Facility Management

With students and staff off-site and flexible work schedules, summer offers the rare opportunity to conduct deep cleanings, repairs, and restoration work that floors desperately need after a busy school year with heavy foot traffic, spills, and bacteria exposure.

Musculoskeletal disorders and chronic pain are some of the common ailments experienced by workers.

CMM spoke with Gregory Gardner about his environmental services (EVS) challenges and solutions at a Florida hospital as director of EVS at Crothall Healthcare.

Watch CMM's hard floor webinar, Around-the-Clock Floor Care, for tips on keeping your facility’s floors in prime condition without significantly disrupting building needs.

While the critical role custodians play in education often goes unnoticed, the Sylvania City School District in Northwest Ohio prioritizes celebrating their value.

Routine floor and carpet cleaning allows you to not only maintain a pleasant workspace but also to extend the lifespan of your flooring materials.

Facility managers are finding that preventive cleaning strategies and floor renewal systems can not only extend the life of flooring but also save time and resources and lessen environmental impact.

Floor care strategies have evolved significantly from decades-old buildings to modern campuses. Understanding each flooring type’s pros, cons, and maintenance needs is essential for a long-term, cost-effective strategy.

Building service contractors (BSCs) who care for hard floors are accustomed to encountering resilient flooring but are occasionally surprised to come across less common materials such as bamboo or cork.

Concrete and terrazzo floor care should preserve long-term durability, optimize maintenance efficiency, and meet sustainability standards.

Dr. Macgregor-Skinner highlights why Myrtle Beach International Airport has become a model for other facilities worldwide, showing that with leadership, strategy, and buy-in at every level, world-class sanitation is achievable.

Pest control is crucial when the insect breeding population emerges. Fortunately, minimizing the breeding population does not need to involve toxic pesticides.