Certification for Green Buildings
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We are watching the federal government, states, and municipalities pass rules for corporations to "Go Green." There is a lot of confusion about what it takes to take a company Green. In the big view, Green business is a full-scale change from any harmful practices, reduce drain on our limited resources, and reduce our dependency on oil. Unfortunately, this can not be done in one easy step. Like eating an elephant, it must be done one piece at a time.
The best area to start is to with the basic and affordable levels of janitorial and office operations that can be changed without an expensive overhaul of the company. Going Green can be a substantial financial expenditure that may not be affordable for many businesses. Certification of a Green Building can be a progressive task that turns any standard building into a Green Building that helps the community in the larger Green agenda.
Green Clean Institute provides a federal trademark for GCIC Green Buildings if they will complete a simply Green Survey and transition to a Green certified cleaning service. The cleaning service is frankly the first step in establishing a healthier and Greener office. The Green Survey establishes a baseline for a Green Program, and provides a foundation for improvements on a monthly basis.
Find our more about Green Building certification at www.GreenBusinessLeague.com. You can get your copy of the Green Survey, and start the process that can get your facility a Green Building certification in less than 30 days. This is not a rubber stamp, but requires that the janitorial service provide Green products and practices in the cleaning of the building.
Month by month, the program introduces affordable steps that allow the building to transition to Green operation in a year's time. Green Business League gives recognition to every member facility, lists the firm with Dun & Bradstreet, and revisits the subject each year. There are programs that make Green Building certification more difficult by creating a point system that is difficult to obtain, but it need not be that complex. Some steps may be as simple as trash management with techniques that require only modest changes to your existing operation.
Green Awareness is the training program that comes to the business each month with smart ideas. These articles offer advice of the next step in Green operation. Have your heard of the ten best plants for a Green office that remove volatile organic compounds and add oxygen? How about the issue of outgassing and simple steps to reduce this adverse chemical from the building? We advise that firms remove the barrier between the day workers of an office and the janitorial service. How do you solve this problem and make sure that there is continuity that helps the Green operation of the facility?
There are literally dozens of simple steps to achieve a functional Green Building. Your company could hire an environmental consultant, pay money for remaking of your facility, and hope that the benefits will outweigh the trouble. You could also choose a key person in the facility to start the Green Survey and moves your building Green in a serious way. This process starts with the Green Survey and offers everyone to a healthier workplace.
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Obtaining your Green Building certification should not be difficult or expensive. Green Business League guides businesses in the certification program for Green Building. The Green survey is the simple way to receive your Green Building certification.
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