LOUISVILLE, CO.—Unearthed Paints, a new natural paint company, brings a new vision and sustainable reinterpretations to the paint industry with its exclusive selection of eco-friendly paints. Crafted with minimally processed natural ingredients such as clay, chalk, lime, and Italian marble, the paints are biodegradable, vegan, and 100 percent VOC-free. All Unearthed paints are tinted with earth and mineral pigments: Ochers, Sienna, Umbers, Ultramarines and Spinels. These pigments give the paint a depth and radiance that cannot be achieved by the chemical colorants used in conventional paints. Pigments are shipped in a powder form, extending the life period of the paint,...

GARDEN CITY, N.Y.—Reinforcing its Responsible Lighting brand standard with ongoing improvement of the company’s programs for environmental protection and conservation, WAC Lighting received an ISO-14001 Certification for its effective environmental management system of designing and producing luminaires and components. The company operates a clean, wholly owned manufacturing campus with zero landfill status, recycling capabilities and in-house UL authorized labs. “We are proud to be awarded this latest ISO certification,” stated Shelley Wald, president of WAC Lighting. “Our environmental management system is precisely aligned with our ‘Responsible Lighting’ philosophy that provides a holistic, strategic approach to our organization’s environmental policy, plans...

SAINT PAUL, MINN.—3M Architectural Markets introduces Custom Formed Reflectors, polymeric-based reflectors that increase the optical efficiency of LED and CFL light fixtures. Made in a free form custom optical design, the reflectors achieve up to 98 percent in reflectivity and allow product designers to put light exactly where they want it. With Custom Formed Reflectors from 3M, lighting designers can deliver more light with less energy. Designed for use in architectural, commercial and retail lighting, as well as outdoor lighting, the engineered reflective optics of the Custom Formed Reflectors increase the light fixture’s lumen output by up to 30 percent....

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Verve Living Systems as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. Verve Living Systems is the one of the innovative brands of Masco Corporation, a Fortune 500 company and one of the world’s largest manufacturers of brand-name products for the home improvement and new home construction markets. Verve products include wireless, battery-less sensors and controls that can be easily installed in minutes using existing resources. When combined with its HVAC setback module or thermostat and its in-line switch module, Verve Living Systems’ wireless occupancy sensors can be used...

FREDERICK, MD.—Skyware Hospitality Solutions, a global provider of Web based property management systems, has expanded its services to allow users the capability to update both rates and availability securely and instantaneously through SiteMinder applications. The XML connection improves the speed and accuracy at which rates are updated and reflected on the booking system. “Accurate and effective rate updates are important to our clients,” said Mario Gordon, Skyware’s chief technology officer. “The direct connection with Siteminder will enable our hotel clients to save time and be confident that all of their rates are distributed correctly to their booking channels.” The increase in...

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA—Famed explorer, environmentalist and filmmaker Jean-Michel Cousteau is partnering with Concept Amenities and Maricoid to introduce a carefully crafted environmental collection of bath and body care products for planet-savvy hotel guests across the world. This unique collection—Jean-Michel Cousteau by Maricoid—is inspired by the beauty and wonders of the oceans and reflects Cousteau’s life-long commitment to the environment. The line contains a 100 percent organic seaweed extract from Tasmanian waters. Eighteen months in the making, the project is the brainchild of Maricoid, an Australian skincare brand. Pure organic marine ingredients are used from Marinova, an Australian biotechnology company which researches marine...

CARTERSVILLE, GA.—To help combat bed bug infestations, BugBand, Inc. has developed Bed Bugs No More!, a naturally derived pesticide that kills bed bugs and eggs on contact, then continues to repel the blood-thirsty pests for up to two weeks. Bed Bugs No More! relies on Geraniol, the same naturally derived active ingredient in BugBand’s line of environmentally-friendly DEET-free insect repellent products. Bed Bugs No More! uses a highly concentrated, Swiss-developed version of Geraniol, which kills adult bed bugs, eggs, larvae, nymphs on contact by attacking their exoskeletons. Standard pesticide products are nerve agents that only kill insects with developed nervous...

RICHMOND, CALIF.—Excellent Packaging & Supply, a wholesale distributor of sustainable, biodegradable, and nature-based packaging for foodservice and other applications, has added Ingeo biopolymer-lined clamshell containers to its line of BagasseWare pulp-based foodservice products. These new products address a problem that has long frustrated operators of cafeterias, restaurants and to-go establishments: the tendency of bio-based containers to soften and lose their structural integrity when serving hot and moist food. Today, many foodservice operators who might otherwise use bagasse-based containers for take-out foods reluctantly use Styrofoam or starch-filed polypropylene containers for hot or greasy foods because they don’t want to risk food...

SPICELAND, IND.—Draper, Inc. is continuing the company’s commitment to sustainable building products with the introduction of a new eco-friendly window shade fabric. Draper’s all-new GreenScreen Revive provides excellent solar control, reducing heat and glare while offering a clean view through to the outdoors owing to its finely knitted weave. This fire retardant, PVC-free fabric is constructed of 100 percent polyester yarn, with a minimum of 89 percent REPREVE polyester. REPREVE is made from 100 percent recycled materials, is recyclable, contains low VOCs, and is made in the United States. GreenScreen Revive featuring REPREVE is RoHS compliant (free of heavy metals)...

OSHKOSH, WIS.—Continental Girbau Inc. recently introduced the Continental Pro-Series natural gas Heated-Chest Ironer. The new natural gas model—delivering 90 percent efficiency—complements the Pro-Series Heated-Chest Ironer line, which also includes steam and thermal fluid models. Offering single-roll configuration and finishing widths of 130 and 138 inches, the Pro-Series natural gas ironers are designed to fit the needs of a variety of high-volume laundry applications. Continental’s new Pro-Series ironer works by using natural gas to heat thermal fluid. The ironer features a rear-mounted natural gas boiler. “Because of the on-board, natural gas boiler, and its patented coil design, the chance of oil...