Green Cleaning Benefits Your Business

Business owners understand the importance of having a healthy workforce with low absenteeism and high productivity.  This is one of the reasons that many of them have adopted green cleaning practices for their offices and buildings.  They understand that keeping the working environment clean and safe makes their employees happier, healthier, and more productive workers.

The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) has set forth very specific requirements for commercial cleaning companies concerning green cleaning practices.  These requirements are meant to reduce the use of harmful cleaning chemicals and as a result, increase the air quality and overall health of a facility.

Switching to green cleaning is effective and may cost little or no more than traditional methods of cleaning.  It is one of the most cost-effective and easiest ways that building owners can make their facility safer and healthier for their staff.  Plus, they are making a positive difference in the overall environment around them.  Business can earn LEED points toward their LEED certification by switching to green cleaning practices.

Volatile organic compounds (VOC) are common chemical containments found in a variety of cleaning products used in schools and commercial buildings.  These products can negatively impact the air quality of your building, even with a properly working ventilation system.  Continued exposure to cleaning products with high levels of VOC can cause short- and long-term health effects including:

• Asthma
• Dry eyes
• Nausea
• Fatigue
• Dizziness
• Nasal mucus
• Throat irritation

Green cleaning eliminates the use of the products, making your office environment healthier and many times, reducing the amount of workdays missed due to illness.

Make sure that your office space is a place where your employees will feel their best.  Switching over to green cleaning practices will benefit your entire business, promoting an image that your company is a good patron to its employees and the Earth as a whole.

Atlantic Building Solutions provides green cleaning to offices and commercial properties in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, Chapel Hill, Greensboro, High Point, Winston-Salem, and Charlotte, NC.  We are committed to helping our clients maintain a clean, safe working environment for all of their employees.  Contact us today for a free quote.