Stephen P. Ashkin

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RPMO RPO Business Meeting December 10, 2003
The Green Cleaning Opportunity

• Stephen P. Ashkin
• 812 / 332-7950
• SteveAshkin_at_AshkinGroup.com

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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,
committed citizens can change the world.In
fact, its the only thing that ever has.
Margaret Mead
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Whats Happening Nationally

• Enormous changes in past 10 years
• Core standards have been developed
• 10 chemical companies now have Green Seal
  Certified products
• 2 paper companies have certified paper (all offer
  CPG compliant products)
• Numerous vacuum cleaner manufacturers have been
  certified by CRI
• Major industry association promoting Green
  Cleaning
• Major cleaning contractors are adopting Green
  Cleaning strategies
• US Green Building Council

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LEED NC

• 1,000 Registered Projects
• Feds GSA, DoD, EPA, USPS, DOI, USDA
• States NY, PA, CA, MO, WI, WA, OR
• Cities Chicago, LA, NYC, Austin, LV
• Universities MIT, UNC, Duke, UT, UM
• K-12 -- Detroit Seattle Public Schools
• Building Owners CB Rich Ellis, Hines, PNC Bank,
  Ford, Sprint, Boeing, JJ

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US Green Building CouncilLEED for Existing
Buildings

• Pilot
• 84 Pilot Projects
• 25 million square feet
• Wide Range of Sectors

80 times as big as new construction
Nigel Howard, USGBC
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LEED EB Cleaning Credits

• Cleaning Can Impact 10 Credits
• Sustainable Sites (2 Credits)
• Water Efficiency
• Energy and Atmosphere
• Materials and Resources (3 Credits)
• Indoor Environmental Quality (5 1/2 Credits)
• Innovative Credits (1-4 Credit)

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LEED EB Cleaning Credits

• 76 Total Points (Credits)
• Certified 28-35 points (40 of total)
• Silver 36-42 points (50 of total)
• Gold 43-56 points (60 of total)
• Platinum 57 points (80 of total)
• Cleaning Industry 10 Points (Credits)
• Certified 35 (50 with innovation credits)
• Silver 27 (38 with innovation credits)
• Gold 23 (32 with innovation credits)
• Platinum 17 (24 with innovation credits)

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Making the world a cleaner, safer, healthier
place one building at a time.
Thank You

• The Ashkin Group
• 812 / 332-7950
• SteveAshkin_at_AshkinGroup.com