Michael Richmond
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Michael Richmond Quick Facts
I am a Certified Green Consultant through the Green Business League. I have been working with consultants and consulting businesses for a couple of years. I have excellent sales experience, business knowledge, leadership skills, and a passion for the environment.
I have a Bachelors degree from DePaul University is Business management with a concentration in entrepreneurship and a minor is sales and marketing. I enjoy helping businesses go green and saving them money. Green is more than just lifestyle now it is a new way to do business.
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Non-Toxic Green Cleaning Advice
In a convenience-driven world, it is so much easier to grab whatever you need from the store shelf. What is not being addressed is the long-term health impact of using chemically-based cleaning and household products. Any discussion about how well the products work is a foregone conclusion. Most popular products will do the job that they were designed to do. So, it is just as well to ignore the hype and brag of brands promoted on the media.
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Healthy Building Environments Require Training
The field of employment that applies to custodial maintenance, janitorial services, or environmental health services has long been without a certified training program. Now that GREEN has come along and focused our attention on the health impact of cleaning, more and more conversation depends upon applying Green practices. This will cause more companies to ask the question, “what are the best Green practices, and how can they be applied to custodial services?”
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Green Consulting is Getting Red Hot
In recent days, we have seen numerous rivers flood above the levies while communities sandbag like crazy to keep the water out of their homes and businesses. If the flood persists or gets worse, we know that there is only so much that can be done before the levies burst and flood through the community. Well, there is a flood of regulation, mandates and industry requirements coming to every community in this country. And, you can’t just bail water and hope that it will go away.
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Bogus Green Business Certification
Imagine buying a car that had no quality control or eating food at a restaurant that bribed the inspector to leave them alone. No one wants to get into an airplane that has not been inspected by a trained professional from time to time. This is the case for 90% of the Green business certifications on the market. The public wants to know that a Green business has done more than design their own logo with a graphics program or bought a certification sight-unseen from an Internet vendor.
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Green Cleaning: What You Need to Know
When thinking holistically about sustainability in buildings, “green cleaning” should be included along with your energy and carbon management programs. This article discusses the history of “green cleaning” and key success elements for facilities, the procurement and verification process. One reason it is important to consider “green cleaning” activities is that ONE accident or chemical spill on the evening news could hurt your facility’s “green” image, even if you have saved a ton of energy!
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Contacting Michael Richmond
Phone: 815-733-5626
email: mj@greenbusinessleague.com