Innovative Re-Key Technology Provides Improved Security and Convenience

Drawing on the success of Black & Decker’s revolutionary Kwikset® SmartKey® re-key technology, K2™ Commercial Hardware (K2) today debuted its first SmartKey-enabled products servicing the commercial builder market at the 2009 Door and Hardware Institute’s (DHI) Annual Conference and Exposition in Orlando, Fla. The launch of K2’s SmartKey products provide the opportunity for designers, architects and builders to offer their clients the... 

Red Roof’s NextGen Exterior Design and Luxurious Interiors

Red Roof®, a leader in economy lodging, announces the opening of their first exterior and interior-build NextGen property in Beaumont, Texas, located at 2310 I-10 South on August 21. NextGen’s modern, sleek exterior and luxuriously appointed and technologically advanced interiors signal a new era for Red Roof. The NextGen design also demonstrates the company’s commitment to moving its brand image forward, developing continued and superior service... 

Loloma 5 Live / Work by Will Bruder Architects

Loloma 5 – A completely modern Live/Work solution at a new level of urban experience and architectural design. Showcasing a fabulous palette of materials designed and conceived by Architect Will Bruder. Every unit offers commercial office space, 2 bedrooms, roof terrace, and a view patio aligned with Camelback Mountain. This was the first development in the Loloma Arts District which offers easy access to the very best of historic downtown Scottsdale,... 

GE LED Cove Lighting System Promotes More LED Conversions

Expanded color options in GE Consumer & Industrial’s GE LED Cove Lighting System product line make it easier than ever for casinos, hotels, resorts, commercial retail operations and residential applications with extended operations to stop wasteful spending on energy and maintenance. At 25 times the life of halogen, the new 4100K GE LED Cove Lighting System provides 320 lumens per foot and consumes just 6.5 watts of energy. It delivers excellent... 

Expansion of GE LED Cove Lighting System Promotes More LED Conversions

Expanded color options in GE Consumer & Industrial’s GE LED Cove Lighting System product line make it easier than ever for casinos, hotels, resorts, commercial retail operations and residential applications with extended operations to stop wasteful spending on energy and maintenance. At 25 times the life of halogen, the new 4100K GE LED Cove Lighting System provides 320 lumens per foot and consumes just 6.5 watts of energy. It delivers excellent... 

Ditec Cubic 6 Underground Automation

Ditec Cubic 6 underground automation has not only been designed for automatic gates, but also as a solution to convert the steps in an automatic ramp for disabled people, in order to ease their access to shops, hotels and pavements Venice is undoubtedly the most beautiful city in the world and visiting it is a real pleasure. Anyone with mobility problems because of being confined to a wheelchair has to face real troublesome obstacles. Hotels and shops... 

DITEC smart Volo automatic door installed in Harry’s Grill

The world still has very famous historic hotels which still maintain the charm and atmosphere of times gone by, when royals, aristocrats, artists and other celebrities in the world of politics, culture, science, entertainment used to walk over the red carpets laid for them. One of these examples is without doubt the Gran Hotel Duchi of Trieste, which overlooks one of the most beautiful Italian squares, the Piazza Unità d’Italia in Trieste. In... 

Embassy Suites Hotels Introduces Spacious One-Room Suite Concept

Embassy Suites Hotels, the international chain of upscale, all-suite hotels, unveiled its first one-room suite, designed to pack more room into a smaller space for today’s cost-conscious traveler and hotel developer. This new suite concept represents the first major room design change since the upscale brand’s launch 25 years ago. The new one-room suite design delivers the same amenities and upscale value to Embassy Suites guests, including a... 

Self-climbing technology and large slabtables minimise crane times

The South-East Asian city-state of Singapore – an internationally renowned financial centre and, with its very busy port, one of the largest and most modern freight handling centres in the world – is now also striving to become a top tourist destination. With its ambitious Marina Bay Sands™ project, the U.S.-based Las Vegas Sands Corporation, is currently developing a gigantic complex complete with convention facilities, casino, theatres, museum... 

OSRAM equips hotel conference room with LED light

The Courtyard Marriott Hotel in Regensburg now has yet another attraction. In the newly refurbished conference room known as the “Light” room, linear modules with Golden Dragon LEDs from OSRAM are used to create any lighting of any mood, color and intensity. The LED modules are concealed behind a large panel. Depending on the purpose to which the room is being used, they can provide bright light for concentrating, soft calming light or exciting...