Green Clean Institute

Education for Green and Healthy Buildings - (815) 609-4546

What is a Green workplace?  The concept has been bastardized until it means anything from a plant in the corner to a recycling program.  Getting back to the core definition of Green, it is about health and the health of people in any defined system.  So, a healthy building is a matter of the "Health Quotient" measured not by the power use, recycling program. the building materials, or water saving system.

Take note of the opposite of a healthy building where the normal condition is an orderly and efficient workplace.  Yet, workers are troubled by unexplained headaches and period of fatigue.  Occasionally, the more sensitive worker experience intense reactions that others do not.  If the records were reviewed, the number of sick days will be excessive, and unnecessary.

Green cleaning janitorial services have to think of the turn-over issue of employees.  Workers leave and new ones are hired, so the orientation and training process can be a constant issue.  The best training program lose their impact as the cleaning crews change.  Like many things in life, one good effort is not an enduring solution.

We all know that the workers are the delivery point for any Green cleaning program.  If the workers are little more than hourly employees, how does this differ from a typical, fake-Green cleaning service.

With the introduction of a brand new video series for the GCI Green Cleaning Technician course, we know that there needs to be a primer for those who are just starting in the cleaning services.  We call this course, appropriately, the GCI Basic Cleaning Course.  There are important reasons to set the tone and critical concepts for all new hires by a cleaning service worker.  And, one of the biggest reason is the relatively high turnover rate for cleaning service workers.  Routine turnover of staff can have a deteriorating affect on your service as new hires become "Hole Fillers" rather than a positive addition to your team.

The GCI Basic Cleaning course is not difficult, but an important orientation for all new workers.  In a video format, the course makes sure every new worker gets an introduction that includes the expectations for the job.  This course can be bypassed by your established workers, or used for a helpful reminder of their role and value in the company.  

How does anyone know if your Green product is Green or pretending to be Green?  Website claims can be very misleading.  And, advertising has nearly no limits.  That is why the Green Clean Institute has set the standard for truth in Green advertising.  The Green Clean Institute seal stands for more than an honestly Green product.  We verify that the claims are fair, do not leave out negative facts, and can be trusted as an environmentally-safe product.

The Green Clean Institute is not a testing lab.  Lab work is offered by applicants to support claims.  In the end, the public wants to purchase products that live up to the advertised promises.  Therefore, our goal is to research the product ingredients, check for overt health issues, and to review the SDS and lab results.