JACKSON, WYOMING—Spring Creek Ranch, a resort located in a wildlife refuge in Jackson, Wyo., is using biodegradable G-Oil made from beef tallow for its fleet of service vehicles. It is the first resort in the United States to use the 5W30 G-Oil. Stephen Price, general manager and co-owner of the resort, said, “It is the right thing to do as responsible citizens.” Eighteen resort vehicles used for transportation, shuttles, maintenance, housekeeping and room service plus personal cars are using the green oil. Spring Creek Ranch is a luxury destination resort near the Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. Guests of...

ST. JOSEPH, MICH.—Rounding out its Energy Advantage lineup, Maytag Commercial Laundry is introducing a newly designed Stack Washer/Dryer to the multi-housing, college and university, guest services markets and on-premises laundry (OPL). “Maytag(R) Commercial Laundry now has an energy-efficient solution to meet all commercial laundry needs,” said Craig Kirchner, global director of Maytag Commercial Laundry. “With the introduction of the latest stack washer/dryer, we are providing owners and customers with a dependable product that reduces utility expenses and offers exceptional cleaning ability.” With a focus on energy efficiency, the washer is Energy Star and CEE Tier III qualified. Its high-speed spin extractor...

TROY, OHIO—Product innovations from Hobart, Traulsen and Baxter are slated to be on display at the WHAT’S HOT! WHAT’S COOL! new product gallery during the 2011 North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers (NAFEM) show. This is the second year the NAFEM show has included the gallery, a one-stop shop spotlighting innovative products that deliver tangible benefits such as energy and water efficiency, reduced lifecycle costs, improved food safety, labor saving, eco-friendly materials, and smaller footprints. Among the products featured in the 2011 gallery—products NAFEM chose via a vigorous selection process—are Hobart’s Advansys Ventless Door Type Warewasher, Baxter’s Hybrid Convection...

MOONACHIE, N.J.—Designed to be used with a multitude of new and existing lighting fixtures with GU24 sockets, Bulbrite has added a line of dimmable GU24 compact fluorescents to its family of energy efficient CFLs. “The GU24 socket system was designed to replace the Edison socket and base, transforming standard lighting into energy efficient fixtures,” says Bulbrite president Cathy Choi. “With the industry’s surge to become more environmentally friendly, an ever-growing number of suppliers, distributors and specifiers are using lighting fixtures that feature GU24 sockets. To meet this growing demand, we have launched dimmable GU24 CFLs that offer an energy...

MORROW, GA.—TOTO, a maker of sustainable plumbing products, announced that it is the first plumbing manufacturer to partner with ecoScorecard and incorporate this service into its product catalog. TOTO believes that this partnership will help its customers—such as building owners, architects, designers, and product specifiers—streamline the time needed to deliver the environmental documentation required to qualify for green building rating systems such as LEED, GGHC Labs 21, CHPS, and the NAHB Green Home Building Guidelines as well as other third-party product certification systems. These green building rating systems provide third-party verification that a building is designed and built using strategies...

DANBURY, CONN.—FuelCell Energy, Inc., a manufacturer of ultra-clean high efficiency power plants using renewable and other fuels for commercial, industrial, government, and utility clients, announced that its 2.8 megawatt (MW) DFC3000 power plant operating on natural gas has been certified under the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) distributed generation emission standards that were established in 2007 (CARB 2007). The CARB 2007 certification affirms the ultra-clean emission profile of the DFC3000 to the various California Air Quality Management Districts that oversee the clean air permitting process. Due to this certification, the local Air Quality Management District can choose to exempt clients...

SALT LAKE CITY—Control4, a provider of IP-based home control systems, has signed 45 Park Lane to its customer roster. Luxury hotel brand, Dorchester Collection, is set to open 45 Park Lane in the heart of London’s Mayfair in Summer 2011. The hotel will use Control4 Suite Systems’ automation technology, a complete door-to-drapes operating system and platform for the modern hotel room that allows guests to easily control lighting, room temperature, TVs, music, drapes and concierge services with a single remote. With a large penthouse and 45 luxurious rooms and suites, all with sweeping views of Hyde Park, 45 Park Lane...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes EnviroPure Systems Inc. (EPS) as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. EPS’ food waste elimination systems eliminate food waste onsite within 24 hours. The systems are self-contained, continual feed, organic waste disposal systems. EPS manufactures in the United States and offers a choice of two technologies. Dry technology requires no water or drainage and can be located inside or outside. Wet technology eliminates food waste under water generating nutrient rich effluent. EPS custom designs every machine to best serve facility operational flow and space constraints. EPS...

PASADENA, CALIF.—LATHER, the Los Angeles-based personal care and hotel amenities company, has begun offering its bath and shower amenities in biodegradable plastic packaging. Drawing on a new additive called EcoPure, packaging will be able to biodegrade within a landfill and be turned into new plastic products when recycled. This new initiative earned LATHER a Star of the Industry Award for “Technology Innovator of the Year” from the California branch of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (CH&LA, AH&LA). LATHER is the inaugural winner of this award for the state of California, and the first vendor to win a Star...

SAN DIEGO—HD Supply Facilities Maintenance, a leading single-source supplier to the hospitality industry, announced that 29 associates recently obtained the Certified Master Hotel Supplier (CMHS) designation. This certified designation is considered by the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute to be the highest honor for professional excellence offered to suppliers of products and services to the hospitality industry.  With the addition of these associates, the company now boasts a total of 39 designees, which includes associates in sales, merchandising and marketing. Additional HD Supply associates will apply for the CMHS program in 2011. “As a professional supplier, it is important...