infection control
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Bell Centre becomes first Canadian hockey arena to achieve GBAC STAR accreditation
The home of the Montreal Canadiens is the latest notable milestone for the program in Canada.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
How Canada can learn from Taiwan in beating COVID-19
Taiwan's proactivity in revamping its cleaning procedures can serve as a model for Canada going forward.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
A year like no other for campus cleaning
Large-scale post-secondary campuses hold an almost incomprehensibly wide range of cleaning and maintenance challenges.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
CDC highlights concerns over disinfectant use
The CDC notes the chances of being infected by COVID-19 by touching contaminated surfaces are "generally less than one in 10,000."
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
ASHRAE provides updated airborne transmission guidance
The ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force has released clarified guidance for evaluating and mitigating the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Weathering the 3rd wave of COVID-19
As COVID-19 variants surge throughout the country, what do the latest lockdown measures mean for residential landlords?
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
The power of UV-C light
The pandemic has led to rapid growth in the UV-C market, and there is science behind its power against microbes.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Why cleaning around urinals is vital
A study finds traces of coronavirus can become airborne when urinals are flushed after being used by an infected person.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Optimizing floor and carpet care in a pandemic
“Proper and effective cleaning strategies” do not just apply to high-touch surfaces, but also to floor and carpet care.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Will heightened cleaning habits remain post-COVID-19?
Survey data suggests strengthened cleaning habits will remain front and centre for a large majority of people post-pandemic.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Edmonton becomes first Canadian city to commit to city-wide GBAC STAR accreditation
Edmonton would be the first Canadian and second North American destination to obtain the accreditation.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
First cleaning service provider achieves GBAC STAR accreditation
CCS Facility Services is the first business in the world to achieve GBAC STAR Service Accreditation for cleaning service providers.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Flu shots still have a place for workplace employees
The odds of testing positive for COVID-19 were reduced by 24 per cent in patients who received an influenza vaccine compared to those who did not.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
The whys and hows of COVID-19 vaccination
As COVID-19 vaccinations are approved and administered to a select population, many businesses wonder what it means for them.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Disinfectants: Are we at the end of the road?
Scientists at a South African university say there's a growing risk of SARS-CoV-2 developing resistance to disinfectants and antibiotics.
REMI Network
Adapt today, optimize tomorrow
Four solutions for a smarter, safer, and cleaner building as cleaning and maintenance is reinvented.
REMI Network
Manulife earns GBAC STAR real estate accreditation
Manulife Investment Management is the first Canadian real estate landlord to achieve GBAC STAR accreditation, for 7 of its Montreal properties.
