American Society for Healthcare Engineering
www.ashe.org - Facility management resources
The Ashkin Group, LLC.
www.AshkinGroup.com - Ashkin home page, resources regarding Green Cleaning, updates and current events, newsletter, power-point presentations, etc.
Building Owners and Managers Association
www.boma.org
Building Service Contractors Association International
www.bscai.org
Carpet & Rug Institute Home Page
www.carpet-rug.org - Products, standards, info relating to vacuum cleaners, extractors, & chemicals.
Center for a New American Dream
www.newdream.org - Sustainable solutions, news and events, green cleaning and purchasing, specifically for the education sector
Center for Disease Control
www.cdc.gov
Environmental Choice Home Page
www.environmentalchoice.com - Environmental Choice is an eco-labeling organization similar to Green Seal and is recognized by the LEED program. This site contains standards for product certification and environmentally preferable products
Environmental Protection Agency home page
www.epa.gov - Rules, regulations, & standards.
Green Guide for Healthcare
www.gghc.org - Provides the healthcare sector with a voluntary, self-certifying metric toolkit of best practices that designers, owners, and operators can use to guide and evaluate their progress towards high performance healing environments.
Green Hotels home page
www.greenhotels.com - Products authorized by Green Hotel Assoc.
Green Seal home page
www.greenseal.org - Product standards and certification, recommended products, etc.
Health Care Without Harm
www.noharm.org - Links to Healthcare industry websites and online-magazines that provide info regarding Green Cleaning and Sustainable practices specific to healthcare.
Healthy Schools home page
www.healthyschools.org - Regional guide for news and events including Green issues concerning schools and their occupants, testimonials and headlines.
Hospitals for a Healthy Environment home page:
www.h2e-online.org - How to join, tools and resources, news and events for healthcare industry.
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International Facility Management Association
www.ifma.org
International Sanitary Supply Association
www.issa.com
LEED Home Page
www.usgbc.org/leed - LEED information.
Office of the Environmental Executive
www.ofee.gov - Federal Government site for Green Purchasing, Building Management info, Sustainable Building ideas, Federal Memorandum.
US Green Building Council home page
www.usgbc.org - The organization, news and events, product standards, how to join, helpful links.
USGBC Info-line Home Page
info@usgbc.org - Email address for questions regarding LEED and GREEN cleaning.
Connecticut Business & Industry Association
www.cbia.com/green
Definitions
CRI - The Carpet & Rug Institute
Environmental Choice - An eco-labeling third-party organization that certifies environmentally friendly products
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
EPP – Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
Green - Refers to environmentally preferable products
Green Seal - An eco-labeling third-party organization that certifies environmentally friendly products
IAQ - Indoor Air Quality
LEED - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
OFEE – Office of the Federal Environmental Executive
USGBC - U.S. Green Building Council, developer of the LEED program |
