Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 67.44
Liaison Andrea Trimble
Submission Date March 4, 2021

STARS v2.2

University of Virginia
IN-17: Green Cleaning Certification

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 0.50 Andrea Trimble
Director - Office for Sustainability
Office for Sustainability
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Please note that this credit recognizes comprehensive green cleaning programs that have been third party certified. Expenditures on certified green cleaning products are recognized in the Cleaning and Janitorial Purchasing credit.

Under which of the following is the institution’s green cleaning program/service certified?:
Yes or No
Green Seal’s Environmental Standard for Commercial Cleaning Services (GS-42) Yes
The International Sanitary Supply Association’s (ISSA’s) Cleaning Industry Management Standard for Green Buildings (CIMS-GB) No
An equivalent third party certification program approved by AASHE No

A brief description of the institution’s certified green cleaning program:
In October 2013, U.Va. Facilities Management Building Services’ cleaning program was awarded the prestigious Green Seal GS-42 certification. U.Va. became the first higher education institution in Virginia, and third in the nation, to receive this certification, and continues to maintain and expand its green cleaning programs.

Documentation affirming the green cleaning certification:
The website URL where information affirming the green cleaning certification is available:

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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://news.virginia.edu/content/green-seal-certifies-university-cleaning-programs

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