ORLANDO, FLA.—Sorting hotel search results by Price, Hotel Name, or Distance from a Landmark are familiar tools to almost any traveler, but RezHub.com is now providing a sort feature with a conscience: Sort by Green Score. Customers using the RezHub.com hotel search are now able to view hotels in order of the way they care for the environment. RezHub.com and its Green Travel Hub launched in September of last year with a dedication to providing green travel options to everyone and for every trip. Since its launch, the site has continued to provide innovative tools to help travelers learn that...

LAGRANGE, OHIO—West Development Group (WDG), a leader in sustainable roofing products and practices, recently introduced two new solvent-free silicone roof coatings. HSS 535 and HSS 540 R2R are both one-component, moisture-curing silicone rubber roof coatings designed for use on sprayed-in-place polyurethane foam. These coatings can be rolled or spray-applied and touch-up work can be done with a brush or a roller. Ready to use on commercial or industrial roofs, these WDG silicone roof coatings should be applied to a dry, frost-free surface. They are tack-free within one to two hours and cure at normal temperatures in two to six...

PITTSFORD, N.Y.—G3 Technology Innovations, LLC (G3i) announced the launch of a new website for GreenShield, the next generation of textile finish. The website offers information about the GreenShield product family, the technology behind GreenShield, answers to frequently asked questions, and contact information for enquiries. GreenShield is the only fabric finish that responsibly manages environmentally harmful chemicals. Unlike other textile finishes, GreenShield uses at least eight times less fluorocarbon to deliver similar or better water and stain repellency performance on most fabrics. It is the greenest and safest multifunctional finish for textiles on the market today, reducing or eliminating...

ADDISON, ILL.—Hotel managers considering the pros and cons of switching to wireless monitoring of temperature conditions critical to patron comfort and energy savings can now make more informed technology decisions with the Wireless Savings Calculator offered by Dickson Company, manufacturers of the Wireless Wizard Temperature Data Logger. “Hoteliers need to monitor temperature conditions affecting patrons and energy costs but nobody wants to spend a lot of time doing so,” says Chris Sorensen, Dickson’s V.P. Sales and Marketing. “The benefit of wireless data logging is that you no longer need to spend time retrieving data. Temperature data—both trends...

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL.—Valley Forge Fabrics, Inc. has developed the first ever 100 percent recycled polyester drapery fabrics that are inherently fire retardant to meet all vertical fire codes. These Earth-friendly textile constructions are 100 percent post consumer recycled polyester and the first to be serviceable without any additional fire retardant chemicals. The drapery fabrics look and perform like their conventional non-recycled and chemically treated ancestors, but have two major differences. First, they are inherent so there is no risk of the fabric losing its FR properties after washing. Secondly, these inherent FR recycled fabrics have less of an environment footprint...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Green Lodging News has added its eighth case study to its Vendor Case Studies section. The case study focuses on the Lied Lodge & Conference Center in Nebraska City, Neb., and its selection of Milliken & Co. to replace its 13-year-old carpeting in its guestrooms and public areas, including the focal-point grand staircase. Milliken broadloom met the green building criteria with a custom carpet that modifies and updates the original design elements. Michelle Galvin of Galvin Design Studios sought to complement the rustic feel of the interior. The acorn-and-leaf motif chosen for the carpet uses earth tones and greens....

SYRACUSE, N.Y.—Carrier Corp., a unit of United Technologies Corp., is launching the new Centurion rooftop “PD” series. Based on its award-winning Centurion rooftop product line with environmentally sound Puron refrigerant, the PD series provides single-zone, variable-cooling capacity and fan speed control in one, single-package rooftop. The new Centurion rooftops have Energy Star-certified efficiencies with up to 15.0 Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER) and achieve design criteria outlined in ASHRAE 55, “Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy”, and ANSI S12.60, “Acoustic Standard.” The new series also supports LEED certification. Centurion PD series rooftops use variable-capacity scroll compressors and variable-speed indoor fan systems....

CHICAGO—Master-Bilt, manufacturer of a full line of premier commercial refrigeration systems for 70 years, will display its energy-saving equipment and technology at the National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show May 17-20, 2008 at McCormick Place in Chicago, booth No. 7213. “Master-Bilt recognizes the growing trend and demand for ‘green’ equipment solutions,” says Bill Huffman, vice president of sales and marketing for Master-Bilt. “We are always looking for ways to provide products that will help our customers reap the environmental and economical benefits of energy efficient equipment.” Some of the energy efficient equipment and technologies on display at the NRA show include: • Master-Bilt’s...

PARSIPPANY, N.J.—Beginning this month, a steaming hot cup of coffee at Wyndham hotels not only will taste great, it will feel good, too, especially to guests concerned about preserving the environment and supporting small, family coffee growers. In conjunction with its evolving environmental responsibility strategy, the Wyndham chain is introducing organic and Fair Trade Certified Starbucks coffees in hotel restaurants, cafes, bars and via room service. Participating Wyndham hotels will offer two popular Starbucks blends: Café Estima Blend and Organic Serena Blend. Starbucks’ Fair Trade Certified Café Estima Blend offers a bold taste with a smooth feel and roasty-sweet finish ideal...

SAN FRANCISCO—Smith & Fong Co., manufacturer of Plyboo bamboo architectural plywood and flooring, announced it has secured certification according to the standards of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and established the sustainability of its bamboo forest resource, enabling the company to produce the world’s first range of FSC-certified bamboo plywood and flooring. Product will be available to the North American market by this summer. “The independent European FSC-certifier Institut für Marktökologie (IMO) was impressed with our forestry practices and agreed that if we could meet the same FSC standards for a tree forest, it would certify our bamboo source,” Smith...