GLEN RAVEN, N.C.—Glen Raven Custom Fabrics, LLC has created a recycling program for Sunbrella fabrics, the company’s brand for awnings, furniture and boating. Sunbrella fabrics returned to Glen Raven will find new life in a variety of products ranging from felt used for car insulation and protective padding for sports equipment to decorative applications such as outdoor rugs. “For more than 20 years, Glen Raven has reclaimed Sunbrella fiber and fabric waste resulting from the manufacturing process, but this is the first time we have offered recycling to our customers and consumers,” said Randy Blackston, vice president of operations. “This...

INDIANAPOLIS—Delta Faucet Co. recently unveiled its patented DIAMOND Seal Technology, a new water delivery system that eliminates contact with potential metal contaminants such as brass, copper or lead, keeping water as pure as it entered the faucet. It also provides guaranteed protection from leaks and drips. Comprised of a next generation DIAMOND valve and InnoFlex waterways, the system reduces the number of potential leak points, simplifies installation and provides long lasting performance. “DIAMOND Seal Technology is the future of faucets,” said Rick Roetken, vice president of marketing, Delta Faucet Co. “The lead-free waterway system ensures that once the water enters the...

OTTAWA, ONTARIO—The Audubon Green Leaf Eco-Rating Program has entered into a partnership with Savannah Green Leaf of Johannesburg, South Africa, to deliver the Green Leaf Program to South Africa and surrounding countries. “We are incredibly excited to be helping George Nyathi and Savannah Green Leaf introduce our rating system to South Africa,” says Kevin Gallagher, president of Green Leaf Environmental. Savannah Green Leaf will be responsible for marketing and sales as well as the technical and administrative functions for the program in South Africa with the opportunity to take the program to other countries as well. “I’m looking forward to introducing...

PISCATAWAY, N.J.—American Standard announced it has begun production of solid-brass faucets that comply with new lead-free regulations. Early next year, all American Standard residential lavatory and kitchen faucets will contain less than one quarter of one percent (0.25%) total lead content by weighted average, the new lead-free standard required by California and Vermont by 2010. “American Standard faucets have long used significantly less lead than other brands,” explained Dave Meisner, vice president and general manager of American Standard. “Through an innovative new brass alloy formulation that utilizes bismuth, the new faucets will have less lead while maintaining our hallmark quality,...

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA.—Valley Forge Fabrics has introduced an innovative time-saving Technical Bedding Specifications book packaged in a new cover. It is the industry’s first of its kind Technical Bedding Specifications book. The 59-page book includes all details required for appropriate and varied customized bedding while showcasing ideas in artful and sophisticated combinations. “Designers and specifiers now have one central reference to help them prepare accurate bedding specifications for any item that could be on a guestroom bed,” says Diana Dobin, senior vice president of Valley Forge. “Complex and hard-to-illustrate ensembles for guestrooms, including box spring covers, dusters, bed scarves, bed...

SANTA CLARA, CALIF.—Watt Stopper/Legrand has launched a versatile 0-10 volt wall box controller that can be used to dim or switch lighting loads or raise and lower shades. The DRLV1 controller is the first such device to include an input allowing automatic control by an occupancy sensor when used for lighting control. The device is RF-enabled and is also the first 0-10 volt wall box controller that can be incorporated into a wireless scene control system. The DRLV1 is part of Watt Stopper’s line of Miro Controls, which includes wireless RF dimmers and scene controls. Wireless Miro reduces the cost...

OMAHA, NEB.—LEO A DALY, an international architecture, planning, engineering, interior design and program management firm, announced that 27 of its employees have recently become Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professionals (APs). LEED APs pass an exam to demonstrate a thorough understanding of green building practices and principles and the LEED Rating System, a third-party sustainable design and construction verification tool created by the United States Green Building Council. The employees who received accreditation are technical designer Kenwood Burrows, senior associate and architect Mark A. Chalkley, intern architect Jay Chavda, junior interior designer Maria T. Araiza Davalos, interior...

NEW YORK—Perf Go Green Holdings, Inc., a leader in biodegradable plastic products and everyday green solutions, announced the launch of Perf Go Clean all-natural and sustainable household cleaning products, to be distributed beginning May 1, 2009. The highly-effective Perf Go Clean retail line includes Total Bathroom, Glass, and Multi-Purpose Cleaner, Fresh & Clean Air and Stain & Odor Remover and are all hypoallergenic, readily biodegradable, nontoxic, non-flammable and never tested on animals. Perf Go Clean gets the job done, at an affordable price, without toxic and harmful chemicals found in traditional cleaning products. Perf Go Clean bio-based products provide total...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes PTAC MAGIC as a Green Product & Service Directory Partner. The company specializes in installing, cleaning and recycling Packaged Terminal Air-Conditioning units. The steam cleaning of PTACs improves air quality, cuts electric bills significantly, increases profits, kills mold and viruses, reduces repair costs, lowers replacement costs, and increases guest satisfaction. Steam cleaning is a chemical-free process. For more information, call (888) 401-7822, e-mail david@ptacmagic.com, or go to www.ptacmagic.com.

CHICAGO—Everpure, a leading foodservice industry supplier of commercial water treatment products, announced the launch of SMARTWORKS, a turnkey water analysis program that provides foodservice operators with a completely customized water filtration solution. The SMARTWORKS program provides step-by-step assistance on everything from end-user water testing to providing a user-friendly water analyzing and product sizing program, offering targeted solutions to best fit individual operation’s unique water needs. Research shows that programs like SMARTWORKS are in high demand. According to a recent survey of restaurant operators, 73 percent thought foodservice operations needed water filtration solution treatments, while only 52 percent said they...