The Green Cleaning Experts

Building owners, property managers and facility/environmental services staff rely on the Consulting Services offered by the Mercain Group to protect the health of their employees, building occupants and the environment through certification and public awareness. Designed specifically to help you achieve GS-42, CIMS GB certification, points toward LEED Operations & Maintenance (O&M) requirements, or your unique environmental wellness goals, our consulting services address a broad range of specific objectives, including:

• Obtaining Green Seal and/or Cleaning Industry Management Standard (CIMS) and CIMS GB Green Build certification
• Achieving LEED O&M Points
• Implementing Green Initiatives and LEED Requirements

For commercial building owners and other institutions we offer auditing services of your cleaning service that ensure compliance with GS-42 or LEED O&M. Using a GS-42 or CIMS GB certification checklist, we conduct a thorough inspection of your facilities before the auditor arrives to pave the way for a smooth certification process. And because LEED follows APPA guidelines, we've developed a scoring system that generates a full APPA report. Both Green Seal and LEED Standards require continuous monitoring and documentation. Our monitoring services may be conducted monthly for the first year of performance and quarterly thereafter to maintain a quality assurance and sustain successful green cleaning management.

From training to application submission, the steps to achieving GS-42 certification, CIMS GB or points toward LEED certification can be time consuming and resource intensive. In addition to providing the 24 hours of training required under the GS-42 standard, our consulting team offers guidance through all of the necessary steps in the certification process, including:

• Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Preparation and Submission
• Building-Specific Green Cleaning Plan Preparation and Submission
• Review of all documentation required prior to submission to Green Seal and ISSA/CIMS
• Technical support with electronic submission of documents
• Development of a Green Cleaning Policy specific to the organization's sustainability goals
• Mock audit of the site(s) chosen for GS-42 or CIMS GB inspection prior to the actual assessment