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Hand Hygiene Requirement for LEED-EB

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

Today I received a copy of the 2008 LEED-EB revision. LEED which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design is a certification that provides independent, third-party verification that a building project is environmentally responsible, profitable and a healthy place to live and work. Currently they have three ...

What Happens In The Bathroom Should Stay In The Bathroom

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Don't you just love bathroom humor? Bathroom humor has always been known for its' lewd and crude ways, however, I recently read a study regarding students' hygiene that made me stop laughing. A study conducted by the American Journal of Infection Control relays the startling statistic that "53% of students ...

Can You Be Too Green?

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Has the green pendulum swung too far? Are green products too environmentally friendly that they aren’t really cleaning? While I think this is something to keep an eye on, I don’t think we are there just yet. Here is the problem as I see it. Everyone ...

Bulk Soap - Is it really bad?

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

GoJo has recently released several brochures that publicize a study performed by the University of Arizona. This study found that 25% of refillable bulk soap dispensers contain unsafe levels of bacterial contamination. The study illustrates the point further by saying Coliforms, or illness causing fecal-based organisms, were found ...