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Editors Pick Best Hospitality Products for 2007

The 2007 program includes five awards for green design.

Mairi Beautyman -- Interior Design, 11/14/2007 12:00:00 AM

An innovative energy conservation switch, a 100 percent recycled paper takeout container, and a touch screen menu are among the 2007 Editors' Choice Award winners, announced during the 92nd annual International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show (November 11-13). The show concluded yesterday at New York's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, and out of 150 submissions, 10 exhibitors took home awards.

The competition includes five categories: Décor, essentials, luxury, restaurant, and technology. New for 2007, each category also included a green award. The Kenneth F. Hine Best of Show Award is selected from the 10 winners.

"The Editors' Choice Awards serve as an opportunity for exhibitors to position their new product in the marketplace as the must-have new product of the year," says Christian Falkenberg, show manager.

Judges included Glenn Hasek, Green Lodging News; Adam Kirby, HOTELS; Fred Klashman, Total Food Service; and Dennis Nessler, Hotel Business, among others.

The complete list of winners is below:

Kenneth F. Hine Best of Show
INNCOM International (Niantic, Connecticut) for the e4 Smart Digital Thermostat with ecoMODE, a device that allows guests to opt into the hotel's conservation program with the touch of a button, instantly triggering the e4's energy-saving mode and activating participation in reduced towel and linen washing.

Décor
Eurotrend Furniture (New York) for Ring, the first chair for the industry with two independent wood shells that create extreme comfort by moving autonomously.

Restaurant
Eastern Silver Tabletop Manufacturing Company (Brooklyn) for the Collapsible Chafer, a new stackable and collapsible chafer that combines four to six chafers into one stack and store bin without compromising high end presentation.

Technology
eMenuBoard Systems (Forest Hills, New York) for eMenuBoard, a touch-screen menu placed in front of a restaurant that allows them to better promote their services in an interactive way.

Essentials
Protect-A-Bed (Glenview, Illinois) for AllerZip, a complete mattress encasement that is waterproof, breathable and allergen and mite proof.

Luxury
Rubbermaid Commercial Products (Winchester, Virginia) for the Deluxe Compact Housekeeping Cart, a revolutionary cart which includes upgraded ball bearing wheels for quiet maneuvering, mahogany-finished panels to appeal to high-end properties and upgraded hasp locks.

Green Décor
Milliken Hospitality Carpet (LaGrange, Giorgia) for Lucerne Modular Carpet, which is certified by Green Label Plus for indoor air quality, includes an adhesive-free installation system, offers a No Carpet to Landfill pledge and is produced with alternative energy.

Green Restaurant
Fold-Pak (Scottsdale, Arizona) for BioPlus Earth, a paperboard takeout container that is made from 100 percent recycled paper and is grease and leak resistant.

Green Technology
INNCOM International (Niantic, Connecticut) for the e4 Smart Digital Thermostat with ecoMODE, a device that allows guests to opt into the hotel's conservation program with the touch of a button, instantly triggering the e4's energy-saving mode and activating participation in reduced towel and linen washing.

Green Essentials
Zurn Plumbing Products Group (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) for the Zurn EcoVantage Pint Urinal System, an innovative new system that features ultra low water consumption, the latest in sensory technology and high quality vitreous china.

Green Luxury
Neoteric Home Design (Miami) for the Bora Bora Bed, a canopied daybed created with VirotmFiber handwoven over a rust-free recycled aluminum base.