Category Archives: Healthy Cleaning

"Green" Sustainable Cleaning Methods and products, A.C.E. Experts, Downright Interesting Stuff, Healthy Cleaning, Microfiber

Microfibers are Measured in Deniers

Denier is the unit used for measuring the fineness of fabric. Microfiber is incredibly fine with a denier of approximately 0.01 to 0.02.

 

Compare this against the denier of a single strand of silk at 8, or a human hair at 20!

We would also caution you to

 

examine the denier of the microfiber your are using, as the market is flooded with product claiming to be microfiber and the denier is OVER 1.

  • <1 denier = microfiber
  • ( 1mt/gram = 9000yards )
  • Finer than 1/100 of human hair
  • Triangular section filaments

Click Here for a FREE tool for you to use and see if your facility is healthy.  ENJOY!

 

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Cutting Edge Cleaning Technologies and Ideas, Disinfection, Green Cleaning, Healthy Cleaning, ISSA Master Green Technician

Academy Restroom Cleaning Training

The restroom cleaning area of the Academy is finished.  It has been a long process, but it has come out well.  Next week, the ISSA Master Certification class will be the first to be able to utilize this new addition. We will be teaching ‘Best Practice’ methods for not only hand work, but touch free cleaning as well.

Did you know that in the last quarter of 2016, there were new laws passed regarding Baby Changing Stations, or BCS?  We will be teaching the new methods for processing these stations as well.

Be sure to check our upcoming classes, as a new class is forming for

“Restroom -Tile – Grout Cleaning”.  Check here for this class coming soon.

Check out this video of “How to Clean a Restroom”

https://youtu.be/tmpQb8VFv3o

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"Green" Sustainable Cleaning Methods and products, Cutting Edge Cleaning Technologies and Ideas, Green Cleaning, Healthy Cleaning

Engineered Water – Part One

Engineered Water in Cleaning – Part One

Water is unquestionably the “Universal Solvent” and as such, every Technician should appreciate that water is essential to any cleaning process where a liquid is involved. This understanding allows the cleaning team to solve cleaning problems in the most effective, and most environmentally-safe, manner.

Engineered Water (EW) – “Water engineered to meet the performance requirements of professional cleaning, sanitizing and/or disinfecting, with long-term value and green factors as the key uptake and ethical drivers, and On Site Generation (OSG) as a common denominator,” as defined by the Engineered Water Consortium.

Water

Water, what is it?  Why isn’t water on the periodic table of elements? The periodic table only includes individual chemical elements. Water is not found on the periodic table because it does not consist of a single element.

Water is a molecule of bonded hydrogen and oxygen atoms. The smallest particle of water moleculewater is a water molecule, which is made of two atoms of hydrogen bonded to one atom of oxygen. Its formula is H2O and it can be broken down into its components, so it is not an element. Water is made of 3 atoms.  Two are hydrogen, and one is oxygen.

Complicated?  Not really, as changes to water can improve its cleaning power and ability. Water is the foundation of cleaning in nearly every cleaning product.

This subject is complicated and thus is why it is important that you understand the complexities of the base liquid product you are using in your liquid cleaning programs.

Learn more on this subject in Part 2 – The Power of Water

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"Green" Sustainable Cleaning Methods and products, A.C.E. Experts, Green Cleaning, Healthy Cleaning, Matting, Microfiber, VCT Hard Floor Care

Academy of Cleaning Excellence – Expert Class

Today’s Floor Care Expert Class Location – Lakeland, FL.

  • What can save my operation 40% of the normal floor finish I use to maintain VCT floors?
  • What can help keep 90% of dry soil from my polished floor surfaces?
  • How much should I invest to make more profit on my floor care services?

Samuel Sr. and his son Sam, said that they invested in this day of education to learn how to make more money for the work they do.  Sam said that he has not spent this much time sitting, not working and so happy to do so, that he will be coming to other A.C.E. Academy of Cleaning Excellence classes in 2017.

Both men walked out with their new certificates and smiles on their faces with answers to questions they didn’t even know they were going to ask.

  • What do you want to learn?
  • Come to a class and ask your questions.  You can’t get an answer any other way.

Choose from our weekly LIVE classes here.

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"Green" Sustainable Cleaning Methods and products, A.C.E. Experts, Carpet Care, Healthy Cleaning

Become a Certified Carpet Care Expert

January 24th is the date for our first Carpet Care class in the newly refurbished, A.C.E. Academy of Cleaning Excellence, inside the Orlando location of GEM Supply.  Class starts at 9 am and runs till 4 pm.

Students need to bring their laptop or smart device to use during the class.

 Lunch and WiFi are provided.

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR TICKET 
carpet-care-banner-smallWho will benefit:

  • Property Managers
  • Building Service Contractors
  • Housekeepers

Benefits of Attending:

  1. Extending the Life of your Soft Floor Assets
  2. Reducing Maintenance Costs
  3. Increasing Appearance Level
  4. Improving Indoor Air Quality
  5. ACE Certification Upon Completion

If you have any questions, just ask Dave via the form below. [contact-form][contact-field label=’Name’ type=’name’ required=’1’/][contact-field label=’Email’ type=’email’ required=’1’/][contact-field label=’Website’ type=’url’/][contact-field label=’Comment’ type=’textarea’ required=’1’/][/contact-form]

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"Green" Sustainable Cleaning Methods and products, A.C.E. Experts, Carpet Care, Green Cleaning, Healthy Cleaning, Microfiber, VCT Hard Floor Care

A.C.E. EDUCATION SCHEDULE FOR JANUARY 2017

On January 6th, 2017 we are proud to launch the first of several media events on the A.C.E. Network.  ” Beyond Clean with Dave” will air each Friday afternoon at 1 pm Eastern from our studio in the A.C.E. Learning Center, Orlando, FL.

This weekly LIVE broadcast via YouTube, is 15 minutes of conversation with experts from around the world who focus on Healthy, Positive and Proactive practices and products. Be sure to mark this on you calendar and tune in on this YouTube Channel.

Regional Live Classes in Central Florida

January 10, 9am -4pm, A.C.E. Hard Floor Care Certification Course with Hands On-Time, Bilingual, Lakeland, FL  See Information and Purchase your ticket here.

January 16, 12pm – January 20, 12pm, Cleaning Industry Training Starndards (CITS) Master Certification Series, Orlando, FL.  See Information and Purchase your ticket here.

January 24, 9 am – 3 pm, A.C.E. Carpet Care Expert Certification Course, Bilingual, Orlando, FL.  See Information and Purchase your ticket here.

January 25, 10:30 am – 12 pm, Understanding Microfiber, Free to the first 20 attendees signing up before 1/11/17.  See Information and Registration for FREE seat.

 

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