CA to require green cleaning

SACRAMENTO — Global Green USA Thursday released its Green Schools Report touting the multiple financial, health, academic and environmental benefits of environmentally sustainable buildings — including integrated pest management (IPM), indoor air quality (IAQ) programs, and green cleaning practices — for education facilities, according to a Business Wire press release on Forbes.com.

It also urged the California Legislature to pass and the Governor to sign the Green Schools Bill (AB315), which would require the State Allocation Board to consider the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) Best Practices Guide when creating requirements for janitorial, IPM, IAQ, and maintenance procedures.

According to the press release, IAB315 has passed all assembly and one of two senate committees, and awaits approval by the Senate Appropriations Committee set for hearing on August 15.

Cleaning & Maintenance Management August 5,2005