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Profits go down the drain, literally, when water is not conserved. Fortunately, there are many measures that can be taken to reduce consumption--both inside and outside of the hotel building. Green Lodging News highlights the latest news and best practices. Contact Glenn Hasek, editor, at (813) 510-3868, or by e-mail at: greenlodgingnews@gmail.com.

Water Conservation

Home Water Conservation
Profits go down the drain, literally, when water is not conserved. Fortunately, there are many measures that can be taken to reduce consumption--both inside and outside of the hotel building. Green Lodging News highlights the latest news and best practices. Contact Glenn Hasek, editor, at (813) 510-3868, or by e-mail at: greenlodgingnews@gmail.com.

Zurn Adds Three New Two-Piece Tank Toilets to Product Line

ERIE, PA.—Zurn Engineered Water Solutions has introduced three new high efficiency 1.28 gallon-per-flush two-piece tank toilets, with 3-inch-high performance gravity siphon jet flushing technology. The EcoVantage Z5535, Z5545, and Z5555 water closets offer commercial grade performance. Designed with a powerful siphon jet flushing action, the bowl offers a large water surface and a 2-and-1/8-inch fully glazed trapway. The toilets are available in elongated, round front, and elongated ADA. The EcoVantage series of water conserving toilets provide significant water savings without sacrificing performance. For more information, visit www.zurn.com.

Ozone Water Adds New Product to LaundrOzone Family

TRYON, N.C.—Ozone Water Technologies has added the LaundrOzone LZB-UV to its product line. The LaundrOzone LZB-UV Series Ozone System utilizes Ultraviolet Ray (UV) technologies and ambient air as a gas feed to produce high quality ozone gas. The LaundrOzone LZB-UV is a new ozone generator aimed at giving any businesses with small laundries a viable source to reduce their gas, electric, and water consumption. LaundrOzone LZB-UV is designed for small industrial washer extractors up to 40lb/17kg capacity. Ozone Water Technologies, Inc. will be showing the LaundrOzone LZB-UV at the Clean Show at booth 4727. The event will be held June...

Exploring Greener Alternatives to the Conventional Cotton Bathroom Towel

NATIONAL REPORT—Alternatives to the traditional 100 percent cotton or cotton/polyester blend towels are becoming more common in the lodging industry—especially at luxury and boutique properties. In fact, many suppliers now offer organic cotton towels, organic cotton towels with a blend of bamboo fibers, or 100 percent bamboo towels. One can also find 100 percent cotton towels with super-fine, Extra-Long Staple (ELS) cotton. Each of these new towel styles are more environmentally friendly in their own way when compared to the towels the lodging industry has been using for so long. There is a cost premium to buying “green” alternatives—sometimes a...

Drury Hotels Chooses Caroma Dual Flush Toilets for Seven Hotels

HILLSBORO, ORE.—Drury Hotels, a 100 percent family owned and operated mid-scale hotel company, has chosen Caroma, a leader in dual flush toilets, to supply water-saving toilets to seven hotels in the Drury chain, including the Drury Inn and Suites, Pear Tree Inn, and the Drury Plaza. This includes three retrofit projects (one in 2007 and two completed in early 2009) to replace older, higher water usage toilets and four new constructions (one in 2008 and 2009 and two in 2010). Caroma’s first installation with Drury Hotels in 2007 was part of San Antonio Water System’s commercial toilet retrofit program at...

GLN Adds Cypress Luxury Bed & Bath as Directory Partner

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Cypress Luxury Bed & Bath Amenities as a Green Product & Service Directory Partner. Cypress’ focus is on exclusive bed and bath linens that are luxurious, durable, and environmentally friendly. They require significantly less energy to launder, 30 percent less water consumption, less detergent, and 10 to 20 percent less drying time. Cypress Green Earth towels are manufactured at a zero-effluent discharge textile mill in India, using Control Union-certified, eco-friendly dyes to reduce environmental impact. Call (800) 347-7623, e-mail sales@cypressbathrobes.com, or go to www.cypressgreenearth.com for additional information.

New Sloan Faucet Includes Water Temperature Indicator

FRANKLIN PARK, IL—The new Sloan Lumino sensor-operated faucet from Sloan Valve Co. allows users to adjust water temperature, which is visually indicated by an illuminated color ring. Red indicates hot water; white is for tempered, or mixed, water; and blue is for cold. The Sloan Lumino is a new addition to the Sloan Optima family of touch-free, hygienic faucets, and part of the company’s line of sensor-operated, water-saving plumbing fixtures. The faucet operates at a water-efficient flow rate of 0.5 gallons per minute. Users adjust the water temperature by turning a lever on the side of the pedestal type deck-mount faucet....

GLN Welcomes Continental Girbau, Inc. as Directory Partner

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Continental Girbau, Inc. as a Green Product & Service Directory Partner. Continental’s high-performance washer-extractors boost profits by decreasing water, natural gas and electricity usage. The equipment maximizes laundry productivity while using less labor. Thanks to Continental high-performance washer-extractors, hotels reduce utility and labor costs, and in the process, conserve the Earth’s natural resources. The company offers a full line of quality built card or coin laundry equipment and on-premise commercial washer and dryers. For additional information, call (800) 256-1073, e-mail info@continentalgirbau.com, or go to www.continentalgirbau.com.

Worrell Water Technologies Proves Wastewater Treatment Can Be Handled Naturally

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.—Worrell Water Technologies announced enhancements to its Next Generation Living Machine system, a proprietary ecological wastewater treatment system. Unlike today’s approach to wastewater treatment, the Living Machine operates as a decentralized, on-site system for water treatment and recycling, creating quality fresh water without chemicals, odor or nasty by-products. The Living Machine is a ‘turbo-charged’ engineered wetland system which combines the compact footprint of traditional wastewater treatment technologies with the energy efficiency of conventional constructed wetlands. In operation in more than two dozen locations worldwide, the Living Machine system is a patented and trademarked technology offered only by Worrell...

Crowne Plaza Austin Chooses Caroma to Help Conserve Water

HILLSBORO, ORE.—The Crowne Plaza in Austin, Texas, has chosen Caroma, a leader in dual flush toilets, to provide 297 high efficiency toilets for the property’s newly renovated guestrooms. Crowne Plaza has selected Caroma toilets to help maximize water savings and reduce maintenance costs in the bathroom. The entire hotel is being retrofitted with Sydney Smart 270 Easy Height Elongated toilets, a two button toilet using 1.28 gallons per flush for solid waste and 0.8 gallons for liquid and paper waste, averaging only 0.90 gallons based on a 1:4 full/half flush ratio. This saves 82 percent of the water used by...

Rubbermaid Rolls Out HYGEN Microfiber Cleaning System

WINCHESTER, VA.—Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP), a leader in durable facility maintenance solutions, introduces the Rubbermaid HYGEN System. This new microfiber cleaning system provides innovative solutions designed for proven superior performance in maintaining healthy, safe environments. The Rubbermaid HYGEN System delivers three critical components to ensure optimal cleaning for health: proven performance, a complete system, and training and support. “By providing a complete solution set, the Rubbermaid HYGEN System helps ensure that users derive the full benefits of microfiber cleaning,” said Mark Hoyle, senior product manager for Rubbermaid Commercial Products. “Rubbermaid’s comprehensive solution includes textiles for dry...