green cleaning
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
6 changes in LEED and the future of green cleaning
Later this year, U.S. Green Building Council members will be voting on six changes to LEED cleaning credits.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
10 ways the cleaning industry can fight climate change
The threat posed by climate change keeps growing, as do the warnings of its dire consequences, but what can the cleaning industry do?
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
The future of sustainable cleaning
Whatever the facility, prioritizing sustainable cleaning creates a healthier, greener environment for all.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Green cleaning beyond the pandemic
Post-COVID-19, there is no room for guessing or trial-and-error purchasing. If green cleaning is here to stay, it must be tried, tested, and proven.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Sustainable practices for a sustainable future
Sustainable cleaning doesn’t mean that cleaning isn't happening as well or as often; just that more sustainable tools and processes are used.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Digital management system improves cleaning program compliance
Bunzl Canada explains the benefits behind WandaMOBILE, a new technology that allows workers to monitor in-house cleaning program compliance.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
USGBC develops COVID-focused LEED credit
The USGBC's new pilot credit in the LEED green building rating system supports building operators as they respond to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Green school cleaning 101
A growing number of schools are opting to participate in “greener” practices that benefit the students, budget, and environment.
REMI Network
Fresh and Clean and DryIt: A healthy outlook
James Lee Senter, owner of Fresh and Clean and DryIt, is among the most recognizable figures in the professional cleaning industry devoted to educating the industry on the importance of cleaning for health.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Cleaning products industry blasts research
The American Cleaning Institutes chastises the slate of 15 authors affiliated with health sciences faculties of six Canadian universities for overlooking the role disinfectants play in infection control.
REMI Network
Avmor expands into U.S. market
Avmor, a manufacturer of professional cleaning products in Canada, will begin marketing its products through a limited number of distributors in the U.S.
REMI Network
Green hospital champions awarded for environmental performance
Winners of the 2016 Ontario Green Health Care Awards were announced after results were tallied from the Green Hospital Scorecard.
REMI Network
IFMA updates sustainability guide on green cleaning
IFMA's updated sustainability guide examines green cleaning from a facility management perspective.
REMI Network
Five points on VOCs in green cleaning solutions
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in green cleaning products can still cause a variety of health-related problems.
REMI Network
U of Calgary’s green cleaning program awarded CIMS-GB certification from ISSA
The University of Calgary recently earned ISSA’s Cleaning Industry Management Standard Green Building certification for its dedication to green cleaning.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Planning green cleaning programs in schools
Educational facilities are embracing green cleaning programs, where such use is pertinent because children are more vulnerable to environmental exposures.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Cleaning carpets: hot water versus cold water
While hot water machines typically use more energy, they may be more effective at cleaning and protecting the indoor environment.
