CM/Spotlight: Sustainability Advanced Vapor Technologies LLC Putting Steam Vapor On The Sustainability Curriculum Make the grade with renewable cleaning resources. R Ruben Rives, chief executive officer (CEO) of Miami, Florida-based PSS/ H2OnlyDisinfection, maintains 20 schools in Florida’s Somerset Charter School system using the Thermal Accelerated Nano Crystal Sanitation (TANCS) equipped MondoVap 2400 steam vapor system from Advanced Vapor Technologies. “I’m saving my company $72,000 to $80,000 a year [net after investment] through renewable or sustainable clean-ing, using better equipment and cleaning processes, and reducing chemical usage by 99 percent,” said Rives. Renewable cleaning is the removal, inactivation and/or proper disposal of contaminants, pollutants, pathogens and chemical residues to restore built or indoor environments to their original or desired conditions. Water is a key — but not the only — medium for renewable cleaning because it is a universal resource that is benign, non-polluting and naturally replenished. Renewable cleaning works like nature does and employs parallel methods. Rives started focusing on renewable cleaning about three and a half years ago, first by employing steam vapor technology. “It is an incredible system and the catalyst that launched us into several new ways to go chemical-free,” he said. The TANCS-equipped sanitation system deep cleans and meets U.S. TANCS Steam Vapor System Advantages: ■ Uses only tap water ■ Leaves no potentially toxic residue behind ■ No fragrances introduced into the environment ■ No rinsing required ■ Use where chemical disinfectants are undesir-Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) criteria as a disinfection device. The high temperature, penetrating abil-ity and low moisture — 6 percent — of the steam vapor enables reaching into surface pores and crevices better than topically applied cleaners. Tough pathogens are destroyed within seconds and surfaces dry within min-utes, resulting in less downtime for rest-rooms and other areas. The system has helped Rives cut his operation times by about 10 percent. able — water fountains, foodservice areas, ■ Use freely without health impacts to students ■ Fast acting and quick drying on all hard sur-■ No storage of hazardous chemicals needed ■ Reduces waste ■ Rapid, complete disinfection eliminates the possibility of cross-contamination. CM faces, reducing area downtime and staff desktops, etc. Circle Product Information no. 154 This content was provided by Advanced Vapor Technologies as part of a paid advertisement. For more information, please contact Advanced Vapor at 1-800-997-6584 or www.advap.com. 28 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • May 2011
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