Innovation Winners
The winners of the 2012 ISSA Innovation Award Program were selected by cleaning-industry distributors, wholesalers, building service contractors, and in-house service professionals. Over a three-month voting period, votes were […]
Green Seal Suggestions 2013 Resolutions
Green Seal <http://www.greenseal.org/> , a nonprofit organization that uses science-based programs to help consumers, purchasers, and companies create a Greener and more sustainable world, has just released its […]
Cleaning Up the Olympics
According to the Montreal Gazette newspaper, “When the Olympic Games begin in London next week, it won’t just be the best athletes from around the world who will […]
Commercial Vacuum Tips
Because cleaning professionals use vacuum cleaners every day to perform their cleaning tasks, it is not uncommon for them to take their machines for granted from time to […]
Retailers Increase Energy Independence
Swedish retailer IKEA has some pretty impressive goals, including total energy independence by the year 2020. It’s answer? Wind and solar power to meet all it’s stores’ needs […]
Color-Coded Sustainability System
At the recent ISSA show in Chicago, Stephen Ashkin, CEO of Sustainability Dashboard Tools LLC, again called for the adoption of an industry-wide, sustainability color-coding system that he had […]
Cleaning Your Lobby
It might be hard to imagine, but years ago building lobbies were actually quite rare. It was not uncommon for many facilities—including hospitals, apartment buildings, and schools—to simply […]
Green Rankings 2012
For the fourth time, Newsweek has published its listing of America’s Greenest Companies. To come up with the top 15, the magazine looked at data from the nation’s […]
Eye Injuries and Cleaning
Accidental eye injury is one of the leading causes of U.S. visual impairment, but only 35 percent of Americans wear protective eyewear when doing projects. Officials at the […]
Carpet Care
CMI, Cleaning Management Institute, has released a comprehensive article on how to select carpet-cleaning equipment as well as the criteria for earning its Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) […]
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