CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Hospitality Battery Holder as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. Kissimmee, Fla.-based Hospitality Battery Holder specializes in electronic battery holders for the most common locks available today. The company’s battery holders replace expensive wrap-around battery packs that are typically thrown away at end of life. With Hospitality Battery Holder’s battery holders, one can use rechargeable batteries or the batteries of one’s preference. There is no need to dispose of the holder. The compact battery holder is equipped with a dual or three-wire connector specifically designed to be...

NORTHBROOK, ILL.—Doing their part to protect the environment, AmpliVox Sound Systems is now manufacturing and selling PA systems and podiums that are RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substance) and WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Compliant. AmpliVox, the 40-year-old audio system specialist based out of the Chicago area, meets these requirements in nearly all of the wood products they manufacture.    To help stretch forest resources, AmpliVox’s PA systems and lecterns are a made with environmentally friendly particleboard and use recycled post-industrial wood residues.   Urban or post-consumer recycled wood fibers are used within the Tafisa panel production mix, which enables the...

WARWICK, N.Y.—Impact Enterprises Inc. was chosen by Live Nation Entertainment to produce new eco-friendly menu covers for their 12 owned and operated House of Blues clubs in North America. This environmentally responsible decision makes Live Nation Entertainment a role model for corporate programs designed around “green” accessory products. Impact Enterprises used Blue Pine to manufacture the menu covers. Blue Pine is the “greenest of green” solid woods (Impact Blue Pine). In addition to its eco-friendly qualities, Blue Pine has a varying but distinctive color pattern in its grains that makes it unique among all solid woods. This unique color pattern...

MOONACHIE, N.J.—Ideal for outdoor use, especially during the spring and summer seasons, BULBRITE introduces Bug Lights in its extensive line of standard light sources. BULBRITE is a leading supplier of energy-efficient light source solutions and a premier educational resource for lamping technology. BULBRITE Bug Lights can be used for outdoor security fixtures, downlights and portables. They are available in compact fluorescent and standard incandescent lamps. Both are designed with a bright yellow finish, which repels bugs and insects. The CFL Bug Light offers 75 percent energy savings and lasts eight times longer than standard incandescents. It has a minimum starting temperature...

SAINT CHARLES, MO.—Pineapple Hospitality, a leading distributor of green hotel products and marketing programs for the hospitality industry, has added four new product partners: AquaHealth, Evolve Guest Controls, The Green Garmento, and Zero Odor. “We’re proud to have AquaHealth, Evolve, The Green Garmento, and Zero Odor join us as Pineapple Partners,” says Ray Burger, president of Pineapple Hospitality. “Whether it’s a sustainable water solution, energy controls, greener option for guestroom laundry service, or a unique way to actually eliminate odors instead of masking them, these companies demonstrate how everyone in the green hospitality market can work together to bring a...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Commercial Zone Products as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. Commercial Zone Products offers an attractive way to recycle with its stainless steel SS Recycler. The SS Recycler is one unit but includes two liners and decals to personalize recycling needs. The SS Recycler is ideal for conference rooms, business centers, lobbies and other areas. Commercial Zone Products also offers other durable recycling containers for indoor or outdoor use.For more information, e-mail cpservice@dcim.com, call (800) 782-7273, or go to www.commercialzone.com.

RIPON, WIS.—UniMac, a leading manufacturer of heavy-duty industrial commercial laundry equipment, has just launched its new website. The site, www.unimac.com, was developed to provide new tools and resources for the company’s customers. The new UniMac site is intuitive and easy to navigate. It makes it simple for a non-laundry expert to research and make determinations about products and services. The site features different areas for specialty sectors such as hotels, firehouses, long-term care and athletic facilities. Each section includes information about why laundry is important to that industry and how UniMac solves each industry’s specific laundry issues. “This website is the...

AUBURN, N.H.—Aquawing Ozone Injection Systems (AWOIS) LLC, in Auburn, N.H., recently released a new laundry ozone injection system engineered to serve the hospitality market, including hotels, motels and B&Bs, according to Brett Daniels, the company’s vice president. The new ozone system works by infusing a continual flow of ozone, at a consistent concentration, into the wash process to properly clean moderately soiled linens and towels. The system, according to Daniels, produces cleaner linens over traditional washing, while significantly reducing the use of natural gas, water and chemicals, as well as resulting costs. “This system was created to address the laundry...

DALLAS—The fastest, easiest path to reducing an organization’s operational costs is to upgrade its buildings’ HVAC systems. Improvements to commercial heating, cooling and ventilation equipment provide both immediate and long-term benefits, including lower energy bills, fewer service calls and less downtime. These savings can be significant, but the key to achieving them is system verification—proof that the system is providing the benefits it was designed for and working the way it should. Lennox Industries presents five steps below—any of which can reduce operational costs painlessly. Taken together, all five will control operational costs dramatically for now and for years to...

SEATTLE—GreenExpo365.com, an online resource center and virtual hub for the green building and design community, is now an approved education provider for the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Continuing Education System (CES). This makes it easier for design professionals to earn AIA credits on sustainable practice in one easy-to-access location. Interested participants can visit the GreenExpo365.com Launch Pad to view a course catalog of on-demand, AIA-registered presentations from green insiders such as best-selling author and architect Sarah Susanka, architect Peter Pfeiffer, the NAHB Research Center, and other industry experts. The site also includes a schedule of upcoming “live” AIA-registered presentations...