Cleaning
Commercial building and facilities management resources for corporate facility executives, building operators and facility managers in all industry and service sectors. Cleaning articles below.
New Facilities Achieve Gold Standard Of Cleanliness
GBAC STAR’s 20-step, performance-based program offers expert-led training and assesses a facility’s preparedness for biorisk situations.
Measuring Cleaning In A Pandemic, And Beyond
One way to identify cleaning performance is through measurement, and a commonly used tool is Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) Testing.
Reopening Drives Need For Safe Sanitizer, Disinfectant Refilling Solutions
As demand for disinfectant and hand sanitizer surges, properly engineered refilling stations with pumps capable of safely transferring flammable materials should be utilized.
CertainTeed Launches Ecophon Hygiene Advance Wall
Designed for the rigors of everyday maintenance, Ecophon Hygiene Advance Wall is the only acoustic wall panel that satisfies FGI guidelines for use in restricted areas in healthcare spaces.
Five Changes On The Horizon For Parking Facilities
Look beyond the short-term impact of COVID-19 on parking management.
Tips For Touch-Free Plumbing Retrofits
Touch-free plumbing fixtures provide a more sanitary option for facilities of any size and provide a quality option to improve public health
Aerosol Disinfection In A Pandemic World
COVID-19 has emphasized the need for health-based cleaning, particularly for high contact touch points.
Healthcare Facilities Design After COVID-19
Healthcare facilities designers have a leading role in creating safer spaces in a post-COVID-19 world. Here are five areas of focus to address when rethinking facility layout.
BuildingReports Adds Feature To SafetyScan® For Disinfection Reporting
To assist facilities in upholding strict safety measures, the company's ScanSeries® suite now features the capability to track disinfection actions, PPE levels, and more.
As More Businesses Reopen, Worker Safety And Health Remain OSHA Priority
As more workplaces begin to reopen, OSHA is reminding employers that worker safety remains a priority amid both coronavirus and common workplace hazards.
Planned Companies Introduces COVID-19 Disinfecting Service Program
Materials include commercial and residential reopening and rapid response guidelines, and a disinfecting procedure booklet.
New LEED Guidance Addresses COVID-19 Reopening Strategies
Four new Safety First Pilot Credits from USGBC outline sustainable best practices for cleaning, workplace re-occupancy, HVAC, and plumbing.
Alabama Automakers Adopt COVID-19 Safety Measures
In Alabama, automakers have been ramping up production following the COVID-19 outbreak, with strict new protocols in place to prevent the spread of the virus.
NYC Real Estate Leaders Issue Guidelines For Reentering Office Buildings
As New Yorkers head back to work, business and labor union leaders from the real estate industry have created comprehensive office protocols to put public health and safety first.
USGBC Emergency Pilot Credit Addresses Green Cleaning And COVID-19
USGBC has introduced a new pilot credit in the LEED green building rating system to support facilities as they work to respond to COVID-19 through sustainable, healthy practices.
Perdue Farms Shares CDC Report Following Virginia Facility Tours
Perdue Farms recently gave the CDC a tour of its Accomac, VA poultry processing facility to share the safety measures the company implemented to protect its workers from COVID-19.
GP PRO Introduces KOLO Hygiene For Smart Restrooms
This new feature of its KOLO™ Smart Monitoring System is designed to help facilities manage heightened cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting practices.
Cleaning Industry Research Institute Issues Guidance For COVID-19 Decontamination
The technical document outlines best practices for COVID-19 decontamination, including cleaning, disinfection, worker safety, and post cleaning measurement.
Five Restroom Upgrades To Improve Hand Washing, Minimize Germs
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, here are several considerations for keeping restrooms clean, maintained, well-equipped and prepared for a healthy hand washing experience.
COVID-19: How To Disinfect Your Buildings According To CDC and EPA Guidelines
Cleaning procedures can reassure occupants that your spaces have been properly disinfected to eliminate COVID-19 and other contagions. Here’s the easiest way to standardize your organization’s cleaning processes and enable a safer return for everyone in your facilities.
Establishing A Sustainable Carpet Care Program
Establishing a sustainable carpet care program can reassure building occupants that facility managers are working toward a sustainable present and future.
U.S. Employers Making Plans To Get Workers Back To Work Safely
National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions survey of more than 200 employers found 88% have a COVID-19 return-to-work task force in place.
Hilton Defines New Standard Of Hotel Cleanliness
Working with RB/Lysol and Mayo Clinic, starting next month Hilton will elevate hygiene practices from check-in to check-out.
GBAC STAR Accreditation Program
The GBAC STAR facility accreditation program on cleaning, disinfection, and infectious disease prevention is the industry’s only outbreak prevention, response, and recovery accreditation.
UG2 ReNew Program Addresses Transition To Post-COVID-19 World
This new program from UG2 mitigates risk of infection as employees, students, consumers, and fans reoccupy facilities.
Arteco Specialty Services Launches Disinfect & Shield™
Surface coating safely kills SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, other dangerous organisms, and keeps surfaces, humans, animals, and plants protected.
Bartlett Tree Experts Launches Hardscape Disinfection Service
The company’s service involves the application of disinfectant products to walkways, patios or decks, fences, gates, playground equipment, stadium seating, park benches, outdoor furniture and tables, and most other outdoor hardscape surfaces.
AkitaBox Introduces DeepClean Assurance Software
This cloud-based software application drives cleanliness best practices in buildings, driven by disinfection guidelines set forth by the CDC and U.S. EPA.
The New Office Space: 4 Ways Coronavirus Will Change The Workplace
As the COVID-19 crisis subsides, we can expect a different workplace than the one we left behind. Here are four ways the coronavirus is changing the office space and the way we work.
ABM Team Help Keep Clients And Their Communities Moving
Working in facilities across numerous industries during the COVID-19 crisis, ABM shares some frontline “unsung hero” stories shared by its clients and managers.
Drone Disinfection System Kills Coronavirus In Large Indoor Spaces
The OMI Drone Disinfection System disperses a mist of EPA approved agents that kills COVID-19 and 99.9% of bacteria within 60 seconds of contact.
ABM Offers EnhancedClean™ Program
This provider of facility solutions has introduced a proprietary facility cleaning program for COVID-19 remediation efforts.
Four Carpet Maintenance Best Practices
By implementing a multi-pronged approach with the right equipment and chemistry, facility managers can easily tackle carpet maintenance in any facility. Plus, an infographic on how to sanitize your carpet during an outbreak.
OSHA Offers Guidance For Preparing Workplaces For Coronavirus
OSHA offers guidance for preventing the spread of COVID-19, including safe work practices and appropriate personal protective equipment based on the risk level of exposure.
100 Products That Can Help Stop The Spread Of COVID-19
The Center For Biocide Chemistries (CBC) has published a list of 100 ready-to-use, dilutable, and wipeable biocidal products that are approved by the EPA as effective at killing viruses like the 2019 novel coronavirus.
Can Clean Restrooms Boost Your Business?
A new national survey reveals that 62% of consumers say clean restrooms increase their spending.
Infection Control Program Reduced Bacteria By 95% In Athletic Training Rooms
University Hospitals Sports Medicine partnered with GOJO on a study that eliminated influenza, MRSA, and VRE through an Infection Risk Reduction Program.
Restrooms That Recapture Water And Waste
At Georgia Tech, green restrooms inside a new campus building include composting toilets.
Best Practices For Winter Carpet Care Challenges
A look at some typical winter carpet woes, along with recommendations to keep carpet looking its best during the year’s coldest months, courtesy of Whittaker.
Commercial Robot Vacuum Sweeper, Whiz, Launched In North America
Whiz has already put its innovation to work in commercial spaces across the country this year in pilots at airports, hotels, offices, campuses, and more.