Welcome to Elliott Affiliates, Ltd.’s Knowledge Center, where you will find information relevant to owners, occupiers, investors, and contractors in the commercial real estate space. While Elliott’s core focus in the janitorial services segment is about creating clear performance- and outcome-based contract scopes of work and guiding their delivery using a continuous improvement process that delivers exceptional results. Organizations that engage contractors have a myriad of factors to consider when engaging and managing contracted services.
Building Services Management (November 2022 Edition)
The November 2022 edition of the Building Services Management magazine discusses seasonal respiratory viruses (P. 12-13), hearing protection for workers (P. 18-19), HVAC upgrades for K-12 schools (P. 24-25), restroom cleaning (P. 28), and contamination risk of commercial ice machines (P. 30-31).
Facility Management Journal (July / August 2022 Edition)
The July / August 2022 edition of IFMA's FMJ magazine focuses on the theme of "sustainability" in facility management. Other topics discussed include: The negative side effects of chemical disinfection and how UV-C may be a possible alternative (P. 38-41), "finding balance" between increasing ventilation rates for reducing "infection disease risk" and its associated operating costs (P. 70-74), "preparing a facility for its climate" (P. 80-83), and "sustainable infection prevention practices in facility management" (P. 111-113).
Building Services Management (April 2022 Edition)
The April 2022 edition of the Building Services Management magazine discusses "mold remediation in schools and commercial buildings" (P. 16-17), "best practices for conducting a waste assessment" (P. 24-25), "skin protection for working with chemicals" (P. 26-27), how to "expand the life of concrete coatings" (P. 28-29), and "cleaning for glass doors and windows" (P. 30).
Building Services Management (February 2022 Edition)
The February 2022 edition of the Building Services Management magazine discusses "IAQ and radon mitigation" (P. 12-13), "solutions to monitor and verify status on indoor spaces" (P. 20-21), "how to clean and disinfect" to reduce infection risk (P. 22-23), "propane-powered floor maintenance" (P. 26-27), and "physical and human factors in slip and fall prevention" (P. 30-31).