Exterior Cleaning

parking garage

How to keep your parking garage clean

If you manage a building with a parking garage, keeping it clean means protecting one of your biggest assets, saving you from major potential expenditures
drone

Drones are the future of facility cleaning

Cleaning drones are the future for facility management.
schools

5 ways to create cleaner environments in schools

To ensure schools are taking the best first step forward, their cleaning operations should zero in on five key areas of focus.
flood cleanup

Ensuring safe and effective flood cleanup

Flood cause a host of problems for facility operators and cleanup crews, from foundational damage to mould.
facility spring cleaning

The essentials of facility spring cleaning

ServiceMaster Clean outlines several tips for building an effective spring cleaning procedure.
ice melt

The need-to-know about using ice melt

While it's a common winter solution, there are several things that ice melt users need to be aware of.
fire and smoke damage

Understanding and identifying fire and smoke damage

Just as threatening as the immediate damage of the fire are the residual effects of the smoke, the heat, and the corrosive substances produced.
renovations

Keeping your renovations pest-free

When planning and executing renovations, your pest management provider should be seen as a partner throughout the entire process.
fire-damaged wood

Deodorizing smoke- or fire-damaged wood

It's impossible to remove every smoke particle or fire byproduct, but smoke and fire-damaged wood can be cleaned to a point where any odour is undetectable.
exterior building maintenance

The importance of an exterior building maintenance plan

It's crucial to continuously evaluate the condition of building exteriors and take steps to prevent small issues from becoming major problems.
window cleaning

Vancouver innovator wins award for window cleaning robot

An up-and-coming Vancouver entrepreneur has won an award in recognition of his work to develop a first-of-its-kind window cleaning robot.
rodent infestation

Tackling rodent infestation in facilities

Facility managers and maintenance staff must deal with rodents that spread viruses that can cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
graffiti

Graffiti is more than just scrawl for facility owners

Graffiti diminishes feelings of safety and hurts property owners’ pockets, and COVID-19 has created more tagging opportunities.
future-proofing cleaning

Future-proofing cleaning for the new normal

The present is painful for property and facility managers and it's made future-proofing cleaning more important than ever.
waste management

Technology gets smart about waste management

Waste equipment and services that can process and organize vast amounts of data help inform sustainable practices throughout the facility.
zero-energy schools

ISSA standard instructs school cleaning practices

The goal of the standard is to provide schools with a tool that will help them measure and monitor the effectiveness of the cleaning processes.
green cleaning audit

Steps for conducting a green cleaning audit

A green cleaning program is about more than simply using ‘green’ products.