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.
ISSA Today (May / June 2025 Edition)
The May / June 2025 edition of the ISSA Today magazine discusses "digital product passports" for managing data associated with cleaning products (P. 8-10), usage of AI "in sales and marketing for the cleaning industry" (P. 18-19), "women in leadership... in facility solutions" (P. 20-21), and "understanding climate risk reporting and transparency" (P. 22-23).
Integrating Smart Tech: Revolutionizing Your Cleaning Practice with AI
This 57-minute ISSA webinar discusses "strategies for cleaning companies and facilities to consider when integrating new technologies" related to AI and automation in general
Facilities Management's AI-Powered Revolution
2025 Buildings.com White Paper by Yardi on "the promise AI-enabled software offers to facilities managers," such as preventive maintenance, energy optimization, and automation of routine tasks
Making Safer Choices With the Help of Artificial Intelligence
Cleaning Maintenance & Management article on "how to use ChatGPT to identify safer cleaning products"
Facility Maintenance Decisions (April / May 2025 Edition)
The April / May 2025 edition of the Facility Maintenance Decisions magazine discusses the trend toward "Facilities Performance Management" (P. 4-5), usage of autonomous mowers in Amarillo, Texas (P. 6-8), and usage of CMMS (computerized maintenance management systems) in commercial facilities (P. 14-16).
International Take on Cleaning Trends
In this 20-minute interview at the NFMT 2025 conference in Baltimore, Daniëlle Inostroza from RAI Amsterdam discusses "how European trends are influencing U.S. cleaning practices." Topics covered include robotics, sustainability, and "adoption of VR and AR technology for staff training."
AI and Facility Management: How to Avoid Potential Pitfalls
Buildings.com article on "where to use AI" in "facility management and building operations" and "where not to use AI"
Cleaning Maintenance & Management (January / February 2025 Edition)
The January / February 2025 edition of the Cleaning Maintenance & Management magazine discusses "emergency eyewashes and showers" (P. 8-10), usage of artificial intelligence in infection prevention (P. 12-14), "usage directions and safety protocols for popular disinfecting products" (P. 16-17), "ergonomic vacuuming practices" (P. 18-20), how "clean spaces equals healthier lives" (P. 24-27), and disinfection protocols for "college campuses" during the "cold and flu season" (P. 28-30).
ISSA Today (January / February 2025 Edition)
The January / February 2025 edition of the ISSA Today magazine discusses "the urgent case for safer cleaning practices" (P. 10-13), "the tech solution to advance green cleaning" (P. 20-21), and "aligning automation solutions" to "custodial productivity goals" (P. 22-25).
Building Services Management (January 2025 Edition)
The January 2025 edition of the Building Services Management magazine discusses "when and how to clean and disinfect surfaces" (P. 14-15), "software for building services" (P. 16-17), usage of AI for distribution of cleaning supplies and building management (P. 20-21 / 28-29), post-flooding cleanup (P. 26-27), and exterior lighting (P. 30-31).
Building Operating Management (January 2025 Interactive Edition)
The January 2025 interactive edition of the Building Operating Management magazine discusses "adaptive reuse" of "aging facilities" (P. 8-11), "how smart restrooms make facilities more efficient" (P. 12-13), usage of AI in facility management (P. 14-15), "space management with smart technology" (P. 18-19), and education sessions at the 2025 National Facilities Management & Technology (NFMT) Conference on "sustainability assessments" (P. 22-23).
The Top 10 Artificial Intelligence Mistakes to Avoid
This 27-minute ISSA interview discusses "the mistakes that cleaning or restoration businesses make when implementing artificial intelligence in their operations and focus on how to avoid them."