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10 Reasons Why You Should Perform Routine Cleaning Inspections - Reason 4: Tools make them Easy

When most facility managers or building service contractors think of cleaning inspections they think of getting out the old notebook or filling in a tedious checklist form. The process of performing cleaning inspections can be very slow and monotonous...

Published 07-07-2010 by Ben Giordano

10 Reasons Why You Should Perform Routine Cleaning Inspections - Reason 3: Build Support from your Cleaning Staff

Introducing a formal quality program and cleaning inspections can be tough on a cleaning staff as well as management. Whether you’re implementing from the top down in an in-house organization or are working with your cleaners as the owner or supervisor...

Published 06-29-2010 by Ben Giordano

10 Reasons Why You Should Perform Routine Cleaning Inspections - Reason 2: Speed up the Process

“Practice makes perfect” is an adage that can be very easily applied to the cleaning inspection process. The thinking behind it also provides us with our number two reason why you should be performing routine cleaning inspections: to speed...

Published 06-25-2010 by Ben Giordano

10 Reasons Why You Should Perform Routine Cleaning Inspections - Reason 1: Obtain Good Cleaning Data

In order to make objective and scientific conclusions about a process or activity, we would first need a sufficient amount of good and honest data. This applies to pretty much all industries, including the cleaning industry. However, for the most part...

Published 06-23-2010 by Ben Giordano

LEED Platinum: BOA Building in Manhattan Sets A New Standard

Bank of America has received highest honors for completing its new building in midtown Manhattan : platinum LEED certification. As reported by Time in an article "Bank of America Building: A New Green Standard?" by Jeffrey Kluger, LEED platinum...

Published 06-21-2010 by Ben Giordano

What is CMMS and how can it help Facility Managers?

In short, CMMS is a specific category of a set of software tools designed to help manage maintenance issues in and around facilities. CMMS stands for “Computerized Maintenance Management Software” and is a little brother to a bigger category...

Published 06-18-2010 by Ben Giordano

Cleaning Chemicals May Increase Risk of Asthma

A lot of study has gone into the possible linkage between asthma and cleaning chemicals. Dr. Jan Paul Zock, of the Center for Research in Environmental Epidemiology in Barcelona, says recent research points to a definite connection. According to his organization...

Published 06-17-2010 by Ben Giordano

OSHA Issues New H1N1 Fact Sheets

OSHA recently issued new sets of information regarding H1N1 . The “factsheets” were issued for both employees and employers, and mostly include common-sense information, with the notable exception of new “social-distancing” tactics...

Published 11-23-2009 by Ben Giordano

Filed under: Pandemic, OSHA, Swine Flu, H1N1

What Does Green Really Mean?

In an increasingly educated marketplace, more and more consumers have become wary of “greenwashing” – a phenomenon whereby companies seek to appear more green than they actually are. The reasons for this are obvious. While most everyone...

Published 11-13-2009 by Ben Giordano

Filed under: Green Cleaning, LEED Certification, Green Products

NASA Building Achieves LEED Gold Certification

Last week issuewire.com posted an article announcing that NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (or JPL) has attained LEED Gold certification for its new Flight Projects Center, located near Pasadena, CA. The building’s design, created by a team...

Published 10-27-2009 by Ben Giordano

Filed under: LEED Gold, Green Cleaning, NASA JPL, LEED Certification

Preparing For the Fall: CDC Issues Swine Flu Prevention Advice

As we know, the occurrence of Swine Flu has drastically decreased through the warmer months of summer. However, most reports indicate that there is still a moderate risk of a return outbreak. Andrew Pekosz, professor of immunology and microbiology at...