Green Partner Support
Standards, Ecolabels & Attributes
USGBC and LEED ®
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is a non-profit organization founded in 1993 which consists of representatives from all across the building industry whose shared vision is to incorporate principles of high performance and sustainability into the way all buildings and communities are designed, built and operated.
USGBC is well known for developing the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED ® ) green building certification system. Voluntary and internationally recognized, the consensus-based system recognizes best-in-class building strategies, practices and performance. LEED awards points in the categories of Integrative Process, Sustainable Sites, Location and Transportation, Water Efficiency, Energy and Atmosphere, Materials and Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality, Innovation, and Regional Priority. A professional in the cleaning industry can potentially help a LEED project earn points in just about each of the credit categories available, depending on the details of the specific project being cleaned. However contributions from a cleaning professional will primarily be made in the Indoor Environmental Quality category of LEED for Building Operations + Maintenance (LEED O+M), where there are an assortment of “Green Cleaning” credits which can be earned. While a more detailed description of contributions from the cleaning industry can be found in the WAXIE GPS ® LEED Project Contributions Summary on the previous page, a well designed green cleaning program documented in a written Green Cleaning Policy and implemented throughout a facility can contrib- ute several points for a LEED O+M project. A written Green Cleaning Policy can also potentially contribute an innovation credit for either a LEED for Building Design + Construction (LEED BD+C) or LEED for Interior Design + Construction (LEED ID+C) project. Even for buildings not pursuing LEED certification, the LEED O+M rating system has successfully been used as a guide to describe best practices opera- tions and maintenance of a high performance facility. LEED continues to have an enormous impact on the way buildings are designed, built and operated (and cleaned!). For more information on USGBC and LEED, please visit www.usgbc.org. WAXIE is a member of USGBC, employs several LEED Accredited Professionals and has two company Inventory Centers which have achieved LEED Silver Certification. WAXIE GPS ® serves as a guide for facilities looking to design and implement an effective green cleaning program, and has successfully con- tributed to each of WAXIE’s LEED certified buildings, and to numerous other LEED projects in partnership with clients. If you are interested in pursuing LEED certification for your facility, your WAXIE Account Consultant can work with you to design and implement a customized green cleaning program.
ISSA CIMS-GB
The ISSA has been the leading worldwide industry association for the cleaning industry since 1923. To help provide a standard for improved custodial operations in the industry, the Cleaning Industry Management Standard (CIMS) was developed to set forth a management framework designed to assist building service contractors and in-house service providers to become quality, customer centered and results oriented cleaning organizations. The Standard is based upon universally accepted principles that have been proven to be the hallmarks of successful and well managed cleaning operations. In many ways, it can be viewed as being similar to an “ISO” certification for a cleaning organization.
To help meet the growing demand for green cleaning, a voluntary additional certification element is also available within the Standard called CIMS-GB (Green Building). The CIMS-GB element has been developed to align with the green cleaning requirements for a LEED O+M project, and CIMS-GB certification demonstrates that a cleaning orga- nization is capable of assisting a LEED O+M project earn points in the green cleaning credit categories. As a matter of fact, CIMS-GB certification for a cleaning organization is an available compliance path option for a prerequisite for a project pursuing certification with the LEED v4 O+M Green Building Rating System. For more information on CIMS-GB, please visit www.issa.com/cims. WAXIE is a member of ISSA and employs a substantial number of CIMS-GB ISSA Certification Experts. WAXIE GPS serves as a guide for cleaning organizations looking to design and implement an effective green cleaning program, and has successfully contributed to several CIMS-GB certifica- tions in partnership with clients. If you are interested in pursuing CIMS-GB certification for your organization, your WAXIE Account Consultant can work with you to design and implement a customized green cleaning program.
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