A new twist on fresh air in hotels
This press release explains a great idea Springfield, Mo.âs Krystal Aire Inn & Suites is implementing: Odor-eater lightbulbs. According to the release, “The Fresh BulbTM light bulbs, developed by Aurora, Ohio-based Technical Consumer Products and introduced to the hospitality industry earlier this year by St. Charles, Mo.-based Pineapple Hospitality, Inc., are titanium dioxide-coated fluorescent light bulbs that consume one-fourth the wattage of a regular light bulbâcutting lighting costs by as much as 77 percent. The coating reacts with the fluorescent lighting when the bulb is turned on, eliminating room odors within minutes.”
My question is, why restrict this to a non-smoking hotel like the Krystal Aire? If anyone needs this, I would think it would be hotels that still allow smoking, don’t you? Anyway, kudos to the KA for saving energy and cleaning up its indoor air. Now if hotels would just change the air filters in the rooms regularly so they don’t spew all those mold spores and all the assorted other gack, I’d be really happy.
Related Topics: Hospitality news
August 16th, 2006 at 11:37 am
see this website
http://www.cleaningpro.com/products/a-z/o.htm
Scrole down - these bulbs are available to anyone and are environmentally friendly too.
November 20th, 2006 at 10:40 am
Hi,
Its an interesting gimmick, but I tend to agree with you. Why stop with just eliminating smells. The obvious step (to me at least) would be to purify the air, which would remove smells and more harmful things like pollen, dust and mould.
Best wishes
Charlie
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