Green Cleaning
Green Cleaning Services, Materials and Techniques
Getting high Quality Green Cleaning Services in Cincinnati
Green cleaning has been given a boost in Cincinnati, The Queen City, by the 2018 Green Cincinnati Plan. As the third-largest city in the state, the promotion of green cleaning in Cincinnati will improve overall awareness for green cleaning in the state of Ohio. This plan seeks to promote environmentally friendly services and seek eco-friendly renewable sources of energy for the city.
Harmful chemicals in cleaning solutions or powders have harmful on the health of humans as well as damage the environment and gather in the rivers, lakes, and soils of the region. These chemical pollutants eventually end up in the groundwater or in the nearby Licking River, where the Cincinnati Junior Rowing Club practices and other innumerable residents fish, canoe, or boat. The City of Seven Hills, Cincinnati, also has its Office of Environment and Sustainability run green cleaning workshops to promote effective and green cleaning solutions.
Green cleaning procedures include high tech and advanced cleaning methods that do not depend on strong toxic chemicals to remove dirt and germs. Commercial Janitorial has teams of cleaning professionals who are trained in the technicalities of green cleaning methods and use cleaning supplies, which are certified Green Seal or have been tested and certified as ecologically friendly by independent laboratories.
Green cleaning products
Green cleaning products are manufactured and will often be certified under the Green Seal label. Green cleaning supplies may also be certified by the Eco or environmental choice label. Design for Environment from USEPA also certifies cleaning products that present the least possible harm to human and environmental health while the USDA certifies green cleaning products as Biobased. Commercial Janitorial’s professional and well-trained green cleaning teams will use certified green
Green cleaning in schools in the Cincinnati, Ohio region
Green cleaning is especially important in schools where young people congregate for many hours a day. Strong and harsh chemical cleaners may trigger allergies or asthma attacks in young children. These strong responses to harsh cleaning solutions may be because children are more sensitive than adults to toxic chemicals in their environment. Staff such as immunocompromised individuals or pregnant women may also be at health risk in the Cincinnati Public School System if toxic chemical cleaners are used. Daily cleaning to prevent the spread of bacteria and viruses as well as to maintain a neat and hygienic environment that is conducive to learning is also very important. Green cleaning solutions by Commercial Janitorial’s professional, well trained, and fully equipped teams will improve the health and wellbeing of students and teachers in Cincinnati.
Green cleaning of government buildings and medical facilities
Green cleaning is required to maintain high standards of hygiene and sanitation in government office buildings. The employees of the state of Ohio or the city government officials of Cincinnati should be protected from dangerous chemicals. Commercial Janitorial cleaners are trained and experienced in using technologically advanced cleaning methods that mean that places are thoroughly cleaned and disinfected without the use of harsh and harmful chemicals.
Hot steam carpet cleaning methods
Environmentally friendly carpet cleaning methods such as the hot steam methods are applied to the surface of a carpet. This cleans carpets by loosening ingrained dirt and particles from deep within the fibers. Eco-friendly carpet cleaning products are used which do not contain any materials which are hazardous to human health.
Ammonia free window cleaning methods using deionized water
New and technically advances window cleaning methods depend on deionized water, which cleans without streaking and a scrubbing brush, which cleans windows using the water fed pole methods. Carbon fiber modular poles are the water cleaning tools of choice since they are lightweight and remain rigid even when the windows which need cleaning are at great heights.
Color-coded microfiber dusting cloths and two bucket mop systems
Microfiber reusable dusting cloths are used, which clean dirt without the use of harsh chemicals. Different mops are used for different areas, for example, for restrooms or kitchens to prevent the risk of cross-contamination. Matting systems are put that will catch dirt in high traffic areas such as entryways.
Green cleaning is a cost-effective, environmentally friendly cleaning solution
Using green cleaning methods is no longer an extraordinarily expensive proposition. It is a very cost-effective cleaning solution which provides the least possible harm to people and other life such as plants and animals in the Queen City. Green cleaning means that less toxic chemicals from chemical cleaner’s leech into the soil and harm vegetation while fewer chemicals in the groundwater and rivers mean river life is not harmed.
Get the services of trained and insured green cleaners by contacting Commercial Janitorial’s Cincinnati office today.
Green Cleaning in Public Schools
Studies have shown that switching to green cleaning can improve attendance and student performance on standardized tests. Therefore school administrators interested in improving the schools performance and bottom line should take a close look at green cleaning. For example, the Healthy Schools Campaign calculated that each 0.5% increase in attendance would result in an additional $300,000 in funding for some larger school districts. Other studies found that after a major renovation in which green cleaning was a key component, both attendance and scores on standardized tests increased. Therefore green cleaning which minimize exposure to harsh aggressive cleaners and VOC emissions result in clean schools that provide a better learning environment while under maintained schools lose credibility A cleaner healthier atmosphere will assist in performance of learning.
Green Cleaning in Universities
The needs of Universities are very different from schools. Universities compete for the top students and faculty, and a green cleaning program offers outstanding marketing benefits. But beyond the marketing hype of green cleaning are real tangible benefits to the health of students and employees and if done correctly to the financial well being of your institution. Commercial Janitorial can provide a detailed transition plan to move your university towards a green cleaning program with safer cleaning chemicals absent VOCs and industrial solvents resulting in a healthier overall environment
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Healthcare
Hospital success is measured in terms of patient outcomes. Nosocomial infections (infections acquired in the hospital) are of utmost concern to hospital staff and administration. Implement a green cleaning program in your hospital, clinic or healthcare facility could be of enormous value to both patients and staff. Green cleaning not only produces a safer environment overall, it reduce occupational exposures to nursing and environmental services staff, waste reduction, recycling and green issues. Implementing a green cleaning program in a hospital can provide the following benefits:
- Green cleaning differentiate the hospital as it competes for staff and patients
- Green cleaning makes environments more pleasant places to work and stay while maintaining sanitary conditions
- Green cleaning kills germs without the usual disinfectant smell we normally associate with medical settings
- Green cleaning allows for use of traditional cleaners in operating rooms that require antiseptic conditions
- With Green cleaning offices and waiting rooms are cleaned with green products that do not contain harsh chemicals that cause noxious odors, eye and nose irritations, and respiratory problems
- Green cleaning uses environmentally friendly furnishings and supplies manufactured without toxic materials
- Green cleaning helps your facility conform to the Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E) standards
- Improve safety, reduce waste, and become environmentally responsible
Green Cleaning in Nursing Homes
The green cleaning needs of a nursing homes differ significantly from the green cleaning needs of hospitals because their customers use a different decision-making process for picking a nursing home. Cleanliness is of course a very important issue, however due to increasing competition, marketing opportunities that green cleaning offers to help differentiate nursing homes from their competitors. By implementing a green cleaning program, your nursing home can promote real tangible benefits that improve quality of life for nursing home residents.
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Green Cleaning in Owner Occupied or Single Tenant Commercial Office Buildings
The needs of owner occupied or single tenant commercial Office Buildings focus around increasing productivity, quality, employee retention, sales and profits through creating a cleaner and healthier environment; more uninterrupted calls and happier occupant’s resulting in more sales and profits.
Green Cleaning in Multiple Tenant Leased Space Commercial Office Buildings
Because the property management company profits are not directly influenced by the increased productivity of occupants of multiple leased space commercial office buildings, their needs deal more with tenant retention, improved tenant satisfaction, reduced complaints, and marketing property to gain new tenants. Implementing a green cleaning program can help in all of these areas. Green cleaning adds real value to a property by cleaning from a green perspective. Green cleaning helps to maintain Class A status, lease space at a premium, and minimize tenant turnover by letting tenants to know that the building is cleaned and maintained from a healthy and sanitary approach. In a multiple tenant leased space commercial office buildings value to the owners investment LEED is the framework to obtain 12 points needed toward certification.
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Green Cleaning in Lodging and Hospitality
Green hotels are properties whose managers are eager to institute programs that save resources such as water, energy and reduce solid waste, while saving money. Distinguishing a property as a green building gives a proactive image A "we care" marketing campaign sits well with guests 83% of US travelers want to support environmentally responsible suppliers of products and services are willing to spend more money to do so Give guests a sense of contribution Let the guest know the products are doing the job needed, doing it well, and cleaning to protect human health "Green" Hotels Association recognize and support properties that are interested in environmental issues.
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