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.
Facility Cleaning Decisions (November / December 2022 Edition)
The November / December 2022 edition of the Facility Cleaning Decisions magazine discusses restroom cleaning equipment (P. 6-9), carpet care (P. 10-13), the results of the 2022 Facility Cleaning Decisions Complaints Survey (P. 14-19), and the Healthy Green Schools & Colleges program (P. 20-21).
How Sustainable Initiatives are Changing Grounds Management at University of Michigan
FacilitiesNet article on the transition toward batter-powered and smaller grounds management equipment (e.g. snow removal) at the University of Michigan
Facility Cleaning Decisions (September / October 2022 Edition)
The September / October 2022 edition of the Facility Cleaning Decisions magazine discusses "addressing HAIs [healthcare-acquired infections]" (P. 12-14), "smaller floor cleaning equipment" (P. 15-17), "top post-pandemic hurdles impacting school facilities managers" (P. 18-19), and an application of "all-in-one" restroom sink fixtures (P. 20-21).
Sanitary Maintenance (October 2022 Edition)
The October 2022 edition of the Sanitary Maintenance magazine discusses "best battery practices" (P. 8-10) and "preventing cross-contamination" as a possible side effect of the cleaning process (P. 11-13).
Cleaning Maintenance & Management (October 2022 Edition)
The October 2022 edition of the Cleaning Maintenance & Management magazine includes the 2022 Building Service Contractor Benchmarking Survey Report (P. 18-22) and discusses hand hygiene (P. 24-26) and electrostatic technology (P. 36-40).
Building Services Management (October 2022 Edition)
The October 2022 edition of the Building Services Management magazine discusses indoor air hygiene (P. 12-14), the usage of AI for building maintenance (P. 24-27), equipment considerations for floor cleaning (P. 30-31), and electric hand dryers (P. 32-33).
Sustainable Guidelines for Snow and Ice Management
FacilitiesNet article series on "sustainable winter management"
ISSA Today (July / August 2022 Edition)
The July / August 2022 edition of the ISSA Today magazine discusses "UV-C light disinfection devices" (P. 8-11 / 28-29), "integrating robots into workloading" (P. 14-15), "four success factors to human-robot collaboration" (P. 16-18), "using evidence-based data to prove the quality of your cleaning operations" (P. 20-21), and "antimicrobial technologies" for "keeping health care facilities cleaner and safer" (P. 24-25).
Facility Maintenance Decisions (July 2022 Edition)
The July 2022 edition of the Facility Maintenance Decisions magazine discusses "cost-effective improvements to HVAC systems" for "improving IAQ [indoor air quality]" in K-12 schools (P. 10-14), restroom renovations at UCSF during the COVID pandemic (P. 16-19), and electric grounds equipment (P. 20-22).
Ventilation 101 for Small and Mid-Size Commercial Buildings
Slipstream video on "the importance of proper ventilation and how to perform some simple tests on your system"
Facility Management Journal (May / June 2022 Edition)
The May / June 2022 edition of IFMA's FMJ magazine discusses "investing in indoor environmental quality" (P. 18-20), optimizing the workspace and real estate based on utilization data (P. 22-26 / 99-103), "designing for productivity in multi-use facilities" (P. 28-31), possible applications of AR (augmented reality) and AI (artificial intelligence) in facility management (P. 32-35 / 50-52), "choosing the right time for upgrades" (P. 38-41), and "approaching IAQ [indoor air quality]" from a "maintenance perspective" (P. 62-64).
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).