WASHINGTON, D.C.—WGL Holdings, Inc. announced its agreement to provide $30 million of project capital to Skyline Innovations for the financing and deployment of commercial-scale solar water heating systems in key markets nationwide. Skyline Innovations, based in Washington, D.C., finances, installs and maintains solar water heating systems. Customers have no upfront costs and receive guaranteed energy savings by keeping a fixed percentage of utility bill savings. The remainder of the savings is shared with Skyline. The Skyline “guaranteed energy savings” model enables customers to achieve both utility bill savings and environmental benefit without the burden of financial risk, eliminating a critical...

TORONTO—Hunter Douglas Contract's GreenScreen Revive fabric received Cradle to Cradle Certification at the Silver level from MBDC. The high-performance roller shade fabric is made with PVC-free polyester using 89 percent recycled Repreve fibers. Each yard of GreenScreen Revive fabric uses 11 post-consumer bottles. To earn Cradle to Cradle certification, GreenScreen Revive had to possess the followingcharacteristics: • Material health: safe and healthy for humans and environment.• Material reutilization: material contains recycled and recyclable content.• Renewable energy use: commitment to use solar, wind, geothermal, or other renewablesources of energy during the manufacturing process.• Water stewardship: ensure clean water leaves the factory after...

SUNNYVALE, CALIF.—Enlighted, Inc., a building sense and control company, launched the Enlighted Lighting Control system and announced the successful closing of a $14 million round of funding from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Intel Capital.  This funding will support growth plans for Enlighted’s significant project pipeline and its efforts to deploy its innovative lighting and energy management platform. This novel system provides lighting monitoring and control distributed to the level of each fixture in the building that is designed to achieve between 50 to 75 percent energy savings in existing customer facilities. In addition to reducing...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—ECPAT-USA (End Child Prostitution and Trafficking) is offering TassaTags as holiday gifts. TassaTags are luggage tags made by women at The Regina Center in Nongkhai, Thailand. A TassaTag (Travelers Against Sex Slavery and Trafficking) is a 4" x 6" bright, hand-woven cotton, fair trade luggage tag that helps one spot one’s luggage more easily. Proceeds from the sale of TassaTags support ECPAT-USA’s efforts against child sex tourism. Working with ECPAT organizations around the world, ECPAT-USA promotes the “Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism.” To learn more about the Code of...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Totally Green as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. Totally Green’s ORCA Green Machine turns food waste into a water effluent in 24 hours, using the company’s proprietary microorganism solution and Bio-Chips to thoroughly digest food waste. The result is nutrient-rich grey water that can be sent into the sewer system or repurposed. The ORCA Green Machine offers an environmentally-friendly method of on-site food waste disposal. The machine is available in three sizes, processing 600, 1,200 or 2,400 pounds of food per day. The ORCA Green...

LOS ANGELES—Green Globe Certification and Green Key Global jointly announce the inclusion of Green Key certified hotels and resorts in the Green Globe App for Apple mobile devices. The Green Globe App is the only mobile application for Apple iPads, iPhones and iPods that allows travelers to instantly search for sustainable resorts, hotels, conference centers, attractions, tour experiences and wedding options. The Green Globe App delivers photos and descriptions of Green Globe and Green Key certified businesses, with direct links to booking, views in google-earth and YouTube videos. The Green Globe App is downloaded free of charge from the Apple...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—GCA Services Group, a leading national provider of facility services, including janitorial/custodial services, announced they will be exhibiting at the American Hotel & Lodging Association’s (AHLA) International Hotel, Motel + Restaurant Show (IHMRS), held in New York City from November 12 to 15. GCA representatives will be available throughout the show to discuss their facility services solutions specific to the challenges facing lodging and restaurant management teams that meet both strict government regulations as well as high consumer standards. “First impressions make all the difference in the hospitality industry,” said Bob Norton, chairman, CEO and president of GCA. “At IHMRS...

WINCHESTER, VA.—Rubbermaid Commercial Products, a provider of facility maintenance solutions, was awarded a 2011 ISSA Product Innovation Award for its new Rubbermaid HYGEN Clean Water System. The award was presented at the cleaning industry’s largest trade show, the International Sanitary Supply Association (ISSA)/ INTERCLEAN show held in Las Vegas. The ISSA Product Innovation Awards, in its second year as an online program, offers cleaning-industry distributors, building service contractors and in-house service providers the opportunity to cast their votes online for the most innovative products in five different categories: cleaning agents, paper/plastics, equipment, supplies and services, technology & other. Of the...

SANTA CRUZ, CALIF.—LittleFootprint Lighting, a California-based maker of sustainably designed LED task lighting products made in the USA from recycled materials, including plastic from e-waste, announced its official designation as an “e-Stewards Enterprise.” The designation underscores LittleFootprint Lighting’s dedication to responsible recycling practices and commitment to reducing e-waste. |LittleFootprint Lighting holds a unique position as the first e-Stewards Enterprise that actually makes products from recycled e-waste, “closing the loop” on plastics from e-waste. “At this pivotal moment in the worldwide e-waste crisis, LittleFootprint Lighting joins a growing number of business, academic and governmental leaders taking action to stem a toxic tide,”...

ALPHARETTA, GA—The Refinishing Touch, a specialist in re-upholstering, armoire modification and on-site furniture refinishing, has unveiled its new customer communication program. The program, open to The Refinishing Touch’s hospitality, government, and education clients will provide new ways to connect with industry and cross-industry peers, share experiences, and discuss business, environmental, and sustainability goals. The customer program, Green Connect, will harness social media, media relations, and video communications, as well as more traditional marketing methods, such as written case studies.  “Traditionally, as work is completed, a news release is written and distributed explaining the scope and cost of the work, and one...