As the commercial cleaning industry continues to change and evolve, consistency has become more important than ever for companies looking to provide an elevated level

The update will allow the obsolete Canadian standard for the structural design and production of glass for buildings to be brought back into active use.

The campaign emphasizes the importance of proper mould remediation through accredited industry standards and certifications.

Testing using new ISO standards is now available from the Tile Council of North America testing lab.

The cleaning and janitorial industry has come to increasingly rely on robotic tech, and this requires updated stringent standards.

The IICRC standard describes non-destructive procedures and methods for professional inspectors to follow for hard-surface floor coverings.

As Canada moves to adopt a “net-zero energy ready” model by 2030, changes to the National Building Code will hold new property constructions and retrofits to more stringent energy usage guidelines.

IFMA is celebrating the publication of a new management systems standard for the industry: “ISO 41001, Facility Management – Management Systems – Requirements with guidance for use.”

Green Squared has been added to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing.

A proposed new framework for construction cost reporting is aimed at enabling consistent and transparent cross-border comparisons of the capital outlay required for a dozen different categories of commercial, industrial and infrastructure projects.

A new standardized approach for collecting, measuring and interpreting real estate investment performance data responds to the ever widening scope of global portfolios and institutional investors' need for transparency and cross-border consistency.

The draft standards and associated consultation period follow 15 months of work since the effort was launched at the United Nations in October 2014 to develop a consistent global definition of appropriate behaviour that practitioners, clients, third parties and stakeholders can readily reference.

A coalition of global real organizations is seeking input on the attractiveness of ethical business conduct in a place of employment, in contracting professional services and/or in investment decisions.