Lincolnwood, IL, USA, November 5, 2009—ISSA, the worldwide cleaning-industry association, will exhibit at the 2009 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, November 11-13, at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, AZ.
Exhibiting in Booth 612, ISSA will update attendees on the latest information about the cleaning industry and how cleaning furthers the green-building movement. Specifically, the association will share details about its green cleaning programs, including the recently released Cleaning Industry Management Standard-Green Building (CIMS-GB) criteria.
“Greenbuild is an excellent venue to reach out to the green-building community and provide education on the value of cleaning,” said ISSA Market Development Manager-Facility Service Programs Annie Balonick. “Particularly, we look forward to spreading the word about ISSA’s new CIMS-GB designation and discuss how it can benefit the industry.”
Building owners and managers can use CIMS-GB, in particular, as a prequalification tool to select cleaning-service providers that can help them achieve LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance, or LEED-EB: O&M, points through environmentally preferable cleaning procedures and management practices.
Greenbuild attendees and media personnel are encouraged to visit ISSA in Booth 612 for details about CIMS-GB and a host of additional green-related resources, including ISSA Green Cleaning University, ISSA and Ecoform’s Information-Based Environmental Label initiative for cleaning products, and the association’s Guide to Green Cleaning Procurement Policies. For more information, visit
www.issa.com.
About Greenbuild Greenbuild is the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building. Thousands of green-industry professionals from around the world attend Greenbuild for three days of educational sessions, renowned speakers, green-building tours, seminars, and networking events. To learn more about Greenbuild, visit
www.greenbuild.org.
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About ISSA The leading trade association for the cleaning industry worldwide, ISSA has a membership that includes more than 5,500 distributor, manufacturer, manufacturer representative, building service contractor, in-house service provider, and associated service members. ISSA offers the industry’s largest cleaning shows in conjunction with Amsterdam RAI under the brand name ISSA/INTERCLEAN®, the popular Web site ISSA.com, educational products, industry standards, periodicals, and legislative and regulatory services that specifically focus on the professional cleaning industry.
The association is headquartered in Lincolnwood, IL, USA, with regional offices in Amsterdam, Netherlands; Leicester, United Kingdom; Monterrey, Mexico; Singapore; and Shanghai, China. ISSA also works with more than 75 associations, alliances, and government agencies around the world to represent the cleaning industry. For more information, visit
www.issa.com.
CONTACT: Annie Balonick, ISSA Market Development Manager-Facility Service Programs
annie@issa.com Phone: 800-225-4772 (North America) or 847-982-0800, Ext. 1327