June 4, 2014
Dear Boston Green Tourism Members,                                                  
                     
Our next meeting will be tomorrow, Thursday from 2:30 to 4:00 at Boston Marriott Long Wharf, in the Constitution / Faneuil Room, floor 2. Directions are here.

 

I hope to see you at the meeting!

 

Dan Ruben 

MEETING AGENDA

Boston Green Tourism Meeting

June 5, 2014

 

Location: Boston Marriott Long Wharf   
Host:        Matt Moore  

 

2:30 to 2:40 

Introductions

2:40 to 2:45
 

Update

Dan Ruben  

 

2:45 to 3:15 

Preventing Mold in Hotels, and Safely Treating It

Jeffrey May, Principal Scientist, May Indoor Air Investigations  

 
3:15 to 3:45
 

Recent and Upcoming Innovations in LED Lighting

Alan Lamson, Sales Manager - Northeast, Philips Lighting NA 

 

3:45 to 4:00
 

Boston Pedicab: A Practical and Fun Transportation Alternative

Jesse Lyons, General Manager, Boston Pedicab  

 

NEWS

Energy Star Label Given to Clothes Dryers for First Time  

Starting in January, energy efficient clothes dryers will qualify for the Energy Star label. The qualifying dryers will be at least 20% more efficient than those meeting only the minimum requirements.


 

Energy Star dryers will use one or more of these features: sensors that shut the machines down when the laundry is dry; machines that capture their waste heat and pump it back into their drums; and units that deploy when the price of electricity is below peak.

 

More information about clothes dryers from the Energy Star website is here. 

IDEAS

Questions for Grainger's VP

Gail Edgar, Vice President, Global Real Estate & Facilities Services for Grainger will speak at our December 4 meeting. Grainger is an important vendor for many Boston hotels.

 

Grainger's green product catalog has quadrupled to over 70,000 products in the last four years. So, Gail can talk about a wide range of subjects, and she wants us to narrow it down for her.

 

Do you have any questions that you would like her to address? If so, please contact me.

ARTICLES 

LEDs Change Thinking About the Light Bulb  

Eric Taub, New York Times, February 5 

 

LED's are now used for purposes that go beyond illumination. The author describes how LED's are used to help guests stay awake, relax or go to sleep; change colors to remind occupants about a task that they need to complete; synchronize lighting to music; and optimize indoor plant growth. Soon, we will be able to program LED's to adjust their light output depending on the number of people in a room.

 

Food Waste Reduction Alliance: Best Practices & Emerging Solutions Toolkit 

A joint project by Food Marketing Institute, Grocery Manufacturers
Association & the National Restaurant Association, Spring 2014.  

 

This guide provides tools, strategies and case studies of organizations that successfully reduce their food waste and cut their food purchasing costs. 

 

The EPA's Food Waste Assessment Tools can be found here. 

 

Carpet Cleaning with Green in Mind

Greening the Inn, March 12

 

This article guides hotels to clean carpets better and with fewer toxic chemicals.

UPCOMING MEETINGS   

The following BGT meetings will be 2:30 to 4:00. 

 

June 5: Marriott Long Wharf

July 24: Sheraton Commander

September 18: TBD

October 23: TBD

December 4: Langham Boston

 

See you tomorrow at Marriott Long Wharf!