR completely dries hands in 10 to 15 seconds—three times faster than conventional dryers. It uses 80 percent less energy and delivers a 95 percent cost savings versus paper towels, while creating a more hygienic restroom. “XLERATOR hand dryers and retrofit kits are being specified by facility managers who are...

HOUSTON—Choice Energy Services, a retail energy consultant and broker, announced it has completed a two-year contract to provide the new Trump SoHo Hotel with 100 percent green power. The contract offsets the hotel’s carbon footprint and delivers substantial cost savings for the newest property in the Trump Hotel Collection. Opened in February 2010, the luxury property did not have substantive historical usage data to inform the procurement process. Even without a detailed usage profile, Choice was able to tap its network of more than 20 suppliers in the New York City region and leverage its extensive knowledge of the wholesale...