LOS ANGELES—EV Mobility, LLC., a leading all-electric vehicle car-sharing platform and W South Beach, one of Miami's most iconic hotels announced that they have signed an agreement to roll out on-demand EVs exclusively for hotel guests. “After almost one year of negotiating an agreement with Marriott International corporate, we are excited to partner with W South Beach as the first hotel in Marriott’s portfolio. We both see that EVs as a world-class amenity will elevate the hospitality offer,” said Ramy El-Batrawi, CEO of EV Mobility. The agreement was negotiated by Marriott International, which will lead to expansion throughout the Marriott portfolios of hotels. At W South Beach,...

CROSSVILLE, TENN.—Crossville Inc. announced three tile collections that have received the prestigious Living Product Challenge Petal Certification with 14 of 20 imperatives achieved in the seven categories. The Living Product Challenge is a recognition program of the International Living Future Institute. The Retro Active 2.0, Shades 2.0, and Color Blox 2.0 collections are now Petal Certified. The Living Product Challenge is organized in seven performance areas, known as Petals, with each area consisting of detailed requirements. The Retro Active 2.0, Shades 2.0, and Color Blox 2.0 collections achieved full petals in the following: Water Petal—2/2 for meeting requirements that included...

ODESSA, FLA.—Green Lodging News has added GreenLuxe to the Consultants/Sustainability section of its Green Product & Service Directory. GreenLuxe is led by Amy Wald, Founder and President of the company. Wald and her team have traveled the world to uncover and realize the most innovative solutions for sustainability. Using principles from GSTC, LEED, Nature Based Solutions, Green Globe, and many others. GreenLuxe will develop a program that is customized, easily deployable, and most important efficient to both your systems and your staff. This will ensure you are operating your organization as an environmentally conscious brand as well as capture...

OXFORD, U.K.—Energy management technology start-up, EcoSync, has announced the launch of its room-by-room, dynamic energy management platform across all commercial property sectors in a bid to reduce energy waste and costs for commercial buildings across the U.K. The launch comes after successful installations within the education sector generating energy savings between 30 percent and 50 percent. While the government has introduced a scheme to protect businesses, charities, and public sector organizations from escalating energy costs by fixing gas and electricity prices, this cap only applies to wholesale costs, which make up approximately 41 percent of a gas bill, and is...

BASSANO DEL GRAPPA, ITALY—Italy Mitsubishi Electric Hydronics & IT Cooling Systems, through its brand Climaveneta, has recently supplied HVAC units to the new luxury hotel now under construction at Benitses Beach in Corfu, also known as the “Green Island” for its thick vegetation. The complex includes a 5-star hotel, 40 bungalows and furnished villas, with a total capacity of 893 beds. It is the first large hotel in Greece, designed to avoid the use of fossil fuels and therefore does not emit CO2 into the atmosphere. Climaveneta heat pumps provide cooling, heating, and domestic hot water guaranteeing the rooms...

MILAN, ITALY—Stop wasting time, food, and money. Shelfy properly preserves fresh fruit and vegetables by extending their shelf life. Made from recycled plastics, Shelfy features Vitesy’s nanomolecular photocatalytic technology to reduce bacteria associated with food spoilage and degrade molecules that quickly ripen fresh fruits and vegetables. More than 108 billion pounds of food is wasted in the U.S. every year. Food spoilage is the result of improper storage, lack of visibility in refrigerators, partially used ingredients and misjudged food needs. It’s costly, too. To the tune of $218 billion annually for Americans, or an average of $2,000 in wasted food,...

KALAMAZOO, MICH.—Landscape Forms, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-design site furniture, structure, LED lighting, and accessories, introduces Backdrop, a system of modular panels and accessories. Designed by Landscape Forms in collaboration with KEM Studio, Backdrop offers a new and uniquely versatile way to create welcoming outdoor destinations. It is ideal for campuses, streetscapes, residential communities, and retail and hospitality locations. “Backdrop defines space in a way no one’s ever done before outdoors,” says Landscape Forms Chief Creative Officer, Kirt Martin. “We call it Backdrop because the panel system itself doesn’t necessarily shout for the foreground attention. But the environments...

HORSHAM, PENN.—Sofidel, a leading global provider of paper for hygienic and domestic use, launched the Sustainable Hygiene Heroes awards. The program honors facility maintenance and cleaning professionals who go above and beyond to provide clean and safe facilities, while implementing sustainable cleaning practices. The winner will receive $4,000 cash and two runners-up will receive $500 cash each. The winner’s facility will also receive $500 of paper products from Sofidel. “Maintaining clean and safe facilities is challenging, especially in a post-pandemic world where people’s expectations around cleanliness have increased,” said Fabio Vitali, Vice President of Marketing, Sofidel. “From paper to chemicals to trash...

KELOWNA, B.C.—RainStick, the new Canadian clean technology company revolutionizing the water tech space, has been named as one of Cleantech Group’s 2022 Cleantech 50 to Watch. The Cleantech 50 to Watch is an annual list of top global early-stage private companies showcased for their excellence in sustainable innovation. The entrepreneurs on the list are creating new technologies that are poised to address the climate crisis in plastics, regenerating soils, recycling building materials, automating food waste, and transforming solar power. To create the list, inputs are combined from the Cleantech 50 to Watch expert panel of 31 leading investors and corporate and industrial executives active in technology and innovation...

BOWLING GREEN, OHIO—Specialty chemical and equipment manufacturer Betco Corp. announced a partnership with a top manufacturer of biological technologies and fully owned subsidiary EnviroZyme to launch EnviroZyme Probiotic Solutions. This new probiotic cleaning program replaces harsh, traditional cleaning chemicals with natural, non-toxic, and biodegradable formulas that are better for people and the planet. Betco’s current BioActive Solutions program will transition into EnviroZyme Probiotic Solutions. Betco is the only chemical manufacturer in the world to ferment their own beneficial bacteria to produce targeted probiotic cleaning solutions in liquid, solid, and powder forms. From a state-of-the-art facility on Betco’s campus, teams of biologists and chemists...