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How often do entryway systems need to be cleaned?

Can we clean entryway mats in-house, or do they need to be sent to a “professional” cleaning service?

We have a loading dock and an attached underground garage. Both of these areas have access into the building interior. Do we need to have entryway systems for either of them?

Do the ten-foot mats need to be one continuous mat?

Can an entryway system be split up so that part is located outside and the remainder of the required ten feet is located inside?

We already have a carpeted lobby that extends further than ten feet in all directions from the building entrance. Does this count as a compliant entryway system? Our cleaning staff vacuums and performs restorative cleaning frequently to this area.

We don’t have enough space for ten feet of mats. What can we do to earn this credit?

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EBOM-2009 IEQc3.5:Green Cleaning—Indoor Chemical and Pollutant Source Control

Indoor/Outdoor Carpeting in Large Open-Air Tropical Lobby

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Terry Gorski
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Chelsea Group, Ltd.
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For a building located in a tropical climate with an open- air lobby around the elevator banks, would indoor/outdoor carpeting completely under the cover of the building meet the requirements? People enter the very large carpeted lobby area from all directions since there are no true entryway doors. They must walk on the large carpeted area before getting on the elevators to reach the office floors above. The carpeting is vacuumed at least twice daily and deep-cleaned weekly.

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Tristan Roberts
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Vermont House of Representatives
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Tue, 02/08/2011 - 17:13

Yes, I would say so. I would want to check that this carpeting does a good enough job at being a trackoff mat, and that no matter which direction someone is coming from, they walk over the required amount of mat.

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