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.
Facility Cleaning Decisions (March / April 2023 Edition)
The March / April 2023 edition of the Facility Cleaning Decisions magazine discusses "best practices [for] assessing custodial training for accuracy and retention" (P. 6-11), "preventing bird issues at commercial facilities" (P. 12-13), lessons learned from the COVID pandemic regarding "cleaning for health" (P. 14-17), and "assessing a cleaning program for areas of improvement" (P. 18-19).
Building Services Management (March 2023 Edition)
The March 2023 edition of the Building Services Management magazine discusses maintenance of concrete floors (P. 9), "indoor green walls" as a possible approach for improving occupant health (P. 14-15), maintenance of lawns (P. 16-17), hand hygiene (P. 20-21), floor care technique (P. 22-23), and anti-graffiti coatings (P. 30-31).
Handwashing Remains Important Post-Pandemic
Facilities article on the 2023 Healthy Handwashing Survey conducted by Bradley Corporation (which includes breakdowns for typical behavior and shows a preference for touchless restroom fixtures)
Contracting Profits (January / February 2023 Edition)
The January / February 2023 edition of the Contracting Profits magazine discusses the selection of floor cleaning equipment (P.6-9), usage of sealed hand sanitizer dispensers (P. 10-11), and sustainability considerations with facility management (P. 16-19).
Cleaning Maintenance & Management (October 2022 Edition)
The October 2022 edition of the Cleaning Maintenance & Management magazine includes the 2022 Building Service Contractor Benchmarking Survey Report (P. 18-22) and discusses hand hygiene (P. 24-26) and electrostatic technology (P. 36-40).
Building Services Management (October 2022 Edition)
The October 2022 edition of the Building Services Management magazine discusses indoor air hygiene (P. 12-14), the usage of AI for building maintenance (P. 24-27), equipment considerations for floor cleaning (P. 30-31), and electric hand dryers (P. 32-33).
Cleaning Maintenance & Management (September 2022 Edition)
The September 2022 edition of the Cleaning Maintenance & Management magazine discusses leadership in facility management (P. 22-24), "how facility managers can encourage better hand hygiene" (P. 26-28), and "tips for hiring a mold remediation professional" (P. 30-31).
Building Services Management (March 2022 Edition)
The March 2022 edition of the Building Services Management magazine discusses "water efficiency" in "spring grounds maintenance" (P. 16-17), the importance of "hand dryers for today's restroom" (P. 20-21), floor care based on "design" and "maintenance frequency" (P. 22-23), and "considerations for planning an accessible restroom" (P. 30-31).
Ethics and Dirty Toilets
Are dirty toilets to blame for questionable behavior by building occupants?