FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA.—Valley Forge Fabrics will debut the newest FRESH innovation, Tencel+Plus Lyocell Eucalyptus Upholstery, during the Hospitality & Design Expo in Las Vegas, May 18 to 20, 2011. This natural fiber has been engineered for the rigors of hospitality upholstery use and is the latest textile to compliment the company’s extensive sustainable fabric collection called FRESH. Valley Forge Fabrics, a leader in sustainable textiles, launched its FRESH initiative more than five years ago. FRESH is an acronym for Fabrics Redefining Environmental Standards for Hospitality. Tencel+Plus Lyocell products are the only certified textiles from Eucalyptus verified by Lenzing Fibers for...

ORLANDO, FLA.—The Hilton Inn at Penn has installed Intelity ICE (Interactive Customer Experience) Touch on iPad in each one of its 238 guestrooms. This in-room guest feature, part of a $10 million renovation project designed to make this savvy, new hotel more eco-friendly, will allow guests to order up to 30 guest services from the convenience of an iPad. The benefit? The Hilton Inn at Penn provides guests with luxury service while reducing its printing costs by up to 90 percent. During their stay, guests at The Hilton Inn at Penn will be able to use Intelity’s ICE Touch on...

AURORA, ONT.—CleanRiver Recycling Solutions, a division of Midpoint International, has introduced a waste and recycling station that is easily configured—and reconfigured—to meet current and future requirements. CleanSort Transition Series Recycling Stations use stream-specific, interchangeable openings and internal dividers to accept multiple types of waste and recyclables in a single unit. Ideal for offices, these modular and configurable units easily adapt to waste stream changes thereby extending their life cycle and contributing to the ROI of the recycling program. The units may first go into service as single-stream trash receptacles. As recycling programs are implemented, the trash opening in each unit...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Impact Enterprises as a Founding Sponsor. Impact Enterprises, Inc. has been manufacturing unique custom binder covers, menu covers, presentation folders, sales kits, and table-top accessories since 1987. The company also offers custom signage and custom corporate gifts. Impact initiated a green program in 2003 that has continually been improved upon and expanded, and is now internationally recognized. Impact was the first manufacturer to introduce custom metal binder and menu covers. Its copper, brass, and brushed aluminum are recycled metals. Impact also offers solid wood covers, all from Verified...

ATLANTA—Interface, Inc., a worldwide leader in design, production and sales of environmentally responsible modular carpet, recently revealed highlights made over the past year in reducing its negative impacts on the earth to demonstrate ways other companies can achieve progress toward sustainability. Among the top accomplishments heralded by Interface president and CEO Dan Hendrix: advancements in recycling and diverting used products from landfills; cumulative reductions in greenhouse gas emissions; committing to greater transparency in the form of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs); and educating employees and other stakeholders about the benefits of sustainability.  “Sustainability as a destination is an infectious goal...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), which serves as the purchasing arm of the U.S. government and oversees more than $60 billion in purchased goods and services annually, now requires Gold Level certification to NSF/ANSI 140 Sustainability Assessment for Carpet for all broadloom (wall-to-wall) carpet and carpet tile purchased through the GSA. Current GSA carpet suppliers have until January 1, 2012, to certify their products to NSF/ANSI 140 Gold Level in order for their carpets to be considered for purchase through the GSA. NSF International, an independent organization committed to protecting human health and the environment,...

SANTA CLARA, CALIF.—WattStopper has launched Control Six Online, a free online tool to help users pinpoint ideal lighting control solutions for the six types of spaces most commonly found in commercial buildings. This interactive selector offers two levels of performance, with unlimited access to a single room Quick Selector and login access to a Multi-Room Selector developed for professional users. Both versions prompt users to input information about each space in order to recommend appropriate products. Control Six Online recommends lighting control solutions including wall switch and ceiling occupancy sensors, time switches and lighting control panels for the following areas:...

MOONACHIE, N.J.—Designed as an energy efficient replacement for incandescent bulbs in elevators, Bulbrite has introduced the new LED 1383 Elevator Lamp for multi-level residential, industrial and commercial applications. The Bulbrite LED 1383 Elevator Lamp uses 87 percent less energy than incandescents and lasts up to 30 times longer; the rated average life of the lamp is 30,000 hours. The LED requires much less maintenance and re-lamping than incandescents, reducing operating costs and re-lamping needs as well as interruption time in elevator service. The LED lamp is designed and engineered with an extremely durable body so that the LED chips are...

OREM, UTAH—ILLUMRA, a leader in wireless battery-free controls, announces the release of a new solar powered wireless door/window sensor. This new product maximizes the energy savings of heating and air-conditioning systems by providing wireless status of windows and/or doors. Energy waste can be reduced by 20 to 60 percent by disabling blowers and/or adjusting temperature setpoints in HVAC systems when windows and doors are left open. The wireless door/window sensor is a key component to reducing energy waste in hotel, condominium and dormitory buildings. “We are excited to help building operators reduce energy waste through the use of the easy to...

LAS VEGAS—A new line of commercial hands-free, dual flush toilet valves from American Standard automatically adjust flush volume, thereby consuming 20 percent less water than standard toilets. The Selectronic dual flush toilet valve releases a light flush, or 1.1 gallons per flush (gpf), when motion is detected for less than 60 seconds. A standard 1.6 gpf volume is used when motion is detected for 60 seconds or longer. The Selectronic line was developed to simplify specification and installation, while reducing maintenance time. The same watertight miniature sensor—and wireless program controller—works for all Selectronic fittings on faucets, flush valves and urinals...