HILLSBORO, ORE.—Caroma, a leader in high efficiency dual flush toilets for commercial and residential use, was recently recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) WaterSense program for helping to promote water efficiency. Caroma earned an Excellence Award for its number of WaterSense labeled products in the marketplace—all 47 of its floor-mount, dual-flush toilet models. The EPA announced the winners at the WaterSmart Innovations Conference in Las Vegas during its second annual WaterSense awards banquet, co-hosted with the Alliance for Water Efficiency on October 6, 2010. Caroma was the first to develop dual flush systems in 1982; with dual flush...

CHICAGO—Culligan, a leading global innovator of advanced filtration and water softening solutions for more than 70 years, unveiled its comprehensive line of reverse osmosis (RO) products as part of its Culligan Matrix Solutions water treatment systems, which provide greater flexibility, speed to market and cost savings to commercial and industrial companies. Culligan’s complete RO product line offers customers a range of options based on their unique water quantity and quality requirements, from 0.2 gallons per minute (gpm) to more than 300 gpm. For hospitality and lodging customers that require more modifications or customization, Culligan can design a system that...

BUFFALO, N.Y.—Table Corner Saver, LLC introduces Table Corner Savers. They are a fast and economical way to repair damaged banquet tables at a fraction of the cost of replacing with new tables. Replacing a damaged banquet table can cost as much as $150.00. Utilizing the Table Corner Saver, a damaged banquet table can be easily and quickly restored to like-new condition at a very low price and placed back in service immediately.“Table Corner Savers have saved past customers in the hospitality and party rental industry thousands of dollars restoring damaged banquet tables,” says Larry Best, Table Corner Savers, LLC....

WALTHAM, MASS.—American DG Energy Inc., a leading on site utility offering clean electricity, heat, hot water and cooling solutions to hospitality facilities, has reached an agreement to supply clean energy to the Doubletree Guest Suites Boston, a premier, all-suite hotel in Boston. Under the terms of the agreement, the Doubletree will soon receive a significant portion of its energy from a 75 kW combined heat and power (CHP) system, which will be owned and operated by American DG Energy. The hotel will receive a discount on the energy produced by the CHP system and reduce its carbon emissions by...

CHICAGO—Hyatt Hotels & Resorts announced plans to bring more hypo-allergenic rooms to its guests than any other hotel brand. These hypo-allergenic rooms will be installed in all full-service Hyatt hotels across the United States, Canada and the Caribbean—totaling approximately 2,000 hypo-allergenic rooms in 125 properties. Powered by PURE, the Respire by Hyatt—Hypo-Allergenic Rooms are 98 percent allergen free and provide a comfortable night’s sleep for all travelers, especially those with asthma, allergies, and other respiratory sensitivities. To kick off this initiative, a Respire by Hyatt—Hypo-Allergenic Room on wheels drove through the highly trafficked streets of New York City, gaining the...

CROSSVILLE, TENN.—Crossville, a tile industry leader in sustainable initiatives, recently announced a Tile Take-back Program. With this program, Crossville has solved the major environmental problem facing the tile industry today—recycling used tile. Until now, pre- and post-consumer tile has been considered non-recyclable. While many tile manufacturers—including Crossville—have successfully reused scrap powders and unfired tile, hundreds of millions of pounds of damaged or otherwise unsellable fired tile (tile in its finished state) have gone to landfills each year. Additionally, there has been no environmentally friendly manner to dispose of previously installed tile that has been removed for remodeling and renovation. Crossville has...

PLYMOUTH, MINN.—Advance now offers ergonomically designed floor-cleaning equipment that can help contribute points to LEED-EBOM certification. Advance’s Advenger rider-scrubber with EcoFlex System and the ProTerra rider-sweeper meet requirements for sustainable cleaning equipment specified by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance Rating System (LEED-EBOM). The Advenger and Proterra offer ergonomic design features that minimize physical stress on the user and maximize operator safety, both of which are requirements under the LEED-EBOM program. The use of ergonomic cleaning equipment is a prerequisite to Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) Credit 3.4: Green Cleaning—Sustainable Cleaning Equipment of the LEED-EBOM...

ALPHARETTA, GA.—The hotel industry is failing to educate owners and managers on how to recycle television sets, or often that television sets need to be recycled by state and local requirements. This is the key finding of a new survey conducted by The Refinishing Touch, a specialist in re-upholstery, on-site furniture refinishing and armoire modification services. The Refinishing Touch polled 103 hotel managers, operators and owners. It found that despite guidance, and in some cases state laws, to reduce e-waste, such as television sets ending up in landfills, two-thirds weren’t aware of what the requirements were for safe disposal. A...

NEW YORK—KnollTextiles creative director Dorothy Cosonas has designed the Omni Collection of upholstery fabrics to be introduced this fall. Pony Up, Ransom and Spot On all feature saturated color and sophisticated patterns and textures. Fibers include recycled polyesters, cotton and nylon; all are Greenguard certified and may contribute to LEED certification. Pony Up is a large scale, undulating stripe that will make a bold statement in any interior. Made of 75 percent post consumer recycled polyester and 25 percent post industrial recycled polyester, this fabric has sustainable attributes. It also has a Nano-Tex finish for superior stain and soil resistance...

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CALIF.—Plumbing and mechanical contractors should find it far easier and faster to install multiple tankless water heaters in commercial applications with the new, prefabricated MR-2 Commercial Racking System from Noritz America. Beyond time and labor savings, the rack also offers the added advantage of installing multiple units in the middle of a space, rather than having to affix them to a sidewall. Designed for both outdoor (flat rooftops) and indoor (mechanical room) applications, the new multi-rack system holds two tankless water heaters back to back and is precisely designed to match the mounting points for all Noritz products....