BOULDER, COLO.—At the luxurious 201-room St. Julien Hotel & Spa in Boulder, Colo., there are many success stories but perhaps the greatest is the property’s waste reduction initiative. According to James P. Farrell, Sustainability Coordinator, in 2007 the property disposed of almost 700,000 pounds of materials. Over the last decade that number has been axed to 400,000 pounds annually thanks to training, recycling, composting, careful purchasing and many different donation programs. A composting program alone has reduced compostable material to landfill from 33 tons a month to just 3.5 tons. The St. Julien Hotel & Spa employs a part-time waste...

ALPHARETTA, GA.—Hansgrohe launched several new hospitality solutions and programs at this year’s HD Expo. The event was held last week in Las Vegas. The introductions include new faucets and shower components from the AXOR Montreux collection, as well as stylish, high-performing and eco-conscious showerheads and shower pipes from the Hansgrohe brand. The show also marked the début of AXOR FINISHPLUS, a program that offers bespoke AXOR fittings in highly durable finishes. Brian Dunn, Director of Sales, Global Projects, Hansgrohe USA, commented, “Whether it’s catering to a certain end user, such as a millennial or aging baby boomer, delivering a specific...

NEW CASTLE, DEL.—Speakman has introduced the Kubos Collection, an assortment of hospitality exclusive bathroom fixtures inspired by pure, modern design. Each item in this collection features a crisp, square frame that is both clean and refined. “At Speakman, we’ve always had an obsession with simplicity,” says Jeff Harwanko, Lead Designer of Product & Packaging at Speakman. “And with Kubos, we stripped away every unnecessary detail to create a collection that is completely absent of clutter.” The Kubos Collection marks one of Speakman’s most substantial product launches to date. Featuring over 15 unique items, including shower heads, faucets, and a significant variety...

LONDON—The names of the winners of the 2017 Green Hotelier Awards have been released as part of Responsible Business Week. The annual Awards invite applications from hotels of any size anywhere in the world; judging them on their efforts to reduce energy and water consumption, their waste output, their roles as responsible businesses to their employees and in the local community, as well as looking at how they communicate their sustainable and responsible ethos to guests. This year brought the largest number of applications yet from a diverse range of properties from eco-lodges to five star luxury resorts, from city boutiques...

DES PLAINES, ILL.—Geberit North America will showcase the latest trends for hospitality bathroom spaces at the 2017 HD Expo in Las Vegas, from May 3 to 5 (booth 5479). The displays will illustrate how the system can accommodate the fine design challenges of hospitality suite bathrooms with versatility, reliability, and enhanced function and style. The Geberit HD Expo booth will showcase the Concealed Tank and Carrier System’s expanding role in water efficiency and modern bathroom design. Attendees will see how the system is inspiring new creativity and how in-wall technology allows designers to overcome unique bathroom design challenges. During the show,...

CHICAGO—The Alliance for Water Efficiency delivered a letter to EPA Administrator Pruitt yesterday to urge continued funding for the successful EPA WaterSense labeling program, recently proposed for elimination in the Trump Administration’s budget, and committed to defending the program. The letter outlines the numerous benefits of WaterSense and represents the support of 185 manufacturers, businesses, water providers, academic institutions, and efficiency advocates. “The WaterSense program is a cornerstone of our nation’s water sustainability strategy, and has become vital to American communities, manufacturers, and service providers,” said Mary Ann Dickinson, President and CEO of the Alliance for Water Efficiency. “The Administration’s...

WOODRIDGE, Ill.—Gerber, an industry leader in high performing plumbing fixtures, has added a MaP Premium dual flush toilet to its high performing Viper product line. The Viper Dual Flush Toilet is one of the industry’s top solutions for those looking for meaningful water-saving product options in the bathroom. A smart solution for residential, hospitality and other applications, this two-piece toilet has two buttons on the top of the tank to dictate the flush rate—one flushing 0.9 gallons per flush (gpf) for liquid and one flushing 1.1 gpf for solid, making this toilet consume less than 1.0 gpf on average (0.97...

MANCHESTER, N.H.—Xeros, the innovator of polymer cleaning technologies, announced the Symphony Project, an innovative technology collaborative with a mission to improve the sustainability of the world’s laundry rooms. The Symphony Project will include access to the Xeros polymer science, product designs, IoT platform, and its entire commercial laundry eco-system to any participating partner. The goal is to enable partner brands to offer customers a more sustainable laundry system with significant operational and end-user benefits while retaining their hard-earned brand loyalty. Xeros established the Symphony Project with the goal of helping to improve the sustainability of the commercial laundry industry. For...

DALLAS—AT&T Alliance Channel is adding the AT&T Smart Cities—Irrigation solution to its portfolio. The system uses IoT controllers to track water flow and usage in near real-time. AT&T works with HydroPoint, a company specializing in smart water management systems. WeatherTrak smart controllers use the weather to determine water needs. The AT&T network lets solution providers help customers meet water conservation goals and reduce water consumption by an average of 40 percent. Solution providers can help businesses in retail, office parks, landscaping, golf courses, and hotels and resorts. “IoT solutions offer new functionality, reliability and capabilities that transcend traditional product limits,” said...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Informa Exhibitions U.S. and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the release of the 2016 Greenbuild Sustainability Report, highlighting valuable metrics and key benchmarks regarding the impact on energy use and waste management at the 2016 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, held last October at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles. “Each year, we celebrate our victories with the release of this report and set the bar a little higher for the next year, to continue positively impacting the events industry with environmentally responsible management in the planning, operations and execution of Greenbuild,” said Lindsay Roberts,...