Middle Tennessee
State University.
Chemical-Free Cleaning on Demand for Higher Education
Introduction
Driven to bring innovation, savings, and sustainability to clients, the Compass Support Service team at Services for Education (SSC) introduced tersano Stabilized Aqueous Ozone (SAO®) for cleaning and deodorizing. The SAO solution is sustainable and safe, and would provide Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) with a healthier working environment.
MTSU conducted a month long trial of SAO in one of its academic buildings. The objective of the trial was to demonstrate a level of cleaning on par with or better than the current chemical solution while also being able to simplify the process, increase savings, and decrease the impact MTSU’s cleaning chemicals had on the environment.
When used as directed, SAO:
- Uses on-site generation thereby eliminating the need to purchase, transport, distribute, and stock multiple cleaning products.
- Dramatically reduces traditional chemical usage by replacing sanitizers and deodorizers, as well as stainless steel, glass, general purpose, carpet, and floor cleaners.
- Increases productivity through an all-in-one solution thereby lowering labour costs.
- Is non-corrosive and safe for any surface.
- Has an SDS rating of 0-0-0. MTSU staff are at zero risk of harm from toxic chemical exposure.
Opportunity
With 56 buildings, over 2 million square feet of cleanable surfaces, and hundreds of frontline employees on his watch, Brian Addington, Unit Director of Facility Services for Middle Tennessee State University, is always on the look-out for ways to make his program simpler, safer, and more sustainable. “It’s a big job,” notes Addington. “And when we used chemicals it was even bigger with multiple products, multiple training regimen, and countless safety manuals. Add to that the ordering, managing, storing, mixing and disposing of all those chemicals and obviously I was looking for a better process, better product, and better program.”
Action
In 2011, Addington attended a Crothall new product trade show in Wayne, PA and was introduced to tersano’s lotus PRO which creates SAO, a replacement for traditional chemicals. His interest was piqued “We conducted a trial and had very good results,” he explains. “It turned out to be up-to-par – if not better than, chemicals. That certainly helped staff to embrace it. Once they saw the results, they accepted it and ran with it.”
- SAO reverts back to water and oxygen and can be disposed of down the drain without negatively impacting waterways.
- The MTSU building trial reduced the number of chemicals in use dramatically.
- Staff embraced the new cleaning process.
- Best of all, no sacrifice in any cleaning performance.
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