SAN FRANCISCO–San Francisco’s Orchard Hotels have debuted Eco Pure, a new collection of eco-friendly guestroom toiletries by Concept Amenities. The Eco Pure collection includes liquids and soaps formulated with ingredients to maintain moisture for healthy skin and hair and include shampoo, conditioner; hand and body wash and hand and body lotion; along with an assortment of grooming accessories. The Eco Pure packaging is manufactured with an organic additive that renders polymers biodegradable when disposed of in landfill—minimizing harm to the environment. “The Eco Pure collection proves yet again that you can be green without sacrificing luxury,” says Stefan Mühle, regional director...

NIANTIC, CONN.—When the Bardessono Hotel in Yountville, Calif., deployed the Room Expeditor (REX) tool from MTech in March 2009, it became the first property in the world to equip its room attendants with an iPod Touch to instruct them on which is the next most important “vacant” room to clean, based on a collection of variables. Today, the 62-room luxury property, managed by MTM Luxury Lodging, is first once again to benefit from streamlined technology integration between MTech’s REX and INNCOM’s Integrated Room Automaton System (IRAS) that now alerts staff when stay-over rooms also are ready to be refreshed. “Being...

MINNETONKA, MINN.—Radisson will be the first hotel brand in the Americas to provide its guests with a new line of linens made from eucalyptus. The trees used to produce the new linen line are grown in Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) forests, an independent, non-governmental, not-for-profit organization established to promote the responsible management of the world’s forests. Using a new fabric called Tencel+Plus Lyocell from Valley Forge Fabrics, the new linens support the brand’s commitment to responsible business. With this decision, guests will enjoy the benefits of the new linens including: moisture management, natural thermo regulation, reduced bacteria growth, and smoothness...

NEW YORK—EcoLuxury Group (ELG) has been launched to provide full service consulting, design and construction services to residential and commercial clients interested in green, high quality renovation and new construction. The EcoLuxury Group focuses on enhancing occupant health, comfort and productivity while maximizing energy efficiency and minimizing environmental impacts. This collaborative group of architectural design, engineering, environmental health, technology and construction firms provides comprehensive knowledge and hands-on expertise in the rapidly growing field of high performance building.  Available services include architectural design; interior design; mechanical engineering; healthy design and consultation; energy auditing; LEED, NAHB and Energy Star design and consultation;...

NEW HYDE, N.Y.—Evolve Guest Controls announced that it has designed, developed, and implemented the single largest successful Z-Wave deployment of wireless lighting and energy management devices to date. This deployment of Evolve’s LCD Director Series Energy Management System is located at The Wynn Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The installation includes more than 65,000 devices residing in more than 2,700 rooms and suites. Using Evolve’s LCD Director Series, each guest has the ability to wirelessly control each room’s motorized draperies/sheers, communicate privacy please/service room to housekeeping, activate various lighting scenes, adjust the temperature, and put the room into energy...

FAIRFIELD, N.J.—Essential Amenities, Inc. has signed on Pineapple Hospitality, St. Charles, Mo., as the master distributor of Tommy Bahama Travelers Collection brand gallon amenities. Licensed into the hospitality industry by Essential Amenities, Tommy Bahama Travelers Collection amenities are a complete line of hotel personal care items. Tommy Bahama Traveler’s Collection is comprised of high-quality soaps, shampoos, conditioners and moisturizer products, as well as accessory items which have been uniquely designed to support the casual lifestyle of the brand for the luxury hotel setting. The Tommy Bahama gallon-sized amenities broadens the line’s appeal by catering to those hotels that have taken...

AURORA, ONT.—CleanRiver Recycling Solutions, a division of Midpoint International, has introduced a public-space waste and recycling bin that is easily configured—and reconfigured—to meet current and future waste stream requirements. Transition Recycling and Waste Sortation Containers use stream-specific openings and internal dividers to accept multiple types of recyclables in a single unit. The unit may first go into service as a single-stream trash receptacle, but as recycling programs are implemented, the trash opening is replaced by a patent-pending adjustable stream feature. Using a combination of multi-stream restricted openings and the ability to add or remove internal dividers the same unit transforms...

ZIONSVILLE, IND.—Fanimation has introduced The Landan LED Ceiling Fan. The Landan features a dimmable LED (light emitting diode) luminaire, which is designed with a frosted white glass shade and CREE LEDs on top to create an up-light glow, and an LED cluster to provide quality down-lighting. The up-light includes eight LEDs that consume only 10 watts and produce 627 lumens, which is the approximate equivalent to one 60-watt candelabra bulb. The down-light uses 12 LEDs that consume 15 watts to deliver 855 lumens, which is the approximate equivalent to two 40-watt candelabra bulbs. The LED fixture offers a CRI (color...

DANVERS, MASS.—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Energy (DOE) have awarded Osram Sylvania a 2011 Energy Star Sustained Excellence Award in recognition of its continued leadership in protecting the environment through energy efficiency. This is the tenth consecutive year the company has received an Energy Star award.Osram Sylvania is committed to promoting energy efficiency among consumers, businesses and within its own operations, company-wide. Since becoming an Energy Star partner in 1999 and receiving its first Energy Star award in 2002, Osram Sylvania has made advancements in energy saving lighting technology.“Receiving our tenth consecutive Energy Star Partner...

CINCINNATI—Procter & Gamble Professional, a division of Procter & Gamble, announced the launch of the P&G ProLine Floor Care System, a product lineup of floor care solutions formulated to work together. The P&G ProLine Floor Care System features a low-odor floor finish stripper, seven new floor finishes and neutral-impact cleaners. P&G Professional’s latest innovation also features EPA Designed for the Environment (DfE)-certified floor finish and cleaner, which exceed Green Seal’s GS-40 standards for industrial and institutional use. “Finished floors and floor care maintenance are a major investment for many businesses and commercial cleaning contractors,” said Matt Koloseike, North America Marketing,...