As of Oct. 15, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), confirmed 4,410 measles cases in 45 states and the ...

International Infection Prevention Week, established by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a major update to the Community Multi-scale Air Quality (CMAQ) model, ...

After being hired as Georgetown University’s director of facilities management in 1992, Dr. Richard Payant, co-author of “The Facility Management Handbook,” asked for a copy of the department’s ...

It’s a public restroom nightmare everyone is familiar with: You reach for toilet paper, and there’s none to be found. In fact, empty or jammed toilet paper dispensers are a recurring pain point for ...

Every day, we read stories about how low unemployment and labor shortages are affecting virtually every industry. In many ways, labor is a commodity, and like the availability of oil or crops, it ...

As the old saying goes, “Cleanliness is next to godliness.” But, in an industrial, institutional or work setting, cleanliness becomes something more earthbound — and, removing unwanted matter from ...

Cleaning contracts between building service contractors (BSCs) and major corporate centers, schools, or universities often are for two-year terms—sometimes less. There are some reasons for these ...

In any number of public and commercial settings—from office buildings, hotels, restaurants, and schools to health care facilities and other businesses—restrooms are consistently cited as one of the ...

Quality, well-managed cleaning organizations require a commitment from all staff to provide consistently clean results. Organization leaders can drive that commitment and the best results by ...

Makers of autonomous cleaning equipment like floor-scrubbing robots, sanitizing robots, and vacuum sweepers are seeing an uptick in demand as the need grows for more frequent and thorough cleaning and ...

A longtime veteran of the contract cleaning industry recalls many instances throughout the years where he would meet with prospects to bid on their cleaning needs only to be told that they were happy, ...