Green Cleaning Highlighted At Industry's First Virtual Trade Show

Housekeeping Solutions, along with its sister publications Contracting Profits and Sanitary Maintenance, will host the CleaningGreen Virtual Expo & Conference on May 11, 2010. The free, live online event will provide access to industry experts and suppliers that focus on green cleaning in the commercial cleaning market — without having to leave the office.

Like a brick-and-mortar event, speakers and exhibitors will inform, interact and network with attendees. However, unlike a traditional trade show, the interaction is conducted via Webcasts, scheduled group chats and message boards.

The CleaningGreen Expo & Conference's exhibit hall will feature virtual booths of green cleaning manufacturers who can engage with attendees using live, online chat for private conversations. At the booths, attendees can also view demonstrations of the newest products and access additional product information.

Throughout the day, five education sessions will be held covering current, critical green issues. Topics include sustainability, green cleaning legislation, new product certifications, green attributes of day cleaning, and the partnership between end users and their distributors when creating green programs.

The show also features a resource library where attendees can download case studies, articles and other important information. The lounge area will allow attendees to network and share information with various members of the jan/san industry.

Register now at www.cleanlink.com/cleaninggreenexpo. Following the live event on May 11, the show will be archived on www.cleanlink.com.

EcoLogo Launches Hand Sanitizer Standard

EcoLogo launched its first standard for hand sanitizers, which aims to help purchasers select products with reduced environmental and health impact. The new standard focuses on commercial markets such as health care, education and food service facilities, for example.

An important aspect of the certification is the requirement for bio-based content, which follows the minimum bio-based content standards set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) BioPreferred program. Bio-based products are composed in whole or in significant part of biological ingredients, such as forestry materials or renewable agricultural materials (including plant, animal or marine ingredients).

For a copy of the EcoLogo hand sanitizer standard, visit www.ecologo.org.

USGBC's Green Campus Campaign

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) wants college campuses to adopt a more complete sustainability model by introducing the Green Campus Campaign. Green college campus buildings can reduce the school's overall operating costs, increase the value of the green buildings, and increase both college employee and student productivity levels.

According to the USGBC, green buildings will lead to millions in savings over the building's lifetime from energy and water use reduction. And as sustainability becomes more important to today's youth, they will likely look at a school's environmental record when making enrollment decisions. The USGBC's Green Campus Campaign will help college institutions meet the increased demand for a sustainable focus.

For more information, visit the USGBC's Green Campus Campaign Web site at www.usgbc.org/campus.

 




POSTED ON: 5/19/2010