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Cleaning for LEED Certified Buildings

March 22, 2012 | admin

leed certifiedA few years back, a lot of people would not care or put forth the effort to being green. Today, you can see more buildings being re-designed to become eco-friendly. More facilities managers are looking to incorporate greener cleaning methods; engineers and architects are working together to design buildings to earn LEED certification.

A LEED certified building is a finalized construction that is designed to reduce negative environmental impacts of buildings and improve the health and well-being of the individuals who occupy them. 
The benefits of LEED certification start with proof to your clients, competitors, and yourself that you have made a positive impact with the design of the building. Secondly, there are a numerous government (state and local) benefits that come with achieving this certification.

The certification program requires that all LEED certified buildings use eco-friendly cleaning products. One of the most important products for cleaning these buildings is eco friendly sanitizer.  Sanitizers have become suitable for cleaning a large variety of surfaces. Sanitizing a surface every day is important especially for flu season. Traditional sanitizers leave behind toxins that affect breathing in close spaces.

The goal for cleaning a LEED building is to reduce the chemicals and toxins that affect everyone’s health. In addition, these chemicals and toxins can be harmful to the beautiful building finishes and indoor air quality. Problems that may occur with dangerous chemicals in traditional cleaners include asthmatic symptoms, skin irritation, and damaged kidneys by specific metal polishes; so move the traditional cleaning products away and decrease the risk of illness.

Remember: a major step towards becoming LEED certified is purchasing green cleaning products for your building. Fulfill all of your green cleaning needs by checking out ourCatalog.

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Mandatory Lightbulb switch

March 22, 2012 | admin

The light bulb industry is going to see some interesting changes in the next few years with the implementation of the Energy Independence and Security Act.  This bill that was passed in 2007 will take effect starting in 2012 and will call for light bulbs to be 25 to 30% more efficient.  What this all really means is that all light bulbs will need to be replaced with the newer Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) bulbs. These bulbs produce significantly less energy and will help business meet the requirements that everyone will have to follow next year. By changing to CFL bulbs the country is estimated to save around $13 billion of energy[i] but the question remains, how can your company tap into those savings?

Brighton provides an energy efficient lighting service for New York and the Tri-state area that can easily help the transition to the new light bulbs.  The best part of these new bulbs is that they last immensely longer than incandescent ones, which will in turn save thousands in energy costs every year.  There have not been many changes since Thomas Edison created the incandescent bulb over 130 years ago, but CFL bulbs last around 10 times longer and use 75% less energy than the outdated incandescent.[ii]   Brighton is ready to help make this transition by offering a free audit of the lighting in your business and will go even further to then give a projected savings report.  The change in lighting is coming next year so let Brighton help seamlessly save the time and money that you deserve.


[i] Quinton, Sophie. the phase-out of incandescent light bulbs:     
     what you need to know. N.p., 10/28/2010. Web. 31 May

2011. <http://earth911.com/news/2010/10/28/the-phase-

out-of-incandescent-light-bulbs-what-you-need-to-know/>.

 

[ii] Light Bulbs (CFL’s).” N.p., n.d. Web. 31 May 2011.

<http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=find_a_product.showProductGroup&pgw_code=LB>.

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