cleanthoughts Colorfast Publisher Matt Gallinger mgallinger @ ntpmedia.com Associate Publisher Micah Ogburn mogburn @ ntpmedia.com Editorial Director Rich DiPaolo rdipaolo @ ntpmedia.com Managing Editor Aaron Baunee abaunee @ ntpmedia.com Assistant Editor Amanda Martini-Hughes [email protected] Account Executives Susan Pierce spierce @ ntpmedia.com Pat Harrington [email protected] Art Director Marty Harris marty @ grandviewmedia.com ext. 3159 Care C Carpet comprises roughly 70 percent of all floor coverings in the United States — a figure sometimes higher when specific to commercial buildings. So, unless you are content with only running at 30 percent capacity, carpet care is something about which you will want to know more. Depending on the space and the amount of traffic, carpet can be a better, healthier alternative to hard surface flooring. However, failure to frequently vacuum and periodically deep clean carpet can have adverse affects in terms of both appearance and building occupant well-being. To help dispel some myths and educate the masses about carpet selection and its subsequent care, the Healthy Facilities Institute (HFI) and the Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) teamed up to deliver a questionnaire to more than 100 profes-sionals from various market segments. CARPET ext. 3179 (516) 404-4532 ext. 3157 ext. 3154 No matter how the fibers wick, you should have a strong backing. air filter, trapping soils and other would-be airborne particulates until they are removed through vacuuming. The notion of carpet as an air filter is not agreed upon by the 58 percent of respon-dents who claim that carpets release more dust into the air than hard floors. Something nearly all survey respon-dents agreed upon — 96 percent selected either “always” or “sometimes” — is the concept that the quality and frequency of cleaning determines how likely carpet is to contribute or not contribute to asthma and allergies. It is interesting that, regardless of their opinions pertaining to carpet collecting or releasing dust relative to that of hard floors, almost everyone who participated in the survey is in accordance that keeping carpet clean is key to keeping it healthy. The idea of a clean caret being a healthy carpet is explored in further detail on page 28. Whether you have been caring for car-pet for several years or you are looking to add such service to your repertoire, I hope you find some useful nuggets of knowledge in the 2011 CM/Spotlight: Carpet Care. CM (256) 715-0342 ext. 3153 Director of Business Operations Michael Perkins mperkins @ ntpmedia.com ext. 3133 Ad Materials Manager Rebecca Wilson [email protected] CMI ® Administrative Manager Sharon Hillis shillis @ ntpmedia.com ext. 3138 ext. 3165 Editorial, Advertising & Publishing Offices NTP Media, division of 19BritishAmericanBlvdWest•Latham,NY12110-6405 (518) 783-1281 FAX: (518) 783-1386 Subscription Questions or Inquiries Toll Free (866) 721-4807 Outside U.S. (847) 763-1867 or email [email protected] Subscribe / Renew / Change of Address: http://www.cmmonline.com/subscribe Canada Post: Publications Mail Agreement #40612608 Canada Returns to be sent to: Bleuchip International, P.O. Box 25542, London, ON N6C 6B2 Corporate General Manager Barry Lovette [email protected] Vice President of Operations [email protected] Brent Kizzire Chief Marketing Officer, Publishing Services Group [email protected] Hank Brown Vice President of Business Publishing [email protected] Tracy Aston-Martin Vice President of Finance [email protected] Brad Youngblood Director of Circulation & Fulfillment [email protected] Delicia Poole Associate Director of Circulation [email protected] Brandy Pate Circulation Manager, Electronic Products Stacie Murphree [email protected] Just The Facts, Ma’am After all of the responses were tabulated and evaluated, some interesting develop-ments were unearthed in the Cleaning Industry Survey on Flooring, Cleaning, Asthma and Allergies . Fifty-nine percent of respondents say that clean carpet sometimes contributes to allergies and asthma. Conversely, 40 percent replied that clean carpet never contributes to allergies and asthma. This dichotomy is intriguing because carpet, while aesthetically pleasing if not soiled or worn-out, functions as a giant Honorary Advisory Board: Aaron Baunee, managing editor Send comments or thoughts on this topic or any other article that appears in CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® magazine, to [email protected]. Mike Adams, Greenfield, IN; Stephen Ashkin, Bloomington, IN; Jim Brewer, Arlington, TX; Laura Dellutri, Lenexa, KS; Ron Goerne, Bloomington, IL; Russell Kendzior, Southlake, TX; Don McNulty, Blue Springs, MO; Bob Merkt, West Bend, WI. CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management Online™ Service at www.cmmonline.com 4 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • July 2011
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