Who Should Read This Book?

Well, of course - everyone!

However, the most common groups of people who will benefit from reading this book are:

• Building owners and managers
• Building operations managers
• Contract cleaning company owners and managers
• Cleaning chemical, janitorial paper, tool, and equipment manufacturers and distributors
• Advocates, policymakers, and others trying to implement a green cleaning program

Actually, you don't have to be in building management, operations or even a part of the cleaning industry to find value in this book. As a concerned citizen or building occupant, you can find out how cleaning impacts your health and well-being. You'll come to appreciate the choices that have to be made in designing an effective green cleaning program, your role in ensuring the success of the program, and how you can influence the direction taken in your building. You can also begin to understand the impact on the environment as a whole, how critical it is that we start making informed choices now, and what you can do to be a leader in he effort.

You might wonder what impact you as a single individual or part of a small stewardship team can have in the overall picture. We can't express our thoughts on this any better than in the words of Margaret Mead when she said, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. In fact, it's the only thing that ever has."