The School ProgramUltra Chem Labs Floor Care

THE MOST SUCCESSFUL TRULY GREEN, SCHOOL

FLOOR CARE PROGR A M IN THE COUNTRY

CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCING DR. JOHN SHIEH..............1

2. OUR PURPOSE.......................................4

3. THE CONVENTIONAL..............................5

4. NON-STYRENE POLYMER TECHNOLOGY.....7

5. REDUCING YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT......8

6. SAVINGS..............................................9

7. CALVERT COUNTY THE STORY..................11

UCL HEADQUARTERS - ONTARIO, CA

ABOUT US

Ultra Chem Labs leads in cleaning and protection technology and innovation. Around the world, businesses in education, healthcare, hospitality and food service choose Ultra Chem Labs innovative products to keep their environment clean, protected and operating in a safe and efficient manner. 8. EPA NATIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD.............13

9. FREDERICK COUNTY THE STORY....................18

10. HOWARD COUNTY THE STORY.....................19

11. HOWARD AND CALVERT INFOGRAPHIC........21

12. BEYOND GREEN CERTIFICATION..................22

13. BAYONNE NEW JERSEY SCHOOLS................29

14. TRUE GREEN CLEANING.............................31

15. THE RESUME............................................32

Dr. John ShiehFounder and Director of Technical Services

John Shieh is the Director of Technical Services and attends to the supervision of

research and development for Ultra Chem Labs in Pomona, California. He has worked

extensively in the field as a forensic scientist, chemical specialist and educator for

evironmental sustainability.

John Shieh is the founder of Ultra Chem Labs and for over 30 years, he has worked

hand in hand with thousands of individuals and organizations specifically on

implementing the Ultra School Program on a successful national and international

level. John Shieh has also worked with North American environmental regulatory

agency, TerraChoice (EcoLogo), in writing the Environmental Chemical Standards set

for North American green chemical products. Presently, John Shieh is working closely

with Ultra Chem Labs’ research and development team to provide the most dynamic,

superior technology and education material required for today’s most environmentally

stringent public school systems.

INTRODUCING

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Ultra Chem Labs is dedicated to creating

a safe, environmentally-conscious, and

prosperous future for our children. This

can be done by removing the circulation

of conventional products that contain

known carcinogens like styrene. By

working together with Ultra Chem Labs,

administrators can make a positive

impact for their schools as well as their

communities. In turn, true pride can be

taken in making positive changes for the

future of our generation and in reducing

the carbon footprints left from past

conventional methods.

This program was designed for one

underlying purpose: to make a positive

impact on environmental source reduction

which in turn will drastically reduce the

amount of harsh conventional products

that are being exposed to our children,

staff members and administrators on a

daily basis.

Our PurposeThe Ultra Chem Labs School Program

allows school administrators to first

calculate square footage to gallons of

chemicals and dollars in a clear and

quantifiable manner. This calculation

will then allow for a breakdown on how

much Ultra Chem Labs product needs

to be used in order to completely strip,

recoat, and maintain the brilliancy of

the floors each year. Once a school

has implemented the Ultra Chem Labs

School Program, the labor, chemical,

energy and time savings will become very

prevalent - even eliminating the need to

strip. Moreover, the presence of leftover,

unused, toxic, environmentally-harmful

chemicals will be drastically reduced.

It is time to make a difference by

implementing the Ultra Chem Labs

School Program.

Albemarle, Va. Schools003

Based on the source reduction calculator, a conventional school dumps approximately 700 pounds of sludge into the environment every year.The Conventional

Styrene

Conventional floor finish contains a toxic chemical known as polystyrene, which was traditionally used to adhere

floor finish to a floor. Unfortunately, it is a formula which not only incurs high labor and chemical costs, but is

a dangerous pollutant to our environment. The primary concern about polystyrene is that it contains styrene, a

carcinogen that has acute and long term chronic health effects. Furthermore, this conventional formula does

not have the adequate strength or durability to support new types of building structures and flooring, along

with the soils and airborne contaminates that have emerged since it was developed over 50 years ago. This

conventional method requires constant reapplication at least every three years, which results in over-stripping

and consequently reducing the durability of the floor finish.

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Conventional elementary sChool square foot size 48150 sq ft.

11.3 pounds of sludge represents the average weight of stripper and old floor finish removed from the floor,

and put into a gallon container. This sludge contains many chemical components that are not biodegradable,

including VOC's, styrene, urethanes, caustics, zinc and numerous other hazardous chemicals. The above

formulation will help you understand your impact on the environment when discarding in drop sinks, parking

lots, storm drains and the grass.

Source Reduction Calculator

0.7 tons of sludge x (number of sChools in your distriCt) =

Amount of Sludge dumped into the environment

total amount of sludge generated from one average elementary sChool 0.7 tons

average amount of Coats of floor finish per sChool 5 coats

These numbers have been acquired from national averages of school system facilities.

(Number of gallons used) x 11.3 pounds per gallon of sludge = pounds2000 = (Number of tons)

(Sq Ft.) x (Number of coats) = Sq Ft. finish to be stripped

2000 feet per gallon = (Number of gallons used)

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Non-Styrene Polymer Technology

Ultra Chem Labs’ Non-Styrene Polymer eliminates the need for polystyrene. This

advanced non-styrene formula builds a protective coating over the flooring and fully

supports all old and newly-developed substrates. This polymer is balanced, tough, and

flexible so that the floor never loses any of the finish applied; superior durability allows for

simple maintenance and cleaning. Non-Styrene Polymer Technology is environmentally-

friendly and does not contain harsh or toxic chemicals. In addition, it contains UV blockers,

which prevent discoloration. Non-Styrene Polymer Technology is utilized in Ultra Chem

Labs’ Floor Care Division’s floor finish products.

Reducing Your Carbon Footprint

007

Kingsport Tennessee School

Total Annual Chemical Savings

67%

SavingsWith the Ultra Chem Labs’ Non-Styrenated Polymer, the number of times your facility

will need to be stripped will reduce from an average of twice a year to once every three

years. This will not only dramatically decrease your annual chemical cost by 60-70%,

but will also decrease costs in labor, time, and effort by 45-55%. The savings in facility

expenses can be substantial. And it is important for Ultra Chem Labs to provide these

savings while sustaining a “truly green” facility for your children, staff, and members of

your facility for years to come.

Based on a 48, 150 sq ft Elementary School FIRST YEAR

Stripping Costs

120 gallons

1 gallons

12 gallons

193 gallons

Floor Finish Cost

Neutralize

Daily Floor Cleaner

60 gallons

Total

Based on a 48, 150 sq ft Elementary School

SECOND YEARand BEYOND

48 gallons

2 gallons

12 gallons

62 gallons

0 gallonsStripping Chemicals

3 Coats of Finish

Re-coat chemical prep

Daily Floor Cleaner

Total

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Archie Bowen of Calvert County Schools, Maryland is standing on the floors of Windy Hill MS Chesapeake.

In 1998, Ultra Chem Labs met with then

Calvert County Facility Director, Dr. Jim

Marlett, to discuss the floor care needs

of his county’s schools. Having been

a math teacher prior to becoming an

administrator, he saw the potential of

the Ultra Chem Labs School Program

regarding man hours and chemical costs.

As a trial, Dr. Marlett committed

one school for one year, to put the

finish down and train his custodians

on maintenance and top scrubbing

techniques. In 1999, Dr. John Shieh flew

in from Vancouver for a two day meeting

with Dr. Marlett. From that meeting, a

business model was put into place for

Calvert County’s 26 schools over the next

three years. Their objective was three-

fold: to have a Green Certified floor

program, to address Volatile Organic

Compounds (VOCs) in buildings, and to

address chemical source reduction by

eliminating the stripping process. What

was put into place was a manageable

and measurable program that included

training seminars, hands-on training, and

constant reporting.

THESE FLOORS HAVE NOT BEEN STRIPPED FOR OVER 18 YEARS

At the end of that trial year, having

succesfully implemented the

recommended floor program, chemical

costs were cut by 60% and man hours

were cut by 50%! The custodians of the

school could not believe the durability of

the Ultra finish and were astounded by the

fact that no stripping was needed going

into the second year. By eliminating the

stripping process, 396.72 tons of sludge (to

date) was prevented from going back into

the environment.

The partnership between Ultra Chem Labs

and Calvert County Schools set the stage

for the next 300 - and counting - public

school systems on this program today.

Dr. Marlett has since retired and

succeeded by Archie Bowen (photograph),

who in 1999, managed the transition of

their 26 schools to the Ultra Chem Labs

School Program. Calvert County was the

first school system in the United States

to truly “go green” in terms of floor care.

Archie now oversees the implementation

of another Ultra Chem Labs product, Slam

Dunk, into Calvert County gymnasiums,

which eliminates the use of urethane.

Calvert CountyTHE STORY

011

Frederick County Public Schools, Frederick, Maryland has won the E.P.A. 2010 National Excellence Award for Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools. Part of the consideration for this prestigious award was their Certified Green Floor Care Program. The E.P.A. stated, “Frederick County School’s Operations staff used a zero-VOC floor finish that eliminated the stripping process, reducing use of chemicals from the school facilities and the environment by 34 tons each year.“

EXCELLENCE AWARD Each year, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awards some of the highest performing school districts in the country for their outstanding IAQ management programs. These programs consistently demonstrate a commitment to student and staff health and wellness and have proven that a proactive IAQ management program can have a positive, lasting impact on the school, the staff and students, and the entire community.

FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FREDERICK, MARYLAND

FOR INDOOR AIR QUALITY (IAQ) TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS

WINS THE E.P.A. 2010 NATIONAL

PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON THIS MAGNIFICENT AWARD!CONGRATULATIONS TO FREDERICK COUNTY

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FREDERICK

PUBLICSCHOOLSSTRIPPING PROCESS

ELIMINATEDCHEMICAL COSTSREDUCED 60%MAN HOURSREDUCED 40%

COUNTY

34 TONNESOF SLUDGEPER YEARREMOVED FROM THEENVIRONMENT

frederick County, md. schools015

In 2003, Laura Olsen, Environmental

and Safety Director for Frederick County

Schools, and her team implemented

the Ultra Chem Labs School Program

to address three objectives: to have

a Certified Green Floor Program, to

eliminate VOCs to create a healthy

building to protect students, staff and

visitors, and, being that Frederick County

was in the Chesapeake Bay watershed

demographics, Laura wanted to address

chemical source reduction and eliminate

potential harm to the national treasure.

The Ultra Chem Labs School Program

was implemented with a five year project

which involved 67 schools. Laura, along

with Operations Manager, Kathy Mentzer,

and Custodial Managers, Cecelia “Pete”

Smith and John Carnahan, managed this

program to perfection. Today, at Frederick

County Schools, operations chemical

usage has been cut by 60%, man hours

on floors have been cut by 40%, and the

stripping of floors has been completely

eliminated. Every year, 34 tons of

hazardous sludge is prevented from going

into drop sinks, storm drains, parking lots

and the grass.

Frederick County schools, in working

with senior management support,

a multi-disciplinary team of IAQ,

industrial hygiene, construction,

custodial, maintenance and architecture

professionals recognized the critical

importance of healthy school

environments and made it their

educational mission. For the past two

decades, Frederick County schools have

maintained a proactive approach to

IAQ decision making, and has created

standards second to no school system in

the United States.

L-R: Mike Flynn, Director, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, U.S. EPA; Cecelia “Pete” Smith, Carmen Early, John Carnahan, Laura Olsen, Kathy Mentzer, Ray Barnes, Frederick County Public Schools, MD

Frederick CountyTHE STORY

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Maryland’s Howard County is the first U.S.

public school system to achieve GS-42

Green Seal, Inc. under the organization’s

standard for commercial and institutional

cleaning services. The Ultra Chem Labs

School Program was an important factor in

this achievement.

The “Green Cleaning Program,” developed

by the Howard County Public School

system, qualified for certification under

Green Seal’s GS-42 standard, which

requires that a cleaning service use

products and equipment that have less

impact on the environment and that it

adopt processes and procedures that help

protect human health and the environment

for building occupants and custodial staff.

Green Seal’s cleaning service standard

also requires that custodial staff receive a

specified amount of training each year, and

that each building within the green

cleaning program have a specific plan for

cleaning. The standard provides guidance

for those looking for green cleaning service

options, including facilities managers,

managers of LEED-certified buildings,

government and university facility directors,

and school purchasers.

“The Howard County Public School System

has done a phenomenal job in developing

and advancing their Green Cleaning

Program to protect the health of their

students, faculty and staff,” noted Dr.

Arthur Weissman, President and CEO of

Green Seal. “They are truly a trailblazer for

schools nationwide in demonstrating how

to improve cleaning services for health and

environment.”

The Howard County Public School System

worked with the Building Wellness

Institute (BWI), an organization that helps

facilities protect the health and comfort of

their building occupants, in meeting the

requirements of Green Seal certification.

“The Green Seal certification process

has certainly been a great opportunity to

enhance our knowledge and awareness of

green cleaning,” stated Olivia Claus,

Manager of Custodial Services for Howard

County schools. “The criteria advanced

by Green Seal helped us implement

environmentally sound practices and

enhance overall care of our buildings. Our

custodial staff has done an outstanding job

using green products and applying

the techniques they learned as part of

this process. Earning certification is great

recognition of their efforts.”

In order to see first hand the phenomenal

accomplishments Howard County

Public Schools has made, Cesar Castro

(International Sales Manager, Ultra Chem

Labs) was present at the school campus in

2011. While present he was able to stand

on beautiful floors that have not been

stripped in 8 years.

THESE FLOORS HAVE NOT BEEN STRIPPED FOR OVER 10 YEARS

Olivia Claus, Manager of Custodial Operations of Howard County Schools, is standing on a floor at Long Reach High School, Columbia, MD.

“Ultra Chem Labs School Program has met all our Green Cleaning criteria for the past 10 years, and has eliminated the stripping of the floors for our 75 schools. Source Reductions of Chemicals being one of our goals, we have also eliminated over 655 tons of sludge impacting the environment with the UCL Program.”

Howard CountyTHE STORY

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18 YEARSSTRIPPING PROCESSELIMINATEDCHEMICAL COSTSREDUCED 60%MAN HOURSREDUCED 50%396.72 TONS OF SLUDGE REMOVED FROM THEENVIRONMENT

10 YEARSSTRIPPING PROCESSELIMINATEDFIRST TO ACHIEVE

GS-42655 TONS OF SLUDGE REMOVED FROM THEENVIRONMENT

MARYLAND’S HOWARD COUNTYSCHOOLS

MARYLAND’SCALVERT COUNTY

ENVIRONMENTALCERTIFICATION

BETWEEN THESE TWO SCHOOL SYSTEMS884.84 TONS OF TOXIC SLUDGE HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE ENVIRONMENT

>> Read the entire featured article

Both school systems were featured by the Green School National Network’s monthly newsletter, Green Notes.

Green SchoolNational Network

Written by: Ben Shieh

Creative Director for Ultra Chem Labs

greenschoolsnationalnetwork.org

The Green Schools National Network, a 501c3 non-profit organization founded in 2008, works with educators,

government and non-governmental organizations and agencies, as well as private partners to create broad-based

initiatives and successful strategies aimed at fostering healthy, sustainable K-12 schools across the United States.

Beyond Green Certification The Success Story of Maryland’s Howard County Public Schools

For over a decade, Olivia Claus has been operating

the Green Cleaning program at the Howard County

Public School System (HCPSS) in Maryland. As

Executive Director of Facilities, she represents the first

U.S. public school system to be awarded the Green

Seal, GS-42 Environmental Certification for proven

accomplishments in implementing a program that

successfully protects the environment and human

health. Among other achievements, the school system

has managed to keep 655 tons of toxic sludge from

entering the environment.¹

Ms. Claus has transformed her school system into

the most environmentally conscious in the country by

working together with the more than 500 members

of her service team, people in charge of custodial,

grounds, energy, maintenance, integrated pest

management and risk management. Her 21 years

of experience in K-12 facilities as an Engineering

Associate and Senior Operations Supervisor, as well as

the last 12 years with the Howard County Public School

System, were key in her identifying the continued

environmental degradation that was occurring within

her schools and the facilities industry as a whole.

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1. Howard County MD. Schools

2. Calvert County MD. Schools

3. Dr. John Shieh, Technical Director

for Ultra Chem Labs

1. 2.

3.

“...using only three produCts.

Chemical manufacturers were making too many chemicals and distributors were selling them to schools that

would end up storing the large amounts of these substances at their facilities. As time passed, managing

these harmful chemicals became a problem. Thousands of gallons of carcinogenic styrenated² floor finishes

had been brought into the schools and high levels of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) were contributing

to a rapid drop in indoor air quality³. Labor costs were high, schools were not clean and absenteeism was

consistently rising. Ms. Claus was among the few who saw the big picture and realized the seriousness of the

problem. A change had to happen or conditions would worsen.

Back in 1999, Dr. John Shieh, an expert

toxicologist, forensic scientist and the

Director of Technical Services for Ultra

Chem Labs, had flown from Vancouver,

Canada for a two-day meeting with Dr.

Jim Marlett, then Facility Director at the

Calvert County Schools, also in Maryland.

“What level of green do you want to be

at?” Dr. Shieh had asked Dr. Marlett.

He was referring to how much of an

environmental impact the facility director

wanted to make.

There are three levels of green that can

be attained. The first level is political

correctness; by purchasing third party

Green Certified products from a

distributor, the institutions are perceived

by the majority of people as making a

concerted effort to use green cleaning

practices in their schools.

The second level of green is based on

reducing the amounts of VOC’s present.

Poor indoor air quality attributed to gases

from high VOC substances has been

among the largest contributing factors to

what the Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA) calls the “sick building syndrome”.³

Many man-made VOC’s from floors,

wood coatings and chemical strippers are

carcinogenic and may have respiratory,

allergic and immune impact on infants

and children. Current floor coatings at

school gyms range from 250-600 gm./L

of VOC’s and acrylic floor finishes average

about 250 gm./L. In 1999, the Ultra Floor

Program at the school implemented the

facility-wide use of a non-styrene, water-

based acrylic floor finish that contained

only 4 gm./L of VOC’s.

The third level of green is about

addressing the chemical source pollution.

“What level of green do you Want to be at?

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hand. To the present day, Calvert County Schools

in Maryland have been on the Ultra Floor Care

program for 18 years, increasing cleanliness in

its schools by using only three products, while

keeping 396.72 tons of toxic sludge from entering

the environment.

Training took place immediately in order to add

an environmentally conscious non-styrene floor

finish to all hard floors and additional training to

his custodians was provided on maintenance and

top-scrubbing techniques. At the end of that year,

having gone full circle with the recommended

floor program, the numbers revealed that

chemical costs were indeed cut by 60% and

man-hours by 50%. The custodians of the first

completed school could hardly believe that the

durability of the Ultra finish would result in the

elimination of the stripping cycle altogether. Two

additional products were then recommended

to take care of the remaining cleaning and

disinfecting needs.

All this was achieved while maintaining a

continuing increase in savings for labor and

chemicals through nearly two decades. It was this

initial partnership between Ultra Chem Labs and

Calvert County that set the stage for what was

soon to be implemented at HCPSS. Although Ms.

Claus was on top of the day-to-day operations of

her facilities, vital data still eluded her.

To grasp the severity of the term ‘source pollution’,

it’s important to understand its significance.

When custodial teams are instructed to strip dirty

and worn floor finishes (during the summer and

sometimes at the beginning of the winter), they

will flood-apply strippers to all hard floor surfaces

in order to chemically remove the finishes. As the

floor finishes emulsify, a sludge-like compound is

produced, containing many chemical components

that are not biodegradable, including VOC’s,

styrene², urethanes, caustics, heavy metals and

numerous other hazardous materials. These

compounds are the ‘source pollution’. Therefore,

the options provided to Dr. Marlett, if implemented

correctly, would address all desired levels of

green. He could eliminate the stripping cycle,

reducing man-hours by 50% and chemical costs

by up to 60%. Having been a math teacher before

becoming an administrator, Dr. Shieh’s numbers

sounded very appealing to Dr. Marlett.

Dr. Marlett then selected one school to be the test

bed for the program. A business model was set in

place to convert Calvert County’s 26 schools over

three years, creating the first Green Floor Care

Program in the country. It was a manageable

and measurable program that included training

seminars, hands-on experience with service

members and constant reporting to maintain

the program’s direction. The main reason for the

program’s success was Dr. Marlett’s commitment

to captain his own ship and monitor progress first

“...addressing the chemical source

pollution.

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On March 2005, Ms. Claus was introduced to Dr.

Shieh. With him, she made the decision that would

bring about the change she had so clearly envisioned

for HCPSS: creating world-class school facilities that

protects the health of students and the environment.

Dr. Shieh had a solid record behind him.

Again, Dr. Shieh posed the questions. He asked Ms.

Claus, “How much of this stuff are you creating?

And where does it go? Drop sinks? Parking lots?

Storm drains? The grass? How does such a harmful

process affect the health of the building occupants,

teachers, children, and staff?” Most people would

choose not to answer these tough questions and

leave the accountability to somebody else. But Ms.

Claus was not like most people. Therefore, steps were

taken to measure the square footage of one school

and their chemical usage per year when it came to

the floor stripping process. As Dr. Shieh proceeded

with his calculations, Ms. Claus was anxious about

the upcoming data; yet, she also felt a strong sense

of enthusiasm and excitement. Regardless of what

the results would be, she was ready to effect change

and create a program that would fulfill her vision of

making every school a safer place to learn and work.

Dr. Shieh determined the amount of toxic waste

produced and told her the news: “Your school, on

average, creates and discards 1,360.24 pounds

of source pollution every year.” A very significant

amount, although not atypical for school buildings of

similar size.

Ten years later, seventy-five schools in the system

have transitioned to the Ultra Floor Care program

and HCPSS stands today as the most environmentally

conscious school system in the country. With Claus’s

leadership, her staff has implemented a truly

successful green cleaning program. She has taught

her team to understand that, “You are more than

custodians. You are ambassadors of the school. You

are the key to the building’s health and success”.

Extensive training and care is the focus when teaching

her custodians. They are taught to be self-reliant

and to live and breathe the values behind Claus’s

vision. As her team of 500 staff members galvanizes

together, so does the community. Teachers, students

and administration follow closely the example she

has so widely established. Led by Claus, her team

was instrumental in achieving the Green Seal 42

Certification Program, which awarded Howard County

Public School Systems the first K-12 Green Seal

certification in the country. In addition, in 2012 and

also under her leadership, the Cleaning Program of

HCPSS’s Office of Custodial Services won the Grand

Green Cleaning Award for Schools & Universities and

is now a proud member of the Green Clean Schools

Leadership Council.

So, the central question for a facilities manager is:

“how can I start implementing a true green cleaning

program?” First, the right education is needed. In

order to succeed, a level of green must be chosen.

All green cleaning needs fall into the three levels

described earlier in this article: Green Certification

(political correctness), Volatile Organic Compounds

(VOC’s) and Source Pollution Reduction. In order to

reach the highest level of green with the elimination of

the stripping cycle, and reduce chemical costs by 60%,

the right chemistry must be obtained. Next, it is vital

for the facility director to face the changes required

by the facility based on their desired environmental

impact. Many directors may feel challenged by

the upfront costs, the lack of staff training and

cooperation, or by the difficulties of changing the old

ways of doing things.

“you are more than custodians.you are the key to the building’s health and success.

But these barriers should not prevent you from implementing

positive change in order to protect your students’ health and the

environment. Do not rush change. The common denominator

between Calvert County Schools and HCPSS was the fact that each

facility first chose a test bed school. The priority was then to bring

in the right chemistry and implement an uncompromising training

program for staff members to successfully transition one entire

school as an example for the rest. After that, everything would fall

into place. In HCPSS’s case, hundreds of staff members adopted

new procedures using new chemistry across facilities, and proved

the viability of a truly successful green cleaning program.

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5

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¹Green Seal Profile on Olivia Claus:

“Maryland’s Howard County Is First Public

School System To Achieve GS-42” May,

2012,

http://www.cleanlink.com/news/article/

Marylands-Howard-County-Is-First-Public-

School-System-To-Achieve-GS42--14349

²Profile on Styrene: “Styrene”,

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Sept.

2016, https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/

files/2016-09/documents/styrene.pdf

³Sick Building Syndrome: “Indoor Air

Facts No. 4 Sick Building Syndrome”,

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Aug,

2014, https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/

files/2014-08/documents/sick_building_

factsheet.pdf

Green Clean Schools Leadership

Council: “School facility directors gear up for

Green Clean Schools Leadership Institute”,

June. 2016, http://www.usgbc.org/articles/

school-facility-directors-gear-green-clean-

schools-leadership-institute

Volatile Organic Compounds: “Volatile

Organic Compounds' Impact on Indoor Air

Quality”, Sept. 2016, https://www.epa.gov/

indoor-air-quality-iaq/volatile-organic-

compounds-impact-indoor-air-quality

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Since 2010, Benjamin Shieh has worked

extensively in the refinement and progression

of true green cleaning programs. His

extensive experience in the janitorial

sanitation industry has aided in bridging

the gap between differing industries in

order to continue raising awareness for

environmental preservation and true

green cleaning practices. Educating green

cleaning programs outside of the country

has also been a priority for Benjamin, as he

has worked with multiple Canadian school

facility members on the further education of

leadership skills, appropriate chemistry and

manageable long term programs. Benjamin

Shieh is currently working closely with Dr.

John Shieh on Green Cleaning informational

seminar circuits across the country.

About the Author

“in order to reach the highest level of green ...the right chemistry must be obtained.

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public with a healthier environment while

immensely reducing and eliminating the

amount of source or harmful chemicals

in publicly focused areas. Our Ultra

technology allows us to accomplish what

no other products can. And this is to

truly preserve the natural progress of an

ongoing environment and to expand/secure

business wherever our products are being

used. Masses of Carcinogenic, overly toxic

and environmental harmful products are

being used and exposed to the public

on a daily basis. Our system has existed

and has been put in place specifically to

stop this. In order for Ultra Chem Labs

to sustain such a successful program,

the truths and dangers of conventional

products must be revealed. Please use

this time to look beyond green certified

products, then discover the power and

overwhelming advantage you can obtain

from our Ultra Green Cleaning Initiative.

With the Ultra School Program placed

within your universities, public school and

educational institutions, you can rest easy

knowing that the environment is being

preserved, people are safe and you are

making a difference.

True Green CleaningBefore there even was green

Visit www.ultrachemlabs.com to find out how we can implement this program in your facility today.

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