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Morgan’s Rock Owners Announce Plans to Create a Second Boutique Lodge 26 Aug 2013 | 11:40 pm
PLAYA OCOTAL, NICARAGUA—The owners of Morgan’s Rock Hacienda and Ecolodge on 4,500 acres in Playa Ocotal State, Nicaragua, announced plans to create a second boutique lodge destination on a 5,000-acre...
HAC Accepting Entries for Energy & Environment Award 26 Aug 2013 | 10:52 pm
OTTAWA, ONT.—The Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) is now accepting entries for the 2013 Hall of Fame Awards of Excellence. In its tenth year the Hall of Fame Awards program continues the Association’...
Urban Land Institute Report Highlights Growth in Existing Building Efficiency 23 Aug 2013 | 01:22 am
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A new report published by the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Greenprint Center for Building Performance suggests that the global real estate industry continues to make progress in impro...
Rezidor Reaches 220 Eco-labeled Hotels 23 Aug 2013 | 12:26 am
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM—Rezidor, a member of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, now counts more than 220 eco-labelled hotels and is on track to become the first international hotel group to have all its prope...
New LEED Credit Recognizes Products Certified to Furniture Sustainability Standard 22 Aug 2013 | 08:34 am
NATIONAL REPORT—Architects, designers, facility managers and business leaders pursuing LEED certification may now be able to earn credit for specifying level certified furniture products under the USG...
RCI Presents Green Awards to Grand Pacific Resorts 22 Aug 2013 | 07:38 am
PARSIPPANY, N.J.—RCI, a global leader in vacation exchange and part of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands, recognized the winners of its 2013 RCI Green Awards at a recent ceremony in Carlsbad, Cal...
MGM Grand Detroit Completes One of Nation’s Largest LED Parking Garage Retrofits 21 Aug 2013 | 06:16 pm
DETROIT—MGM Grand Detroit has completed the light-emitting diode (LED) lamp retrofit of its 61-acre parking garage. Cited as one of the nation’s largest LED parking garage makeovers, the three-month i...
PwC Survey Finds Eco-efficiency a Top Priority for Business 21 Aug 2013 | 05:20 pm
NEW YORK—A new poll of more than 600 business professionals conducted on PwC US’ recent webcast, Boosting Your Bottom Line Through Eco-efficiency, found that 52 percent of respondents rank eco-efficie...
Eleven New York Hotels Aim to Reduce Water Use by 5 Percent, Save 13 Million Gallons Annually 20 Aug 2013 | 12:51 am
NEW YORK CITY—Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Carter Strickland, CEO of NYC & Company George Fertitta, and CEO of the Hotel Association of New York City Joseph E. Spinnato an...
LEED Credit Recognizes Products Certified to Furniture Standard 20 Aug 2013 | 12:06 am
NATIONAL REPORT—Architects, designers, facility managers and business leaders pursuing LEED certification may now be able to earn credit for specifying level certified furniture products under the USG...
