Opting for greener cleaning is estimated to boost employee productivity by as much as 5 percent.

A Breath of Fresh Air - LEED, Green Building and BOMA

Green cleaning is effective cleaning that doesn’t harm the environment or the people who depend on it. That’s especially important to us because we live and work in the same community you do.

It isn’t just about corporate responsibility and environmental protection. Going green can save you money. How? An earth friendly approach makes for healthier buildings and lower operating costs. Environmentally friendly products protect the health of your clients and employees. Greener products improve air and reduce the amount of chemicals on work surfaces. This means that you and your tenants and employees will suffer fewer health problems, headaches and fatigue and take fewer sick days.

Waterford provides non-toxic product options and eco-friendly equipment to ensure a clean, healthy, and safe environment for all of our clients. Whether your goal is a greener community or you’re going after LEED, GREEN UP or BOMA certification, Waterford can help you get clean and go green.

• Our environmentally friendly cleaning products, equipment and processes exceed all regulatory requirements
• We make an effort to reduce the amount of cleaning chemicals and use eco-friendly chemicals with low VOCs (Volatile Organic Compound).
• We promote recycling and waste management programs
• We use micro fibre cloths and HEPA vacuums
• We make water and electricity conservation a priority
• We work to reduce our carbon footprint at landfill sites
• We implement guidelines and practices that follow the CaGBC LEED rating system wherever possible

What is LEED?

An effective green cleaning program can contribute over 40% of the points necessary for basic certification.

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ is a certification program promoted by the Canada Green Building Council.

LEED is designed to encourage global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices by creating and implementing universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria.

According to the Canada Green Building Council, a rapidly growing number of private sector organizations and governments are adopting LEED with the goal of achieving and demonstrating sustainability.

The reasons for certifying include:

• Gain recognition for green building efforts
• Validate achievement through third party review
• Qualify for a growing array of government incentives
• Contribute to a growing green building knowledge base

GREEN UP

The Canada Green Building Council has also launched the Green Building Performance Initiative: GREEN UP - develop an affordable and easily accessible tool for energy and environmental management for new and existing buildings.

Both initiatives are designed to enable large-scale reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, energy savings, and other environmental benefits for all building types and communities across Canada.

BOMA BESt

We can help you be BOMA BESt!

BOMA BESt (Building Environmental Standards) is a national program launched in 2005 by BOMA Canada to address an industry need for realistic standards for energy and environmental performance of existing buildings based on accurate, independently verified information.

BOMA BESt is a leading environmental certification program for commercial buildings. The certification adds value to your property and provides clients and tenants with concrete proof of your commitment to the environment. The certification is available for office buildings, shopping centres, open-air retail and light industrial properties.