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.
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).
Building Services Management (June 2022 Edition)
The June 2022 edition of the Building Services Management magazine discusses the importance of restroom care (P. 12-14), safety considerations associated with electrostatic spraying (P. 16-18), robotic equipment for "improving employee safety" (P. 20-22), and maintenance of carpets and other types of floors (P. 26-27 / 34-35).
Building Services Management (May 2022 Edition)
The May 2022 edition of the Building Services Management magazine discusses "sustainable" restroom products and cleaning programs (P. 12-14 / 28-29), "advancing IoT for building controls" (P. 30-31), and "low or no-cost measures" for improving indoor air quality (P. 36-38).
Addressing Potential Viral Infection Risk in the Workplace
How can organizations create a safe environment during and after the COVID pandemic as people gradually return to working in-person? This 2022 white paper discusses how a focus on indoor air quality can help achieve this goal.
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).
ISSA Today (March / April 2022 Edition)
The March / April 2022 edition of the ISSA Today magazine discusses "cleaning for health" (P. 8-12 / 24-25), "seven strategies for leading a custodial team" (P. 13-15), and "biological air quality considerations for non-health care, as-built environments" (P. 26-29).
Facility Cleaning Decisions (March / April 2022 Edition)
The March / April 2022 edition of the Facility Cleaning Decisions magazine discusses avoiding slippery floors (P. 10-12), "creating a healthy environment for building occupants" (P. 14-17), and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic regarding how to clean schools (P. 18-20).
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).
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).
Facility Management Journal (January / February 2022 Edition)
The March / April 2022 edition of IFMA's FMJ magazine discusses "the future of workspace" and "workplace" (P. 22-28), "improving health and safety with access tech" (P. 34-36), "addressing IAQ [indoor air quality]" via "demand-controlled ventilation" and other "air cleaning technologies" (P. 44-47 / 84-87), using data to "better understand your building" (P. 60-62), and "redesigning the workplace" (P. 98-101).
Facility Cleaning Decisions (January / February 2022 Edition)
The January / February 2022 edition of the Facility Cleaning Decisions magazine discusses robotic vacuums (P. 10-12), "the difference between cleaners, disinfectants, and sanitizers, and when and how to use them" (P. 13-15), and "managing expectations of cleaning and indoor air quality as facilities reopen" (P. 16-17).
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).