#2 CleaningBiz.TV – David Holly Talks About Green Cleaning

Episode #2 – This is an interview with Green Cleaning guru, David Holly.

In the interview, David talks about:

• the future of the cleaning industry as it relates to green cleaning
• is certification necessary and how to prepare if that is your goal
• how to differentiate your cleaning company from everyone else offering green cleaning

Who is David Holly?

• Director of Business Development with The Ashkin Group, LLC. – Consulting firm focused on Green Cleaning and Sustainability
• Chancellor of ISSA’s Green Cleaning University
• Deputy Director of The Green Cleaning Network
• Frequent speaker at industry events in the United States and globally
• A Founding Member of Tripod Learning Associates – Produces educational materials for cleaning professionals. Produces Tripodcasts and the Inner Circle

Other resources mentioned in the video:

• Green Seal’s GS-42 Standard
• ISSA’s CIMS-GB Certification

Do you have questions for David or Jean? Please submit your questions and comments below.

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6 Responses to “#2 CleaningBiz.TV – David Holly Talks About Green Cleaning”

1. Sam says:

   August 25, 2010 at 2:28 pm

   Jean or David – Thanks for the information. Is it very expensive to get certified for green cleaning?

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   • Jean Hanson says:

     August 25, 2010 at 2:39 pm

     Sam,
     Here is the fee schedule for Green Seal Certification:
     http://www.greenseal.org/certification/gs42certification_fees.pdf

     To get the CIMS-GB certification, you first need to be CIMS Certified. Once you do that you can add the optional “green” certification

     Here are the fees for CIMS certification:
     http://issa.com/data/File/CIMS/Cert%20Orgs%20and%20Apps%20Procedure%20Ex.pdf

     Jean

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2. Susan James says:

   August 25, 2010 at 4:30 pm

   Jean – I like your blooper at the end! Too funny!

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3. Katrel Kelly says:

   September 3, 2010 at 7:18 pm

   Jean,

   Thank you for the episode, Gathered alot of information. Like he said “Just do it” in terms of cleaning for a healthy environment. I am looking forward to the next episode

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   • Jean says:

     September 4, 2010 at 8:46 am

     Thanks for your comments Katrel and glad you like the show!

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4. Ryan Baldwin says:

   March 3, 2011 at 11:57 am

   Very informative episode. David made some excellent points re: getting certified as green. As a green company that just turned 2 in January we were very interested in getting certified, but when the cost of certifications equal roughly a new employees salary, well…we want to create jobs. We will be working towards a certification so that when the time is right and the money is there we can move right in. Thank you so much for these episodes!

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