Posted by at Jul 9th, 2010 in Green Design
Does your director of housekeeping dabble in honeybees on the side? Up on the roof of your hotel? I suspect not but that is exactly what Graeme Evans does. He is the director of housekeeping and the resident beekeeper at The Fairmont Waterfront in Vancouver, B.C. Graeme manages five rooftop hives that will produce [...]
Posted by at Jul 7th, 2010 in Green Design
ATLANTA—Two newly constructed Marriott International-branded hotels located in Atlanta’s Gateway Complex—adjacent to one of the world’s busiest U.S. airports and home to the Georgia International Convention Center—will be among the greenest hotels in the city. The SpringHill Suites Atlanta Airport Gateway is LEED (Leadership in Energy and environmental Design) registered by the U.S. Green [...]
Posted by at Jul 7th, 2010 in Green Design
LONDON—The home of the only British canal boat in North America, a more than 1,900-property strong Green Hotel Directory, an Earth Guest program by one of the biggest hospitality chains in the world, and an initiative to reduce building on China’s famous Mount Huangshan are showcased on a new website launched by the World [...]
Posted by at Jul 5th, 2010 in Green Design
BURBANK, CALIF.—Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund (DWCF) has announced the 2010 recipients of nearly $1.5 million in grants to protect vulnerable wildlife and ecosystems around the world. The funding enables nonprofit organizations to provide support for more than 45 species across the globe—from protecting the critically endangered Sumatran rhino in Indonesia, to tracking northern jaguars [...]
Posted by at Jul 4th, 2010 in Green Design
The last couple of weeks you may have noticed some subtle design changes to the weekly Green Lodging News e-newsletter. Well, I am excited to announce that the Green Lodging News website has also been redesigned. Be sure to check it out! Thank you to Lakewood, Ohio-based ninebolt, inc. for engineering the redesign. Together, [...]
Posted by at Jul 1st, 2010 in Green Design
CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes The Comphy Co. as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. Recyclable sheets from The Comphy Co. weigh less, thus increasing sheets per wash load and decreasing total energy costs. Products from The Comphy Co. are constructed from a soft micro-fiber that [...]
Posted by at Jul 1st, 2010 in Green Design
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Posted by at Jun 21st, 2010 in Green Design
LONDON—For the second year running, Milliken Contract is ranked among the top green companies in the United Kingdom. In London, The Sunday Times cited Milliken Contract, ranked at 13 for 2010, as being “at the forefront of good environmental management” in its annual ranking.
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Posted by at Jun 8th, 2010 in Green Design
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF.—Representatives from Shaw Industries Group, Inc. joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and William McDonough at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. recently for an event marking the launch of the Green Products Innovation Institute (GPII). The first nonprofit institute of its kind in the United States, the GPII is dedicated to transforming the [...]
Posted by at Apr 28th, 2010 in Green Design
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA.—For the second year in a row, Broward County has selected Valley Forge Fabrics to receive one of the County’s 2009 Emerald Awards in the Green Product and Practices/Innovation category for environmental excellence. The Emerald Award is given annually by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners and environmental Protection Dept.
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