OREM, UTAH—ILLUMRA, a supplier of self-powered, battery-free, wireless lighting and HVAC controls, recently won the “Best Dimming or Control” award at The LED Show in Las Vegas. A panel of LED experts reviewed the dimmer. The constant voltage dimmer is available in a wireless or wired configuration that responds to hardwired or wireless battery-free controls to adjust the brightness of LED fixtures. “ILLUMRA is providing the LED community with game changing technology,” said James Highgate, lighting consultant and director of the LED Show. “We are impressed with the dimming capabilities in such a small package. We see the potential for...

LYNBROOK, N.Y.—The bedbug epidemic currently keeping Americans awake at night is the stuff of nightmares for hospitality managers. That is why Bargoose Home Textiles has introduced The Bedbug Solution protective bedding. The Bedbug Solution covers for box springs and mattresses feature Bargoose’s patent-pending Zip-N-Stick zipper tape that locks bedbugs out. Housekeeping knows the seal is engaged when the tape is fastened securely over the zipper pull—an important visual safety check. Lab-certified for effectiveness and washability, the rust-proof Zip-N-Stick barrier protects a property’s investment in expensive sleep furnishings while delivering peace of mind to its overnight guests. The Bedbug Solution bedding for...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Reflect and Glow Products as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. Find-A-Light from Reflect and Glow Products helps guests find the light switch at night without leaving a light on and wasting electricity. With exposure to day light or electric lights the advanced technology of this material provides a super bright glow. Find-A-Light products come in different styles and are available for both rocker and toggle type switch plates. They are easy to install. Simply use the existing screws on the wallplate to fasten Find A Light.For...

ROANOKE, VA.—Lodging Technology announces the addition of their newest team member, Susan deRosas, as Northeast sales representative. Susan will be responsible for all sales and marketing of the company’s room energy management products in the Northeast territory, consisting of the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Susan has more than 20 years experience in the sales and marketing field. She has worked as a corporate recruiter for a national hospitality management company, and most recently as an energy sales advisor focusing on viable clean technologies for businesses and educational institutions. Susan has been...

LAS VEGAS—The Doubletree Club Las Vegas Airport announced that they have become the first hotel in the city and the state to introduce PURE Allergy Friendly Rooms. The Doubletree location introduced an entire floor of 10 new PURE rooms which create an allergy-friendly environment and remove up to 98 percent of bacteria and viruses. “PURE room options not only allow our guests suffering from respiratory and allergy sensitivities relief while traveling, but also provide additional options for health conscious travelers,” said Jim Cady, hotel general manager. “The Doubletree Club Las Vegas Airport is excited to be the first hotel in...

ASHEVILLE, N.C.—The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa announced that it has entered into a partnership with FLS Energy to add solar panels to the resort’s modern Sports Complex. The 12-panel solar thermal system at the Sports Complex will provide about 600 gallons of hot water a day for use in the locker rooms. The project is being developed using an innovative solar Power Purchase Agreement, in which FLS Energy will design and install the system on the roof of the complex with no up-front cost to The Grove Park Inn. Grove Park Inn will in turn purchase the thermal...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes BioHitech America as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. BioHitech America distributes a machine that eliminates food waste at the point of generation, diverting the waste from state landfills. The GOHBio 1001 uses microbe technology to break down large volumes of food waste in less than 24 hours in a stainless steel waste decomposition machine, returning the effluent to the ecosystem as water. The GOHBio 1001 can safely and quickly decompose virtually all organic food waste, including: meat, poultry, fish, fruit, vegetables, rice, pasta, bread, noodles,...

NEW YORK—It’s expected that within 25 years, three-quarters of all buildings in the United States will be new or renovated, providing both an opportunity and an urgency to ensure they are environmentally friendly. But getting to that point invites a myriad of legal issues to first consider. That is the impetus behind The Law of Green Buildings, co-edited by Michael Gerrard, director of the Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School.The book provides an overview of sustainable development and green buildings, including a look at significant laws and regulations that lawyers and clients need to be aware...

TAMPA, FLA.—LEDnovation, a leading innovator in LED lighting and replacement lamp technology, unveiled its new EnhanceLite LED MR16 replacement lamps. LEDnovation’s new lamps are suitable to fully replace both 20-watt and 35-watt halogen lamps in a package that is sized for exact fit into any standard MR16 fixture. The new lamps boast center beam candle power (CBCP) figures ranging from 1100 candela for the 3.9-watt MR16 to 1420 for the 6-watt version, at efficacies of 64 lumens/watt and 54 lumens/watt respectively. The EnhanceLite MR16 family joins the Tampa, Fla.-based company’s previously introduced line of A19 or “Edison” type LED replacement...

CHICAGO—Green Planet Bottling has launched a new entry to the $11 billion bottled water market, packaged in an organic, 100 percent plant-based bottle. Unlike the dominant petroleum-based plastic bottles, Green Planet’s are made from 100 percent plants that are toxin free and carbon neutral. They do not leach chemicals into contents, are reusable, completely recyclable and commercially compostable in just 80 days. The water itself is vapor-distilled for purity and taste and when possible sourced within 500 miles of its destination, so it is less environmentally detrimental than brands transported long distances. Green Planet water is currently available in a...