Rising to the Challenge: What to expect in 2022 So much of facility management is about embracing change, both brainstorming new innovations and solving problems as they arise. The past two years, however, have moved the usual challenges in our [...]
The Future of Green Cleaning Amidst COVID-19 This past year facilities faced two major global pressures: the ongoing challenges of COVID-19 pandemic and the looming environmental crisis. From its inception, the U.S. Green Building Council has tackled these issues head on, [...]
Debunking the "Hygiene Theater" Dismantling the questionable disinfection practices that emerged during COVID-19 It's been nearly two years following the outbreak of COVID-19. Yet we won't soon forget those early fearful weeks of the pandemic. The public became overwhelmed with [...]
The unexpected health benefits emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic Nineteen month since the outbreak of COVID-19 (but who is counting), so much of public life has turned upside down — dramatically transforming how we share spaces together. However, the [...]
Why are prices so high right now in the cleaning industry? Whether at the gas pump or the supermarket, have you been suffering from sticker shock recently? From computer microchips to cereal, prices are rising across the board for both commercial and [...]
How To Create Healthier Offices for Employees Amidst COVID-19 As vaccination rates increase across the country, businesses are preparing to return their teams to the office. In many fields, working together in the same space can produce powerful benefits, including [...]
What we know now about COVID-19 How COVID-19 spreads: The Sars-Cov-2 virus is transmitted from person to person by direct contact, through the air (either through droplets or fine airborne particles) and via surfaces. However, recent research suggests that the [...]
Top Germiest Places in the Office What to clean and what to avoid to prevent the spread of COVID-19 With the increased availability of COVID-19 vaccinations nationwide, more businesses are planning and preparing their teams to return to the office [...]
What is Disinfection Anyways? Germs Post COVID-19 Following the COVID-19 outbreak, disinfection has become a key buzzword in public health, providing assurance for safety in shared spaces. But what exactly is disinfection, and how is it different from regular cleaning? [...]
Protection from B.1.1.7 — the new, dangerous strain of COVID-19 A new year brings hope for fresh beginnings. Amid a global pandemic, however, 2021 is already posing new challenges — most of all the discovery of a new strain of COVID-19, called B.1.1.7. What [...]
