CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Cascades Tissue Group as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. Cascades Tissue Group is the fourth largest paper tissue producer in North America and serves the hospitality, office building, institutional, and foodservice market segments. Cascade offers a broad range of products including bathroom tissue, paper hand towels, facial tissue, napkins, perforated roll towels, wipers, and dispensers.Cascades Moka bathroom tissue is made from 100 percent unbleached recycled fiber. In making Cascades Moka, corrugated box fiber is added to the pulp mixture at a ratio of 20 percent....

PARIS—Concorde Hotels & Resorts announced that the Hotel Lutetia is the eleventh hotel in its portfolio to receive Green Globe certification. Hotel Lutetia received a success rate of 71 percent for its corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts. This accreditation is a reflection of the company’s strong commitment to CSR since June 2010, which includes three key pillars: Respecting the Environment, Respecting Men and Women, and Respecting our Community.“I am proud of the work accomplished by our hotel teams over the past two years as part of our global CSR initiative,” said Bernard Granier, CEO Concorde Hotels & Resorts. “The...

CINCINNATI—In honor of Earth Day, Cintas Corp. announced that it helped eliminate more than 15 million plastic bottles from the waste stream and save 8.5 million trees by reusing plastic waste within its eco-apparel product line. Cintas also reduced water use, packaging and chemical waste through its facility services and recycled paper products as part of its document shredding services. “Cintas is always looking for ways to help our customers achieve their sustainability goals and reduce their impact on the environment,” said Pamela Brailsford, senior director of Supplier Diversity and Sustainability, Cintas. “We are thrilled to be able to...

OAKLAND, CALIF.—Lucid, a provider of real-time energy monitoring and display systems for buildings, announced a partnership with the Seattle 2030 District to provide energy and water monitoring for commercial buildings in Downtown Seattle. Lucid’s Building Dashboard will allow managers and tenants to track performance and conserve resources. Several hotels are participating in the District.The Seattle 2030 District is a public/private partnership of more than 60 members, including Architecture 2030, 19 property owners and managers, the City of Seattle, King County, and numerous professional and community stakeholders. Their aim is to enroll nearly 88 million square feet of buildings in...

SAN DIEGO—HD Supply Facilities Maintenance, a leading supplier of maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products, recently released its Volume 10 Hospitality Solutions catalog. Customers will find an expanded selection of textiles, amenities, guestroom appliances, janitorial supplies and kitchen and bath products specifically designed for hotels, resorts and timeshares. Many of these products are also sustainable, which helps properties save money on utility bills, decrease their environmental impact and meet their sustainability goals.“With the addition of the new and expanded product lines from some of the industry’s most trusted brands, our new Volume 10 Hospitality Solutions catalog features thousands of...

EAST LONGMEADOW—Excel Dryer, manufacturer of the XLERATOR high-speed, energy-efficient hand dryer, has entered into a strategic partnership with RMSe, a retail construction, project management and fixture installation firm that manages and executes large-scale implementation rollouts, retrofits, resets, and remodel projects for a variety of high-volume retail clientele.Through this partnership, Excel and RMSe will offer a discounted fee for the installation of XLERATOR hand dryers nationally. RMSe leverages its national buying power to lower material costs, reduce hand dryer installation fees and ensure proper hand dryer installation. Prior to this partnership, customers had to work with separate installation vendors in...

DALLAS—VingCard Elsafe, part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, announced that it has phased out the use of brass metal plating and painting in the manufacture of its locking systems, opting instead to use a more eco-friendly process to color stainless steel. These finishes represent 90 percent of the total manufacturing volume and are applicable to more than 50 percent of the decorative parts. The change in materials will have a significant and immediate impact on VingCard Elsafe’s environmental footprint, dramatically reducing harmful emissions caused by the manufacture of brass-coated equipment. Approximately 100 tons of brass metal will be replaced...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Green Lodging News has added a Grundfos Pumps Corporation case study to its website. The case study focuses on the Sunset Motor Inn in Morrisville, Vermont and a major pump-retrofit project that took place there. The installation included the replacement of 18 fixed-speed circulating pumps in the heating system at the Sunset with 10 circulators from the Grundfos Pumps Corporation. Six of the pumps were conventional, fixed-speed circulators. The remaining four replacement units were energy-saving, variable-speed, “smart” circulators.The case study details the chronology of the installation, who participated in it, and the benefits the Sunset Motor Inn is...

DES PLAINES, ILL.—Chicago Faucets, a manufacturer of commercial faucets, introduces its new 3500 Series water conserving metering faucets. Made of ECAST brass, the 3500 Series provides a modern look and water savings.The Chicago Faucets 3500 Series saves water with a 0.5 GPM (1.9 L/min) outlet. The self-closing MVP metering cartridge provides precise water flow and shuts off automatically for even greater water savings. The time-tested MVP mechanism is easy to adjust, and spare parts are readily available for quick change-outs, reducing downtime and lowering maintenance costs.A solid ECAST brass, chrome-plated body provides durability while meeting local requirements for the...

RAPID CITY, S.D.—Leading natural and organic bedding producer, Natura World, announced that it has been selected to produce the Suenos Verde (meaning “Green Dreams”) bed package for the Adoba Eco Hotel & Suites Brand. The bed package will be introduced at the newly converted Adoba Eco Hotel Rapid City/Mt. Rushmore.“We have been deliberate and prudent since the launching of our brand to mutually align with sustainable partners,” said Jim Henderson, CEO/president of the Adoba Brand. “Natura is known and trusted in the industry for its commitment to environmental awareness and dedication to creating high-quality green sleep products. It was...