Executive Housekeeping Today - October 2008 - (Page 1)

VOLUME 30 • NUMBER 10 5 13 28 Features Greener, and 3 An Easier, to Floor Care Healthier Approach CONTENTS 6 Departments Frugal Housekeeper Are You Stuck in a Rut? Try Cross-Training! 5 Caring for Carpets in 24-Hour Facilities 9 My Experiences with High-Speed Machines vs. Spray Buffers Find your floor care program to be complicated and expensive? This article covers issues and solutions so that your floor care program can be a success. Through preventative measures and regular extractions, it is possible to keep carpets looking new and clean—even in 24-hour facilities. THe green scene 19 Continue Your Education in Green Style 21 WHaT’s in Your JaniTor closeT? 11 Vacuum Floor Care Q&A with Andre Motta 13 Is a Spray-and-Vac System ReallyofBetter at Cleaning and Reducing the Risk Disease? 14 CEU Article 17 The IEHA/CRI Partnership Stephen Miller, CEH, Chief of Environmental Services at the Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center in Fort Meade, Maryland, discusses his experiences with floor care. Integrated Cleaning & Measurement: An Open-Source Protocol for Results-Based Cleaning. Take the CEU Quiz on page 6! 2 8 20 24 26 27 27 27 27 27 28 28 members ExEcutivE cornEr casE study: univErsity of MiaMi usGBc GrEEn tip insidE thE industry product hiGhliGhts nEw MEMBErs Joint iEha/issa MEMBErs rEh/cEh MEMBErs AdvErtisErs’ indEx calEndar of EvEnts insidE iEha what iEha has donE for ME Cover logos designed by Paul Rathey, IEHA Webmaster and Founder & Chief Architect of Silicon Mask Media + Design in Winston-Salem, NC. He may be reached at prathey@siliconmask.com. Executive Housekeeping Today is published monthly by the International Executive Housekeepers Association, Inc. Bulk rate postage paid at Columbus, OH. Subscription $50 per year. Single copies $3.00. Annual subscription for members of the International Executive Housekeepers Association is $30.63, included in the dues. IEHA assumes no liability for opinions expressed in editorial contributions to the magazine. The publication of any advertisement is neither an endorsement of the advertiser nor of the products or services advertised. IEHA is not responsible for claims in advertisements, products, or services advertised. © Copyright 2008, International Executive Housekeepers Association, Inc., All Rights Reserved. Printed in U.S.A. Postmaster: Changes of address should be sent to: IEHA, 00 Eastwind Drive, Suite 30, Westerville, OH 4308-336, (64) 895-766. The W symbol constitutes the end of that article. October 2008/Executive Housekeeping Today

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Executive Housekeeping Today - October 2008� Contents Executive Corner An Easier, Greener, and Healthier Approach to Floor Care Caring for Carpets in 24-Hour Facilities Frugal Housekeeper Case Study: University of Miami My Experiences with High-Speed Machines vs. Spray Buffers Vacuum Floor Care Q&A with Andre Motta Is a Spray-and-Vac System Really Better at Cleaning and Reducing the Risk of Disease? CEU Article The IEHA/CRI Partnership The Green Scene USGBC Green Tip What's in YOUR Janitor Closet? Inside the Industry Product Highlights New Members Joint IEHA/ISSA Members REH/CEH Members Advertisers' Index Calendar of Events Inside IEHA What IEHA Has Done for Me

Executive Housekeeping Today - October 2008

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