{"621692":{"#nid":"621692","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Building Services Achieves Second Nationally Recognized Green Cleaning Certificate With Honors","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology has achieved the ISSA Cleaning Industry Management Standard\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;CIMS-Green Building (GB) certification With Honors, which assures that their green cleaning practices will be utilized, managed and evaluated according to national best practices.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are thrilled to receive the ISSA certification as it is clearly aligned with our existing green cleaning\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;principles and further strengthens our processes,\u0026rdquo; says Tommy Little, Associate Director of Building Services, \u0026ldquo;We value those principles which support human and environmental health outcomes. I\u0026rsquo;m grateful to my staff for their commitment to achieving this certification.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe CIMS-Green Building certification is the second green cleaning certification that Georgia Tech has earned in recent years. The first certification was Green Seal\u0026rsquo;s GS-42 standard for commercial and institutional cleaning. The ISSA certification further affirms Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s commitment to environmentally friendly cleaning practices throughout its classroom and research buildings.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESpecified measurement tools, a client feedback cycle and a continuous improvement model are all parts of the Georgia Tech program that allow evolving practices to be integrated seamlessly into daily operations.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;The CIMS and CIMS-GB certifications require that independent, accredited assessors verify the methods that each firm utilizes to meet quality, service, health, safety and environmental benchmarks.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about CIMS and CIMS-GB certification, visit www.issa.com\/standard.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Building Services achieves ISSA CIMS-Green Building certification"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology has achieved the ISSA Cleaning Industry Management Standard CIMS-Green Building (GB) certification with honors, which assures that their green cleaning practices are\u0026nbsp;utilized, managed and evaluated according to national best practices.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Building Services achieves ISSA CIMS-Green Building certification"}],"uid":"35028","created_gmt":"2019-05-14 21:32:39","changed_gmt":"2019-05-31 16:52:45","author":"cbrim3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-05-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-05-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"621690":{"id":"621690","type":"image","title":"ISSA-CIMS Green Cleaning Certificate 2019 Bldg. Svcs Dept","body":null,"created":"1557868626","gmt_created":"2019-05-14 21:17:06","changed":"1557868696","gmt_changed":"2019-05-14 21:18:16","alt":"picture of group of people involved with ISSA CIMS certification","file":{"fid":"236811","name":"CIMS certificate photo 2019.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/CIMS%20certificate%20photo%202019.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/CIMS%20certificate%20photo%202019.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":99696,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/CIMS%20certificate%20photo%202019.jpg?itok=B7u7E3lq"}}},"media_ids":["621690"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.facilities.gatech.edu\/green-cleaning","title":"Georgia Tech Green Cleaning Program "},{"url":"https:\/\/www.issa.com\/certification-standards\/cleaning-industry-management-standard-cims","title":"CIMS Certifications"}],"groups":[{"id":"383831","name":"Facilities Management"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"35921","name":"Facilities Management"},{"id":"10381","name":"green cleaning"},{"id":"181311","name":"Chemical Free"},{"id":"148531","name":"O\u0026M"},{"id":"172222","name":"building services"},{"id":"178741","name":"custodial"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECathy Brim\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunication Officer, Facilities Management\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["cathy.brim@facilities.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}