Clean & Green

Potential Benefits of Green Cleaning Products and Programs

Health and Well Being

• Reduces exposure to toxic chemicals
• May reduce incidence of asthma attacks caused by dust and chemical allergens
• Improves indoor air quality by reducing airborne dust and chemical gases

Safety/ Cost Savings

• Improves training programs by stressing safety
• Provides/recommends safer handling of chemicals using automatic dilution dispensers
• Improves control of chemical inventory and storage locations
• Improves maintenance of powered cleaning equipment

Cleaning Efficiency/ Cost Savings

• Reduces amount of dirt/soil entering a building
• Improves training on cleaning procedures, which increases efficiency
• Improves cleaning processes and systems
• Promotes increased productivity and learning
• Reduces frequency of labor-intensive tasks like refinishing floors by using less intensive cleaning and maintenance activities more often

Financial/ Cost Savings

• Reduces chemical consumption and the number of cleaning chemicals needed
• Reduces injuries to custodial staff and Worker's Compensation Claims
• Promotes a healthier environment in buildings
• Promotes better inventory management of chemicals and equipment, resulting in more efficient and better-planned procurement of goods lowering customer cost of cleaning.

Community

• Provides a sense of community among all customers and tenants
• Provides recognition of the efforts of the custodial staff as well as other contributors such as tenants and customers
• Encourages the facility occupants to play a role in the success of the program and increases the sense of facility ownership by all stakeholders

Environmental and Sustainable

• Lowers environmental impact/footprint of the facility
• Augments other environmental efforts such as improving indoor air quality, reducing energy usage, and recycling

Sun Building Maintenance believes in partnering with our clients to ensure the cleaning programs are environmentally responsible. Sun Building can provide an analysis of your property and discuss the impact of Green Cleaning practices that fit your budget while minimizing the impact on the environment. Green cleaning techniques can provide economic benefits to customers and create a healthier space while reducing waste and extending the life of your property.