Green cleaning services combined with green building design have a demonstrable positive impact on occupant wellness in the workplace and classroom.
Greening the Workplace for Worker Wellness
The seasonal impact of the influenza virus often underscores, in the worst way, the importance of cleaning for health in classrooms and offices.
As of this date, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that the influenza vaccine has proven 47% effective overall--61% for children up to the age of 17, but less than 25% for adults over 50.
Fighting the Flu With High-Performance Cleaning
While this year's flu season has been mild compared to last year, which resulted in an estimated 80,000 deaths, including 180 children, the effective rate of the influenza vaccine demonstrates that more must be done to prevent the spread and needless consequences of infection.
The demand for corporate responsibility and environmentally conscientious business practices are on the rise, and your cleaning practices have a significant role to play to achieve a genuinely sustainable workplace.
How to Succeed With Sustainable Business Practices
More and more, students and workers want their organizations to implement environmentally friendly sustainable business practices, and they aren't afraid to let their opinion be heard.
Day cleaning services offer several distinct advantages over the conventional method of cleaning at night while the office is empty, including increased responsiveness, as well as reduced utility costs and CO2 emissions.
Implementing Day Cleaning Into Your Business
Day cleaning services are trending favorably with facilities managers and business owners who are looking to reign in the high and costly rate of janitorial turnover while increasing vital performance metrics, such as:
Task performance.
Spring break is right around the corner, and that means a spike in air travel all across the country--a potentially problematic situation if you are concerned about germs and the cleanliness of air terminals and cabins.
Airports--A Germaphobe's Worst Nightmare
Picture it.
Regardless of your position on climate change, or its cause(s), we can all agree that it is in our best interest to control and eliminate the number of toxins being produced by humans and released into the environment.
Cleaning Up Pollution With Green Cleaning
It is demonstrable that temperatures in certain areas across the United States are steadily increasing during the summer months.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has established specific guidelines alongside detailed workers' rights in regards to the facility owner(s) and manager(s) responsibility to ensure a safe and healthy work environment during flu season.
A recent survey conducted by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has confirmed that workers and occupants of LEED Certified Green Buildings are happier, healthier, and more productive than their counterparts.
The Positive Impact of Working in a Green Building Environment
A new study has revealed that office workers are not only happier and more productive in LEED-certified green buildings, they consciously prefer and seek out employment with organizations operating out of these types of facilities.
Asthma affects approximately one in thirteen Americans, leading to costs associated with lost productivity, absenteeism, and mortality in the tens of billions of dollars each year.
Improving Indoor Air Quality to Remove Asthma Triggers
Improving indoor air quality (IAQ) presents significant financial incentives for U.S. schools and businesses.
A recent case study has outlined the success of a Utah school district and their incredible success in implementing green cleaning and other environmentally friendly facilities management practices.
School District Goes Green for the Win!
Implementing green cleaning, recycling, and integrated pest management programs into a school or businesses facilities maintenance and management services has a demonstrably high impact on:
Custodial employee retention.