CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Kustom Options Inc. as a Green Product & Service Directory sponsor. Window films from Murrieta, Calif.-based Kustom Options help owners earn LEED points while reducing heating and cooling costs, enhancing views, and creating comfort zones. Kustom Options offers only the industry’s highest quality products; ceramic and metal-based products lead the way to comfort, quality and protection. Solar control, security, anti-graffiti, and decorative films are available. Call (866) 564-8468, e-mail kustomoptions@verizon.net, or go to www.kustomoptions.com.

ANDOVER, MASS.—In an era of smoke-free spaces, “green” energy, eco-friendly products and environmental health, the Andover Residence Inn recently announced they are offering improved air quality guest accommodations at their hotel. In response to the wellness trends today’s travelers are requesting, the Andover Residence Inn installed the PURE Room system, the most comprehensive allergy-friendly system in the hospitality industry. The hotel now offers guests an environment with cleaner, healthier air. “At the Andover Residence Inn, we aim to perfect the extended stay experience by combining all the comforts of home with all the perks of a hotel,” says Marisa...

NIANTIC, CONN.— INNCOM international, Inc. was singled out at the 92nd annual International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show, held in New York earlier this month, as the Kenneth F. Hine “Best of Show” award winner for its newest product innovation, ecoMODE. The honor was bestowed on INNCOM after being selected as one of 10 exhibitors out of 150 submissions to win a coveted Editors’ Choice Award. Now in its 12th year, the Editors’ Choice Awards serve as an opportunity for exhibitors to position their new products in the marketplace as the must-have new products of the year. Honorees were selected...

SAINT CHARLES, MO.—It’s no secret that lights left on in unoccupied guestrooms is a leading source of energy waste. So common is the problem that many lodging properties lose thousands to tens of thousands of dollars off each of their bottom lines every year because of it. To combat this, Watt Stopper/Legrand has developed a line of card key switches that give hospitality facilities a simple way to save energy. The HS Series of switches enable or disable power to a select number of electric circuits and loads present inside guestrooms, eliminating the potential for this waste. These card...

PHILADELPHIA—Westinghouse Lighting Corporation’s Energy Star rated, aluminum reflector compact fluorescent lamps provide the lumen output and color of conventional halogen PAR lamps while reducing energy costs by up to $60* per lamp in restaurants, guestrooms, common areas, hallways, and lobbies. The CFLs’ solid aluminum reflector eliminates the pinholes and silver degradation typical of glass PAR lamps. The lamps feature a hard glass stippled lens that provides smooth, even light distribution without “hot spots” and striations characteristic of halogen reflectors. Featuring a color rendering index rating of 82, these lamps come in 3000 Kelvin to match the light of halogen and metal...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Telkonet as a Founding Sponsor. Telkonet, founded in 1999, specializes in advanced integrated solutions for broadband data networking and energy management, including its highly successful in-building powerline communications (PLC) technology. Headquartered in Germantown, Md., Telkonet has more than 140 employees and serves thousands of customers worldwide. In 2007, Telkonet acquired Smart Systems International, a leading technology manufacturer of in-room energy management systems. In addition to more than 80,000 hospitality installations, Telkonet’s solutions are distributed by energy services companies for power utilities’ energy efficiency programs, where qualified hotel owners...

NAPLES, FLA.—Industrial Nanotech Inc. announced the release of a new nanotechnology-based coating designed to provide energy savings and mold protection for residential and commercial buildings. Nansulate HomeProtect Interior, a white, tintable interior coating and Nansulate HomeProtect ClearCoat, a translucent, exterior coating, are the newest products added to the company’s current line of insulation and corrosion protection coatings designed for heavy industry. Nansulate HomeProtect Coatings inhibit the growth of mold without the use of poisonous moldicides. Industrial Nanotech’s coatings can be applied to the walls and attics in homes, office buildings, or commercial facilities in order to reduce energy consumption and...

KINGWOOD, TEXAS—From the energy capital of the world in Houston comes a new and innovative software program to help individual users fight high energy costs and global warming. The software is TerraCuro, a Latin name-phrase which translates as “Earth Care” and is from a company of the same name. The company says the program is the most comprehensive of its kind, measuring more than two dozen energy and CO2 areas for household, travel and business uses, giving users powerful new insights to make better energy choices. The program then closely monitors improvements in energy use and CO2 generation. “It connects users...

EAST FREETOWN, MASS.—Heat Transfer recently unveiled the SuperStor Contender Solar, a new line of glass lined indirect water heaters, designed specifically for solar thermal applications. The new units store hot water from one or more solar collectors while also providing either electric or boiler backup for when the available solar power cannot meet hot-water demand. The units are eligible for a federal tax credit when connected to one or more solar panels. The SuperStor Contender Solar unit contains a solar-powered, enamel heat exchanger, positioned at the bottom of its glass lined storage tank and engineered to provide maximum heat transfer...

VANCOUVER, B.C.—JRS Amenities, a provider of guestroom amenities and accessories for the hospitality industry, is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of its award-winning recycling Waste-Not-Basket. The Waste-Not-Basket is an aesthetically-pleasing wastebasket with two, three or four compartments that can each be labeled based on a property’s recycling infrastructure (i.e. cans, paper, glass, waste, etc.). Designed to promote in-room recycling by guests, the Waste-Not-Basket has proved that having it in a hotel room leads to an increase in recycling collected. Since 1997, when the Waste-Not-Basket was introduced, more than 120 hotels have placed them in guestrooms, meeting rooms and lobby areas. This unique...