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Greaning Products

Greaning Products. By: Claudia, Garrett, and Runey. Greaning ?. Green Cleaning Products Biodegradable compounds Less toxic Comparable effectiveness Higher efficiency. Why Is It Important?. Health Hazards Janitors use 194 pounds of chemicals each year, 25% of which are hazardous

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Greaning Products

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  1. Greaning Products By: Claudia, Garrett, and Runey

  2. Greaning? • Green Cleaning Products • Biodegradable compounds • Less toxic • Comparable effectiveness • Higher efficiency

  3. Why Is It Important? • Health Hazards • Janitors use 194 pounds of chemicals each year, 25% of which are hazardous • Custodians highest asthma rate • Worker comp claims of over $25 million • Environmental Hazards • Combinations of products with ozone create highly toxic by-products

  4. Environmental Hazards (Cont.)

  5. RPI Future Plans • LEED Certification • New buildings LEED Certified • EMPAC and ECAV • Green Cleaning policy is a prerequisite for certification • Leader of Sustainability • Green Roofing • Sustainable Architecture • Sustainability Program

  6. Implementation • Current State • Green Seal Cleaning Products • Green Vacuum Cleaners • Barriers • Lack of training • Lack of initiative • Current Student Practices • Benefits • LEED Certification • Economically sound • Health benefits • Environmentally Sound

  7. Links • Greensfelder, Liese. "05.22.2006 - Study Warns of Cleaning Product Risks." University of California, Berkeley. Web. 05 Apr. 2012. http://berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2006/05/22_householdchemicals.shtml • Hafemeister, D. W. “Physics of Energy Efficient Buildings.” AIP Conference Proceedings-Physics of Sustainable Energy: Using Energy Efficiently and Producing It Renewably. Vol. 1044. 2008. 88. Print. • http://www.greenschools.net/downloads/GreenCleaningWebinar112109.pdf • http://www.projectgreenclean.info/tips.html • “The Top Ways Companies Can Meet LEED’s New Green Cleaning Challenges.” GreenBiz.com. Web. 6 Apr. 2012.

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