HILLSBORO, OREGON—Caroma, a leader in dual flush toilets, urinals, and bathroom sinks, announces its newest high efficiency toilet (HET): the Profile Smart. The Profile Smart HET incorporates a sink into the lid of the toilet tank for increased water savings opportunities in the bathroom. The Profile Smart with integrated sink features Caroma Smart technology, developed and mastered over the last decade, delivering a combination of design, water savings, and performance. Like all Caroma toilets, the Profile Smart is dual flush, using 1.28 gallons of water per flush (gpf) for a full flush and 0.8 gpf for the half flush. This...

HOLLYWOOD, FLA.—The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., has been awarded the Florida Green Lodging Program One Palm designation from The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The voluntary state initiative provides the lodging industry with free technical assistance, encouraging hotels and motels to adopt cost-saving green practices that reduce waste and conserve natural resources. The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is the first hotel/casino in the State of Florida to earn this distinction. This designation directly supports Hard Rock International’s “Save the Planet” global philanthropic initiative to make the Earth a safer, healthier and...

CHICAGO—Everpure, a Pentair company, announced that its MRS-600 HE (High Efficiency) Reverse Osmosis (RO) System has received the Kitchen Innovations 2009 Award, presented by the National Restaurant Association Restaurant Show—the second consecutive year that a product from Everpure has won such an honor. A panel of independent industry experts judged and selected the award recipients, who were chosen for having provided cutting-edge products that successfully addressed the growing needs of foodservice operators. MRS-600 HE is currently the highest efficiency foodservice RO system available today. The system dramatically reduces water waste and consumes less energy, while providing the highest quality, premium...

LAS VEGAS—An array of high-profile private- and public-sector organizations, including many household names in the United States and abroad, have lent their support to the second WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition, slated for October 7 to 9 in Las Vegas. Presented by the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) in conjunction with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) WaterSense Program and the American Water Works Association (AWWA), WaterSmart Innovations is the largest and most comprehensive conference of its kind in the world. Other major organizations supporting WaterSmart Innovations are the Alliance for Water Efficiency, Audubon International, GreenPlumbers USA, International...

SHEFFIELD, MASS.—Cypress Bath & Bed, a leading designer and manufacturer of luxurious bathrobes, towels, slippers, and sheets for the hospitality and spa industry, is experiencing a steady and increased adoption of their recently introduced Green Earth towels by California hoteliers. Due in part to the rising energy and water costs associated with laundering standard hotel and spa towels, California hotels have found a way to provide luxury linens, while reducing their operational costs. For these environmentally conscious hoteliers, the definition of product quality involves addressing and mitigating the energy and water costs it takes to launder, while not sacrificing...

LAS VEGAS—PFISTER Custom Faucet Solutions, a custom fixture design program created for the benefit of the hospitality industry, was unveiled last month at HD Expo in Las Vegas. PFISTER Custom Faucet Solutions enables design-focused clients to partner and collaborate one on one with the PFISTER Industrial Design Team, disciplined in traditional applied art and the integration of state-of-the-art technology, to develop unique designs true to original inspiration in as little as eight weeks. “Customization and exclusivity are in high demand in almost every U.S. market segment,” said Nick Kruse, marketing director, PFISTER. “PFISTER Custom Faucet Solutions enables hospitality clients working...

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.

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...

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...

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...