best practices
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Cleaning innovations that are here to stay
While using the latest techniques and tools holds the key to a best-in-class facility cleaning program, it’s important to understand how all the elements interact
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
How independent distributors can help with today’s challenges
These are challenging times for commercial cleaners, with lowered building occupancy, smaller budgets, and less labour, but independent distributors can prove to be valuable resources
Construction Business
Ventana wins top ICBA safety award
Ventana Construction has won ICBA’s prestigious Gord Stewart Health and Safety Innovation Award for their amazing stretching program.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
8 essentials for worker safety
AFFLINK's Safety Supply Checklist outlines eight essentials for facility managers and workers.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
The new age of campus hygiene
Every institution, building, and area within a college or university has unique hygiene needs.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Sustainability best practices for businesses
CEOs focusing on sustainability in their business model have cited seeing significant improvements to their infrastructure and bottom line.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
The abuse of disinfection: Why zeal can be as harmful as negligence
Disinfection is vital, but being over-zealous can hinder rather than help.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Five tips for safe and effective disinfecting
With the worst of the pandemic hopefully in the rearview for good, cleaning professionals are re-evaluating what they have done right.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Not changing mop water can be deadly
Failure to change mop water, use of over-diluted solutions & use of contaminated water to dilute concentrated solutions can have dire effects.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Cleaning is caring — it’s not rocket science
As restrictions lift and foot traffic increases, the American Cleaning Institute’s Brian Sansoni says it’s time to go back to basics.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
4 steps for proactive cleaning
The secret to reopening – and staying that way – is a proactive, hands-on approach
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
6 ways to prepare for increased foot traffic
Businesses can prepare for greater foot traffic by implementing strong protocols.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
The pandemic cleaning takeaways
This is the perfect time to determine what we in the facility cleaning and real estate industries have learned from the pandemic.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Benchmarking your cleaning operations
Tim Poskin, executive director of ISSA's Workloading and Benchmarking Council, recommends some easy tips for improving benchmarking processes.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Planning for the next pandemic
COVID-19 can and must serve as a wake-up call for the world to prepare for future pandemics.
Facility Cleaning & 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.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Help mitigate spread of illness in workplaces
Now that most places are returning to work and removing social distancing protocols, it’s important to stay on top of facility cleanliness.
