Languages and words evolve over time. For those in the restoration and remediation industry, along with cleaning professionals, carpet cleaners, and building managers, there is one word whose meaning seems to have changed three or four times . . . in just the past 25 years! That word is sustainability.
Restoration and remediation professionals need to understand what sustainability means today because it is likely to have a very big impact on their businesses going forward. Some of these impacts are quite favorable: a business that has sustainability initiatives in place tends to operate more efficiently, and efficiency tends to find its way to the bank in the form of cost savings.