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With thousands of announcements each year regarding new green products and services, it is important to have one “go to” news source. Green Lodging News includes product news and much more. Got news to share? Contact Glenn Hasek, Green Lodging News, editor, at (813) 510-3868, or contact him by e-mail at: greenlodgingnews@gmail.com. Articles posted in the Vendor News section are press releases submitted by vendors and/or their public relations representatives. They are occasionally written by the editor.

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With thousands of announcements each year regarding new green products and services, it is important to have one “go to” news source. Green Lodging News includes product news and much more. Got news to share? Contact Glenn Hasek, Green Lodging News, editor, at (813) 510-3868, or contact him by e-mail at: greenlodgingnews@gmail.com. Articles posted in the Vendor News section are press releases submitted by vendors and/or their public relations representatives. They are occasionally written by the editor.

Green Lodging News Welcomes Animavi, LLC as Directory Partner

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Animavi, LLC as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. Animavi is the designer of the Animavi Club Chair and Ottoman—now available—as well as other furniture pieces that will be introduced soon. The chair and ottoman are durable in construction and are intended to last lifetimes. Animavi’s premium products are produced with the highest quality sustainable materials. Animavi, a company formed in August, 2007, is committed to a being an industry leader in product design. The company’s vision is “to design and manufacture contemporary-styled premium quality, eco-intelligent products...

Bentley Prince Street Launches Thermoplastic Technology in New Carpet Tile Backing

CITY OF INDUSTRY, CALIF.—Bentley Prince Street, California’s largest commercial carpet manufacturer, is taking a significant step toward its goal of becoming a completely sustainable enterprise by the year 2020 by launching a new carpet tile backing line using next generation thermoplastic technology. Through this technology, Bentley Prince Street will dramatically decrease its environmental footprint by reducing energy use, decreasing raw material usage and increasing efficiencies in its carpet tile manufacturing processes. Ultimately, this new technology will also improve the company’s ability to keep reclaimed and waste carpet in the technical loop and increase its use of recycled content materials. The...

Cadmus Whitehall, Maker of Green-Key, Wins Green Award

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Cadmus Whitehall Group recently accepted an award for the Green Entrepreneurial/Innovative Idea of the Year. This award recognized Cadmus for Green-Key and highlighted Cadmus’ outstanding effort to promote environmental sustainability. Green-Key is the environmentally friendly alternative to plastic keycards. It is recyclable, biodegradable and produced from paperboard, a renewable resource. Its paperboard construction also makes it a greener choice versus other eco-friendly alternatives to PVC. One of the reasons Cadmus developed Green-Key is to address environmental issues including the damaging effects PVC production and disposal can have on the environment. “We are honored to receive this award confirming our efforts...

Telkonet Awarded Contract for Energy Efficiency Program

GERMANTOWN, MD.—Telkonet, Inc., a leading provider of centrally managed solutions for integrated energy management, networking, building automation and proactive support services, announced that it has been awarded an exclusive two-year energy management contract with a major U.S.-based automation and control solutions Fortune 100 company, following an expansion of their program for a major West Coast utility. The Fortune 100 company will market Telkonet’s products to end users. Sustainable energy policies and aggressive carbon footprint reduction targets have moved to the top of the hospitality industry’s corporate agenda. As energy prices soar and guests increasingly cite environmental consciousness as a key...

Lincoln Adds to Line of Efficient Impinger Conveyor Ovens

FORT WAYNE, IND.—Lincoln Foodservice Products announces an addition to its highly successful line of Impinger conveyor ovens for foodservice. The new 3255 is engineered for quick production of baked items with a state-of-the-art combination of air-impingement and continuous-conveyor technologies. Perfect for baked sandwiches, appetizers and pizzas, the 3255 features easy-to-use digital controls with one temperature control for the entire oven and conveyor speed controls for each individual belt. In addition to its conveyor cooking process, the 3255 is equipped with FastBake air-impingement technology. Developed by Lincoln in 2006, FastBake is a patent-pending airflow management system designed to reduce baking times...

First Finish Completes Renovation of Fairmont D.C.’s Lexus Living Suite

COLUMBIA, MD.—Representing a crown jewel in environmentally friendly renovation, the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, D.C. is the latest project from First Finish, Inc. that offers a “green” hospitality experience with materials and finishes that are environmentally favorable. Coinciding with Earth Day on April 22, the completion of the Lexus Hybrid Living Suite means guests will have an eco-luxury experience including use of a Lexus LS 600h L hybrid sedan to drive during their stay. With its established credentials in renovation construction that is environmentally sustainable, First Finish worked with Organic Interior Design to refurbish the suite with reconditioned furniture made...

GLN Welcomes West Development Group as Directory Partner

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes West Development Group (WDG) as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. WDG specializes in environmentally friendly silicone and spray polyurethane foam (SPF) for the roofing industry. System 14™ features a base of SPF and a solvent-free silicone coating that uses recycled EPDM in an exclusive, sustainable roof-to-roof (R2R™) process. WDG’s sustainable products are environmentally beneficial, economically viable, and functionally equivalent to petroleum-based roofing material. Call (866) 924-4585, e-mail laura.west@wdgsilicones.com, or go to www.wdgsilicones.com.

Westinghouse, Veolia Roll Out Lamp, Ballast Recycling Program

PHILADELPHIA—Westinghouse Lighting announces a partnership with Veolia Environmental Services (VES) North America to promote Veolia’s proprietary recycling kit, RECYCLEPAK, through Westinghouse’s website. The award-winning lighting and electronics recycling program provides a convenient way for companies to recycle large or small quantities of used lamps and ballasts. The cost of each RECYCLEPAK kit includes everything needed for recycling—environmentally-safe packaging, pre-paid shipping, labels and documentation. “We’re proud to partner with Veolia on such an important service to our customers,” says Ray Angelo, president and CEO, Westinghouse Lighting. “Veolia provides them with recycling convenience and peace of mind knowing that their used lamps and...

Kalahari Turns to AquaRecycle for Laundry Water Recycling

WISCONSIN DELLS, WISC.—Kalahari Resorts’ long-standing commitment to energy efficient operations continues as it adds the AquaRecycle system, a laundry water recycling and filtration system which will allow Kalahari Resorts to reuse 70 percent of its laundry water. The AquaRecycle system’s chemical-free filtration and treatment recycle process will provide clean, disinfected and pre-heated water to the laundry systems at Kalahari Resort properties in Wisconsin Dells, Wisc., Sandusky, Ohio, and eventually a third resort in Fredericksburg, Va. Home to a 740-room hotel in Wisconsin and an 884-room hotel in Ohio, Kalahari Resorts estimates the AquaRecycle system, which is expected to be operating...

GLN Welcomes Wascomat Laundry Equipment as Directory Partner

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Wascomat Laundry Equipment as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. With more than a century of experience, Wascomat’s products are engineered for quality, energy/water efficiency, and with strict attention to consumption of resources and fossil fuels. Wascomat’s washers, dryers, and flatwork ironers are designed to minimize environmental impact in production, use, and disposal. Nearly all parts of Wascomat’s products are recyclable. The company’s equipment is accredited according to the ISO14001 Environmental Management System and ISO9001 Quality Management System. Wascomat manufactures and distributes a complete line of precision-engineered commercial...