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 (January / February 2025 Edition)
The January / February 2025 edition of the Facility Cleaning Decisions magazine discusses "how to manage competing work preferences on a custodial team" (P. 8-9), the results of the 2024 FCD Complaints Survey on "common occupant complaints and how facility managers respond" (P. 10-15), usage of cleaning chemicals with a near-neutral pH "and how they work" (P. 16-18), and choosing the right type of vacuum for the application (P. 19-21).
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 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."
Contracting Profits (November / December 2024 Edition)
The November / December 2024 edition of the Contracting Profits magazine discusses "planning for the next outbreak" and choosing the appropriate chemicals to use for disinfection (P. 5-7), using software to manage commercial cleaning (P. 8-10), and using technology in facility management to "work smarter" (P. 12-14).
Sanitary Maintenance (November / December 2024 Edition)
The November / December 2024 edition of the Sanitary Maintenance magazine discusses "user-friendly restroom equipment" (P. 16-18) and "autonomous technology" for "floor care" (P. 19-20).
Cleaning Maintenance & Management (November / December 2024 Edition)
The November / December 2024 edition of the Cleaning Maintenance & Management magazine discusses proposed changes to the LEED green building certification in the upcoming Version 5 revision (P.10-11), adoption of autonomous cleaning equipment (P. 12-13), what biofilms are and how to remove them from surfaces (P. 14-16), waste disposal and reduction (P. 18-24), "best practices for snow and ice removal" (P. 40-43), "real-life training with virtual reality" (P. 46-48), and how facility managers can "assess... cleaning performance" (P. 52-54).
Facility Cleaning Decisions (November / December 2024 Edition)
The November / December 2024 edition of the Facility Cleaning Decisions magazine discusses trends in carpet maintenance (P. 6-8), selecting and using software for "operational and organizational tasks" related to "custodial operations" (P. 10-13), and "insights from the Chicago Public Schools IAQ sensor pilot program" (P. 20-21).
Sanitary Maintenance (October 2024 Edition)
The October 2024 edition of the Sanitary Maintenance magazine discusses innovations in cleaning carts "for ergonomics and efficiency" (P. 12-16), "how distributors can help customers keep facilities clean and odor-free this winter" (P. 18-20), and the ISSA Show North America 2024 conference (P. 32-36).
Facility Cleaning Decisions (September / October 2024 Edition)
The September / October 2024 edition of the Facility Cleaning Decisions magazine discusses "the advantages of compact floor care equipment" (P. 6-7), how facility managers can use data to request additional resources (P. 12-15), "how artificial intelligence can aid in infection prevention" (P. 16-18), and financial planning by schools to deal with increasing costs of cleaning supplies (P. 20-21).
ISSA Today (September / October 2024 Edition)
The September / October 2024 edition of the ISSA Today magazine discusses the ISSA Show North America 2024 conference (P. 10-15), the GBAC STAR accreditation for facilities (P. 16-18), "best practices for bidding and estimating commercial floor cleaning" (P. 28-29), infection prevention in healthcare facilities (P. 30-31), and "misleading or exaggerated claims about... the effectiveness of products and services designed to improve indoor air quality" (P. 32-34).