US Green Building Council

I had an interesting call the other day from one of my customers asking if our vacuums were LEED Certified.

Since I had never heard of "LEED" Certification I did a little investigative work (aka google LEED Certification) to find out what my customer was refering to. It turns out that the U.S. Green Building Council has developed a rating system , "The Leadership In Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System". The LEED System is a third-party certification program and self professed nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED provides building owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable impact on their building performance.

As it turns out, USGBC does not evaluate, approve or disapprove, or recommend any cleaning tools. The only information about LEED approved products has to do with cleaning chemicals. You can go to USGBC's web site http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CategoryID=19 then click on LEED Resources to see what Chemical Manufacturers and which of their chemicals are approved.

There is no doubt that standards need to be set to improve the quality and integrity of cleaning professionals. Again, there is no doubt that some national standard should be in place for all of us to use a the litmus test by which we clean. What is so darn frustrating to me and my contemporaries in the cleaning equipment business is the misconceptions and misinformation that our customers and potential customers need to wade through to find out the truth.

So, just to be certain that all of you understand, the Perfect P103 & P104 HEPA Upright Vacuum Cleaners and the Perfect PB1001 and PB1006 are all Carpet & Rug Institute Green Seal Certified for use in Green Cleaning designated building including federal and government buildings.

Hope this clears the air some.

How to Maximize Profits With BackPack Vacuums

It is all about productivity in the cleaning game today. Reducing the number of steps it takes to accomplish the job, whether changing a roll of toilet paper, mopping the floor, or vacuuming.

BackPack Vacuums have become the industry standard for vacuum cleaning productivity. Most commercial carpet is partially made from post consumer plastic waste and is low pile in nature. Rather than grooming the carpet, the cleaning process is actually a dusting procedure to remove dirt and debris from the carpet. Much the same process can be achieved on hard surfaces rather than sweeping or dust mopping.

Additionally, with 4 level filtration to dramatically reduce the amount of residual fine dust that is exhausted from BackPacks, you will greatly reduce the amount of daily dusting needed.

www.perfectvacs.com has a complete line of 6 and 10 quart BackPack Vacuums available for your to increase your productivity and profits. Each BackPack comes with an 8 piece tool it including 14 inch hard floor and carpet tools.

Increase Your Productivity With Perfect Backpack Vacuums

The Mystery of HEPA Vacuum Cleaners

HEPA VACUUMS Made Easy

Many of you are trying to secure government business or have an interest in "Green" Cleaning. On of the buzz words today is HEPA Vacuums. What is a HEPA Vacuum, who sets the standards, how much does a HEPA Vacuum cost?

There seems to be a a lot of mystery about HEPA Vacuums but it is really simple. First, the definition of HEPA is "High Efficiency Particle Air" and is defined as "a type of air filtration system that removes 99.97 of all particles greater than 0.3um in diameter.

So, basically a HEPA Vacuum is a vacuum that has special filters to qualify as HEPA.

Many manufacturers try to make the process of HEPA very complicated and expensive. The Perfect HEPA BackPack Vacuum is very inexpensive to purchase, meets all CRI Green Label Standards (the CRI is the underwriting body that qualifies vacuum cleaners for Green Seal and HEPA use). Check out the Perfect PB-1001 (10 Quart Capacity) or Perfect PB-1006 (6 Quart Capacity) on our site.

Perfect offers a 12" and 16" Upright HEPA Vacuum Cleaner as well as offering you the ability to retro fit any existing "Sanitaire" type upright vacuum.