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Just had a nice surprise. The Phoenix Metro Chamber of Commerce features my firm, CBN Building Maintenance, in the cover article, titled "Sustainable Profits", in its monthly magazine "Impact". It details what we've long preached: the benefits of " Cleaning for Health "...
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Quoted a large auto rental firm the other day; in the preliminary conversation, I mentioned the advantages of a "green" cleaning program, but the prospect replied, with pride, that his current service had already converted to green. In touring the facility, I got a look in the janitor's...
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03-04-2010
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Filed under: microfiber, vacuum, janitor phoenix, environmental, damp mop, string mop, Microfiber mop, janitorial phoenix, indoor air quality, green building, Recycled restroom paper, Green Seal, Greenseal
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Saw a study a while back claiming that the typical American family could discard 85% of the cleaning chemicals in their utility room by simply using microfiber cleaning cloths . I find a similar situation in commercial cleaning. Microfiber scrubs better than a cotton rag or a sponge, and absorbs better;...
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02/03/2010 Just published an e-mail newsletter on the economic benefits of Green Cleaning; it summarizes a number of posts to this blog. We cover cleaning products, recycling, health and Indoor Air Quality, measuring indoor air quality and touch-point sanitation in addition to the tangible benefits of...
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02-03-2010
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Filed under: microfiber, touchpoints, janitor phoenix, environmental, touch points, sanitation, Microfiber mop, janitorial phoenix, touch point sanitation, disinfecton, indoor air quality, green building, Recycled restroom paper, touch point, Green Seal, disinfectant
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A couple of years ago, we retired our wet-mops. Both field experience and numerous studies indicate that microfiber ("flat") damp mops use less solution, need less chemical in that solution, and leave a cleaner floor than traditional string mops. Because microfiber mops lay down less solution...
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I've seen some confusion on industry blogs about "all purpose", or multi-surface, cleaning, for everything from desktops to touch-points (doors, phones, computer mice, countertops, etc.) - regarding both chemical and procedure. The system we've developed involves damp wiping, with a...
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Bob Croft
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12-22-2009
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Filed under: bacteria removal, pathogen, microfiber, touchpoints, janitor phoenix, sanitize, disinfect, environmental, touch points, sanitation, janitorial phoenix, touch point sanitation, disinfecton, indoor air quality, airborn particles, touch point, Green Seal
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U S Green Building Council's Greenbuild event is in Phoenix this week, so we decided to put our money where our mouth is, and sponsor a booth. As much as we've stressed environmental issues over the years, we've never done a flyer specifically on the subject. And we figured we needed one...
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Bob Croft
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11-10-2009
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Filed under: microfiber, touchpoints, janitor phoenix, sanitize, screening, touch points, safety, sanitation, worker safety, OSHA, safety training, vacuum floor, Microfiber mop, janitorial phoenix, touch point sanitation, indoor air quality
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Industry best practice in damp cleaning/sanitizing, to avoid cross contamination, uses different colored microfiber cloth wipes for different areas - say, green for general office , red for restrooms, blue for glass - to avoid using the same cloth on the toilet and the desk. Good idea. My concern (at...
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10-29-2009
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Filed under: bacteria removal, pathogen, microfiber, touchpoints, janitor phoenix, sanitize, disinfect, touch points, sanitation, bacterial removal, touch point sanitation, disinfecton
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Participating in ongoing discussion, regarding swine flu preparedness , on myfacilitiesnet , a site frequented by facility managers. To help define terms, and real-world possibilities, I submitted the following: In restrooms, lunch areas, shower rooms, etc., we use a quat based hospital grade disinfectant...
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10-23-2009
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Filed under: bacteria removal, pathogen, microfiber, touchpoints, janitor phoenix, sanitize, disinfect, Oxivir, touch points, sanitation, janitorial phoenix, touch point sanitation, swine flu
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Caught an article on CleanLink (also on SchoolFacilities.com) quoting Dr. Marilyn Black, founder of Greenguard Environmental Institute (GEI) titled "A Green Building is Different Than a Healthy Building". Dr. Black points out that building components and finishes, and office equipment, may...
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10-05-2009
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Filed under: microfiber, janitor phoenix, janitorial phoenix, Marilyn Black, Greenguard, GEI, indoor air quality, airborn particles, off gas, green building, HEPA
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Visited a prospect at the end of last week - a small construction company with a textured ceramic floor, white on the high spots and a kind of artistic dark brown textured layer a bit lower. The office manager thouht her current janitorial service was neglecting the floor, leaving a bit of dirt in the...
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In 2000, University of California at Davis performed a case study on conversion from string mops to microfiber, claiming bacteria cultures showed 30% reduction using a string mop versus 99% reduction using a microfiber mop. I've been unable to locate any confirming or follow-up study. The article...
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Hello all colleagues in the cleaning industry! I'm Anders Berg and I started in the cleaning industry in Sweden back in 1969 working for a company doing consulting work in the cleaning industry as well as selling cleaning equipment and chemicals. I moved from that company to a mfg of chemicals who...
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When it comes to innovative cleaning products, the professional cleaner is often the first to know of a breakthrough. Microfiber was available to commercial cleaners long before it was available in retail stores. Green initiatives are certainly not a new concept to cleaners, but have just recently hit...
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A couple weeks back I blogged about an experience I had in a school gym where the custodian was sweeping the floor with a flat-mop wrapped in towels. When I wrote the piece, the thought of this method of cleaning blew me away. But, I was humbled by the overwhelming response of my readers. Following my...