Environmentalism/Sustainability

Situated on 110 waterfront acres in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, the London Bridge Resort is leveraging an energy management system to track usage and savings, benchmark energy conservation efforts, and facilitate suite heating and cooling efficiency by unit.

Orion by VingCard Elsafe is an intelligent thermostat that integrates with a hotel's wireless online locking system to reduce energy costs while ensuring guest comfort.

The Green Key Eco-Rating Program and Hyatt's EcoTrack benchmarking system will help Hyatt to reach its 2015 water, energy and waste reduction goals.

Making its debut at HITEC 2010, VingCard's new technology, designed with hoteliers' and guests' needs in mind, promises to revolutionize the way properties use and save energy.

The redesigned corporate site, as well as a new microsite, are designed to chronicle the company's sustainability strategy, how it's implementing sustainable practices, and its progress along the way.

The effort is part of Darden's Sustainable Restaurant Design initiative, which is part of the company's broader sustainability efforts aimed at limiting business impact on the environment, while also enhancing the operational efficiency of its restaurants.

According to product comparative tests conducted by Seiko Epson Corporation, the TM-T88V uses between 68% and 89% fewer kilowatt hours than the next best and worst performing models tested.

HOBO ZW Series data nodes reduce the cost and complexity of data collection by measuring, recording and transmitting real-time energy use and environmental data from dozens of points to a central PC.