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 Management Journal (January / February 2023 Edition)
The January / February 2023 edition of IFMA's FMJ magazine discusses "reducing chemical air pollutants' impact" on indoor air (P. 16-19), the concept of "space-as-a-service" for hybrid work environments (P. 34-37), "treating commercial cleaning like a utility" (P. 38-41), and cleaning and disinfection for "large-scale facilities" (P. 78-81).
Facility Executive (February 2023 Edition)
The February 2023 edition of the Facility Executive magazine discusses "how to prevent the three most common cyber threats to building systems" (P. 8-9 / 39), "3 ways to optimize office spaces" (P. 20-21), common pests that may affect commercial facilities (P. 24-25), and the use of "digital twins" for "predictive facility maintenance" (P. 28-29).
Overcoming Facility Maintenance Challenges With Technology
Cleaning Maintenance & Management article on the applications of technology in facility maintenance
3 Keys to Successfully Transition of Commercial Office Spaces
FacilitiesNet article on how facility managers can adapt their office spaces to a hybrid workforce
Building Services Management (September 2022 Edition)
The September 2022 edition of the Building Services Management magazine discusses "common snow and ice removal strategies" (P. 12-14), using walk-off mats to "reduce soil, slips, and falls" (P. 16-18), using an "activity-based work model" to "adapt your cleaning program" (P. 20-21), and the cleaning / disinfection procedure for Powered Air-Purifying Respirators [PAPRs] (P. 22-23).
ISSA Today (July / August 2022 Edition)
The July / August 2022 edition of the ISSA Today magazine discusses "UV-C light disinfection devices" (P. 8-11 / 28-29), "integrating robots into workloading" (P. 14-15), "four success factors to human-robot collaboration" (P. 16-18), "using evidence-based data to prove the quality of your cleaning operations" (P. 20-21), and "antimicrobial technologies" for "keeping health care facilities cleaner and safer" (P. 24-25).
Facility Cleaning Decisions (July / August 2022 Edition)
The July / August 2022 edition of the Facility Cleaning Decisions magazine discusses the results of the 2022 Facility Cleaning Management Study (P. 12-17), "how to right-size disinfection practices" after the COVID-19 pandemic (P. 18-19), and an example of how a school district utilized the Healthy Green Schools & Colleges program (P. 20-21).
Facility Management Journal (May / June 2022 Edition)
The May / June 2022 edition of IFMA's FMJ magazine discusses "investing in indoor environmental quality" (P. 18-20), optimizing the workspace and real estate based on utilization data (P. 22-26 / 99-103), "designing for productivity in multi-use facilities" (P. 28-31), possible applications of AR (augmented reality) and AI (artificial intelligence) in facility management (P. 32-35 / 50-52), "choosing the right time for upgrades" (P. 38-41), and "approaching IAQ [indoor air quality]" from a "maintenance perspective" (P. 62-64).
Cleaning Maintenance & Management (May / June 2022 Edition)
The May / June 2022 edition of the Cleaning Maintenance & Management magazine discusses day porter cleaning programs (P. 12-13), using the summer break for floor maintenance of schools (P. 16-19), and "monolithic flooring" (P. 28-30), "solutions to prevent... slips, trips, and falls" (P. 32-34), and "integrating robots into workloading" (P. 36-38).
Facility Cleaning Decisions (May / June 2022 Edition)
The May / June 2022 edition of the Facility Cleaning Decisions magazine discusses the WELL Building Standard (P. 6-8), "exterior maintenance strategies" to create "the perception of overall cleanliness" (P. 9-11), staffing challenges for facility cleaning since the COVID pandemic (P. 12-15), and the usage of microfiber tools for "clean, efficient mopping" (P. 18-20).
Facility Management Journal (March / April 2022 Edition)
The March / April 2022 edition of IFMA's FMJ magazine discusses "using drones to evaluate a building enclosure" (P. 30-33), "workplace technologies to build resiliency" (P. 38-41), "building the hybrid workplace" in commercial real estate (P. 56-59), "leveraging technology for office space decisions" (P. 60-63), "4 simple, cost-effective ways to care for carpets" (P. 69-71), and "robotization and automation" in facility management (P. 78-80).
Cleaning Maintenance & Management (March / April 2022 Edition)
The March / April 2022 edition of the Cleaning Maintenance & Management magazine discusses the results of the 2022 CMM In-House / Facility Management Benchmark Survey Report (P. 14-19), "allergen removal" (P. 20-22), choosing the correct type of cleaning solution depending on the "commercial carpet soil type" (P. 26-27), and "vacuum[ing] with speed, efficiency, and versatility" (P. 28-29).