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Battling Against Commercial Odors (and Winning)
“What is that SMELL?” At home, unpleasant carpet odors can keep you from relaxing. At work, they can distract you from your job. The fact is: Carpet odors are disruptive. And without the right cleaning methods, it can be hard to get them to go away. You may be able to...
How to Keep Flooring Clean in Healthcare Facilities
According to the EPA, carpet “acts as a reservoir for dust, dirt, pollen, mold spores, pesticides and other materials which may originate indoors or be brought into the indoor environment from outside.” Not exactly something you’d want in a healthcare facility, right?...
5 Continuing Education Resources for Property and Facility Managers
If you want to succeed in any career long-term, it’s important to seek continuous improvement. It shows your employer you’re dedicated to becoming the best you can be, which can increase your likelihood of receiving a raise. It also looks great to potential future...
Top Facility Management Trends for 2019
Being a successful facility management professional requires staying up-to-date on current trends. Often, these are things you might notice over the course of a year. But some are harder than others to spot. Here are three trends we believe will be important to...
Top Facility Management Tips, Advice, and Resources from 2018
We search out helpful facility management resources and tips, then share those insights with you. Our hope is that you’ll find these resources beneficial year-round, but we understand you’re busy. So, in this post, we’ve compiled the best...
Low-Moisture Carpet Cleaning vs. Hot Water Extraction: Which is Really Better for Your Carpet – And Why?
Hot Water Extraction cleaning—often referred to as “steam cleaning”—has been the go-to carpet cleaning method for years. And with good reason. Many carpet manufacturers recommend steam cleaning, and it has a proven track record. It’s become ubiquitous. There are...
6 Easy Ways to Manage Commercial Facility Vendors More Effectively
If you’re a facility manager, you rely on commercial facility vendors to keep your building clean, safe, and comfortable. But some facility managers leave vendors in the dark when it comes to what they really need and how they expect the vendor to perform services....
How Often Should You Clean Hard-Surface Floors in Your Facility?
Hard-surface floors need more attention than you might think. The first thing to understand about cleaning hard-surface floors is that there are many different ways to do it. The word “cleaning” encompasses multiple practices you can use to extend the life of your...
3 Simple Ways to Find Good Vendors for Your Facility
The best facility managers are like movie directors. Directors rarely act in their own movies. Instead, they put the right people in the right places and let them do what they do best. Like directors, facility managers perform best when they are not concerned with...
When Should You Replace the Carpet in Your Facility?
Determining when you should replace your facility’s carpet can be tricky. On one hand, a worn-out appearance can indicate you need a new carpet. But just because your carpet looks weathered doesn’t always mean it needs to be replaced. Consider this example. One of our...