Depending on who you listen to, it can be very difficult to make your building Green. Businesses have been asked by many authorities to “Go Green,” but they have not been told what Green means except to being a lengthy process of conversion and retrofitting that is lengthy and costly. In truth, it is obvious that the concept of a Green building has been reinterpreted by a variety of services causing an endless demand for change.

The core of a Green office or building is found in the improvement of the health issues of the building on the behalf of the people that work there. While it is beneficial to change the bulbs, cut energy consumption, conserve more water, and recycle the trash; the best place to create a Green office is in the janitorial service.

There are three factors in a janitorial Green building. The first factor is what we call the Green Agenda. This is where the decision-makers establish polices. The second factor is to make sure that Green products are used, and the third factor is to require the janitorial service for your building be trained and certified.

The impact of a Green building is the improvement of the health factor for those who do the cleaning and those who put their eight hours in every day. Studies should that there are acute and chronic influences based on the cleaning of the building. This reflects in the cost of manpower and the loss of profitability through absenteeism, lost productivity, and increased medical costs.

Green practices by the janitorial service are equally as important as the Green products. As an example, the use of microfiber products reduce chemical use. They also decrease the bacteria and dust moved around the building during cleaning. Newer sanitizing processes must change the old “Spray and Wipe” routine and provide for a “Dwell Time” of the product. The spread of disease is greatly reduced when there is change of cleaning tools and methods. It is never enough to add a Green product into the janitor cart and declare the whole service Green.

During the bid or quote process for your building, you should include a “Green Practices Clause” that gives preferential treatment to janitorial services that not only offer a line of Green products but also boast a Green trained and certified workforce. It makes ultimate sense that the operator is equally as valuable as the tools of the operation. A set of tools does not make an average guy into an expert mechanic. Why should this not be true of the people protecting the health of the building for your employees?

Find a Green Clean Institute Certified janitorial firm in your area or require that those hoping to service your building are Green Clean Institute Certified. Your employees will be healthier, your costs will go down, and you may even qualify for the Green Clean Institute Certified Green Building.

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