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.
Sanitary Maintenance (July / August 2026 Edition)
The July / August 2026 edition of the Sanitary Maintenance magazine discusses "common chemical wipe questions" (P. 8-9), "inventory planning" in advance for the winter season (P. 10-13), when to consider AI usage and automation (P. 14-17), and "assessing hand hygiene programs" (P. 18-20).
Biofilm: The Invisible Barrier to a Clean Healthcare Environment
Cleaning Maintenance & Management article on what biofilms are, how they form on surfaces, and the implications on the cleaning and disinfection process
ISSA Today (July / August 2026 Edition)
The July / August edition of the ISSA Today magazine discusses "how clean air is becoming a product" (P. 4-5), "the human side of artificial intelligence" (P. 6-7), the importance of "evidence-based inclusion" of environmental services in healthcare settings (P. 18-21), "sustainability trends" in "US foodservice operations" (P. 22-25), and "continuous improvement" through "physical AI" (P. 26-27).
Cleaning Maintenance & Management (July / August 2026 Edition)
The July / August 2026 edition of the Cleaning Maintenance & Management magazine discusses "redefining the restroom experience through functional modernization" (P. 10-12), why "employee retention goes beyond financial compensation" for building service contractors (P. 20-23), "protecting long-term care residents" through the cleaning and disinfection process (P. 24-28), "how to create a restrooms older adults want to revisit" (P. 30-31), and "bridging the generational gap in facility management" (P. 32-34).
Building Services Management (June 2026 Edition)
The June 2026 edition of the Building Services Management magazine discusses "maintain[ing] clean restrooms in commercial buildings" (P. 12-14), "why moisture detection matters" (P. 21), autonomous floor scrubbers (P. 22-23), "turfgrass care in public green spaces" (P. 26-27), and "integrated pest management" (P. 28-29).
Building Operating Management (May / June 2026 Edition)
The May / June 2026 edition of the Building Operating Management magazine discusses "why resilience planning is now an operational imperative for facility executives" (P. 14-18), "incorporating AI into operations" in facility management (P. 20-22), and "flooring trends to watch" (P. 26-28).
Building Services Management (May 2026 Edition)
The May 2026 edition of the Building Services Management magazine discusses "rodent-borne disease threats" and how to "protect your property and health" from them (P. 12), "concrete maintenance" (P. 14-15), "benefits of chemical dosing systems" for handling cleaning products (P. 16-17), "maintenance and hazard prevention" for floors (P. 18-19), "building facade restoration" (P. 20-21), "future of physical AI" in building management (P. 28-29), and "disinfection principles for high-touch surfaces" (P. 30-31)
Q&A with the Experts in Healthcare: Solutions and Innovation Meet Healthcare Surfaces
This 51-minute ISSA interview discusses the interaction between surfaces and disinfectants, with a focus on chemical compatibility, new technology, and training and communication (such as setting realistic expectations regarding antimicrobial films that claim to provide continuous protection)
From Cleaning to Disease Intervention
Cleanfax article on treating professional cleaning as a "core public health intervention" for "interrupt[ing] disease transmission"
ISSA Convenes Global Experts to Advance Safer Healthcare Environments at 2026 Healthcare Surfaces Summit
ISSA report on the upcoming 2026 Healthcare Surfaces Summit ( https://events.issa.com/events/hsi-summit-2026/ ) on May 5-6, which will focus on "surface selection, cleaning, and infection prevention by recognizing the critical role surfaces play in patient safety and the need to rethink traditional surface-care practices"
Building Operating Management (April 2026 Interactive Edition)
The April 2026 interactive edition of the Building Operating Management magazine discusses potential legal liabilities associated with building security issues (P. 4), sustainability-related facility upgrades with UCI Health in Irvine, California (P. 8-11), "4 steps for improving facilities efficiency" (P. 12), a recap of the 2026 NFMT East (National Facilities Management & Technology) Conference (P. 18-19), and "how building technologies [can] become cyberattack vectors" (P. 20).
Facility Executive (March 2026 Edition)
The March 2026 edition of the Facility Executive magazine discusses "empowering maintenance teams" (P. 12-13), using "smart building" data to make management decisions (P. 14-15), "how IoT and AI are reshaping facilities" (P. 16-17), and "universal design" for accessibility (P. 18-20).