A Kansas elementary school experienced a norovirus outbreak that affected nearly 100 people, Johnson County Health officials ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a major update to the Community Multi-scale Air Quality (CMAQ) model, ...

If more building owners and facilities managers knew the proper way to clean out their roof gutters, there would be fewer injuries and deaths and far less property damage. Fall is the season when ...

In the beginning, we used traditional chemicals to clean. That is, until we learned they contain things like phosphates and bio-accumulators that build up in the environment and are potentially ...

“Well begun is half done” says the axiom, and starting projects before the need becomes critical is an important way to be sure these tasks are done while manageable. That is why successful systems, ...

As a result, many health care facilities are using it to clean and disinfect hard surfaces. In addition to its superior cleaning ability, microfiber has other advantages such as enhancing worker ...

The most frustrating part of cleaning graffiti happens when you labor over its removal, rinse the area and a shadow or ghost remains. Here are some suggestions to help you avoid frustration and ...

Most people do not give maintenance a thought, while maintenance professionals think of nothing else but maintenance. These facts are part of our frustration with selling maintenance programs. We are ...

The pest control industry is always looking for a better way to control pests, such as rats and roaches, and there are some groundbreaking technologies in the works that will advance the way it ...

While compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are gradually finding their way into homes, fluorescent lighting has long been the choice of facilities that want to cut energy costs and reduce their impact on ...

The November/December issue of Cleaning & Maintenance Management is now available in a digital format. Featuring honest analysis from cleaning professionals regarding the return on investment of the ...

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