HILLSBORO, ORE.—Caroma, a leader in dual flush toilets, urinals, and stylish bathroom sinks, announces its newest high efficiency toilet (HET): the Sydney Smart back outlet. The Sydney Smart back outlet HET is one of the first back outlet dual flush toilets to be WaterSense labeled, delivering high performance and water savings in the bathroom. The Sydney Smart back outlet features Caroma Smart technology, developed and mastered over the last decade. It delivers a combination of design, water savings, and performance. The Sydney Smart back outlet is dual flush, using 1.28 gallons (4.8 liters) of water per flush (gpf/lpf) for solid...

FALL RIVER, MASS.— Native Waters, LLC is introducing Native Water, a sustainable bottled water in environmentally friendly packaging. Locally sourced and packaged in biodegradable bottles, Native Water is 100 percent natural, organic and pure while making minimal environmental impact. Native Water is bottled in ENSO Bottles, a biodegradable PET plastic bottle. The bottles are produced with Ecopure, an additive added to the plastic manufacturing process that allows the bottles to be metabolized and neutralized on a microbial level, breaking down the plastic. ENSO bottles maintain the same physical properties and strengths as existing PET plastic bottles yet provide a more...

DAVIE, FLA.—In spite of all the supporting data, most organizations underestimate the value of preventive maintenance, especially with HVAC systems, which are out of sight and out of mind until something goes wrong. The condensate drain pain in HVAC systems is the No. 1 source of microbial growth and contamination for air conditioner units. While annual air conditioner cleaning is essential to maintaining the efficiency of your units, it is also important to provide sustained pan protection in between cleanings. Pan Purge Strips are EPA registered condensate pan strips; they are used in hotels nationwide as part of the...

BURGAW, N.C.—Chloride Systems’ new full-color product catalog demonstrates the company’s continued commitment to bring a complete product offering of life safety products to the market. The catalog details Chloride Systems’ line of emergency lighting and exit signs designed to meet any facility’s life safety needs. One will also find new architectural white LED solid state luminaires that serve as security and emergency lighting (Diskuss, OptaLite and Fusion III). The catalog is divided into 10 sections for easy access to each product grouping. Ordering information is given for each product. Chloride Systems’ new catalog features products including: • Architectural white LED luminaires with...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Great Eco Solutions as an advertising partner. The company is the maker of Save A Flush, a new dual action flush valve that allows one to convert a standard toilet to a dual flush system. Save A Flush is designed as a universal retrofit for most two piece toilets. It can be installed in 30 minutes or less. The Save A Flush kit contains all new parts for a toilet. All of the moving parts in a toilet will be replaced with new Save A Flush parts....

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes ecoLiving Essentials as a Green Product & Service Directory Partner. A woman-owned business, ecoLiving Essentials offers biodegradable shower caps and biodegradable travel booties. The shower caps biodegrade naturally when exposed to microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi. They can be recycled, composted, or mixed in with trash. They are 3.0 millimeters thick and 20 inches in diameter. The travel booties prevent exposure to bacteria and fungi while traveling through airport security. For more information, e-mail sales@ecolivingessentials.com, call (408) 655-0135, or go to www.ecolivingessentials.com.

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Essentia as a Green Product & Service Directory Partner. According to the company, its natural memory foam mattresses and pillows are biodegradable with zero emissions, Green America certified, and come with a 20-year warranty. Mattresses are manufactured using allergen-free latex rubber and breathe 80 percent better than other memory foam products. Fire retardants used in the mattresses are Kevlar based and contain no toxic chemicals. For more information, e-mail info@myessentia.com, call (888) 764-4116, or go to www.myessentia.com.

NEW YORK—International architecture company RMJM announced details of the $1 billion development it is designing in Istanbul’s new residential and business district, which will be one of the greenest projects in Turkey. The luxury 372,000-square-meter development on a site totaling 107,000 square meters—being designed by RMJM’s New York and Istanbul studios—will be located in the Atasehir district of Istanbul which the Turkish government intends to transform into the country’s new financial district and business center. Set on a highly visible site that features panoramic views stretching from the Bosphorus Strait in the west to the Princes’ Islands and the...

SUN PRAIRIE, WIS.—The Paper Mill Store.com announced it has partnered with New Leaf Paper to offer a broad array of the company’s eco-preferable papers. Eco-conscious paper buyers can now purchase New Leaf Paper products online from thepapermillstore.com. All new items listed on the site are in stock and most qualify for same-day shipping. Founded in 1998, New Leaf Paper created a line of high-quality printing papers with green features. Most of New Leaf’s papers have very high recycled content and are Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified and Ancient Forest Friendly. In addition, all are manufactured with electricity that is offset...

RIVER FALLS, WIS.—With an eye on not just saving money, but with helping the environment, the operators of the newest hotel in River Falls, Wis., will be using a device called UZLOW on all showers in the 86-room hotel which opened on July 3. “The theme of the town is green and we are certainly working to go along with that,” said Andrew Dyb, general manager of the Best Western Hotel and Suites. Dyb noted that drought has been a problem in the area in recent years and that one of the city’s wells dropped to what municipal officials called...