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Recycling bin
March 27, 2023 Patricia LaCroix

Add Structure to Your Facility’s Recycling Strategy

For recycling to be truly successful at your facility, it can never be an afterthought. Check out these tips from the EPA to create a recycling program that's deliberate and robust.

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global footprint, sustainability, environmental
March 22, 2023 Bryan Christiansen

Set Your Route for Going Green

Setting up green cleaning processes in your facility's maintenance protocols will help you achieve higher customer satisfaction, preserve your employees’ health, and improve indoor air quality.

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pigeons, pests, birds
March 20, 2023 Brandon Thorsell

Make Your Facility Uninhabitable to Pests

Following a regular decluttering, cleaning, and exterior maintenance protocol is crucial in preventing pest infestations.

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sustainability, environment
March 17, 2023 Kathleen Misovic

Making an Educated Commitment to Sustainability

From classroom cleaning to groundskeeping and facility maintenance, SSC Services for Education works with its clients to prioritize tools and techniques that protect human health and the environment.

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facility management survey
March 16, 2023 Kathleen Misovic

2023 CMM In-House/Facility Management Benchmarking Survey Report

The 2023 CMM In-House/Facility Management Benchmarking Survey Report, sponsored by Optisolve, touches on recurring issues, from the challenges of balancing budgets and hiring workers to the day-to-day necessity of maintaining difficult-to-clean areas.

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Maximizing Your Digital Network Uptime
March 15, 2023 Patrick Chown

Maximizing Your Digital Network Uptime

Digital communication networks have become a crucial aspect of modern, well-functioning facilities. To maintain network uptime, make monitoring the network infrastructure your top priority.

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Facility Audits
February 15, 2023

The Three Types of Facility Audits You Need to Know

In this episode of Straight Talk!, ISSA Media Director Jeff Cross interviews Randy Burke, founder and CEO of DCS Global, regarding the importance of conducting three different types of facility audits.

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Drone flying above city skyscrapers
February 8, 2023 Adam Camhi & Andrew Ashur

Reach New Heights in Cleaning

Spraying drones can more effectively and efficiently clean higher, extremely hard-to-reach places, while saving money and eliminating risks to workers.

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Overcoming Facility Maintenance Challenges With Technology
January 30, 2023 Eric Whitley

Overcoming Facility Maintenance Challenges With Technology

Consider implementing a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) as one of your best options for improved facility and equipment maintenance.

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Improve Facility Safety by Lessening the Effects of VOCs on Lighting
January 23, 2023 Fariyal Khanbabi

Improve Facility Safety by Lessening the Effects of VOCs on Lighting

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can wreak havoc on building lighting fixtures by damaging the LEDs themselves and the electrical components contained within.

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Security Systems 101
January 16, 2023 Patrick Chown

Security Systems 101

Whether you’re looking to install a security system for the first time or to upgrade your existing system, it’s important to do your research and find a solution that meets the needs of your facility.

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Burst pipe
January 5, 2023 Patricia LaCroix

Preventing Burst Pipes in Your Facility

When a water pipe bursts in your facility, you have double trouble on your hands: the damage to the pipe itself and the damage caused by the water flowing from the broken pipe. Thankfully, burst pipes are preventable. Check out these simple, affordable steps that can help keep pipes from bursting in your facility.

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Slip and fall incident report
December 7, 2022 Russ Kendzior

Preventing Slips, Trips, and Falls

The National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI) offers information, training, and certifications to help facility managers reduce the risk of falling.

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EVS Tech Goes Beyond Floors to Make Hospital Shine
November 30, 2022 Kathleen Misovic

EVS Tech Goes Beyond Floors to Make Hospital Shine

Lamont Lanfair, an EVS technician at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, was one of 10 EVS workers Cintas Corporation honored with its 2022 Cleaning to Advance the Patient Experience (C.A.P.E.) Award.

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Indoor Air Quality Solutions - Ionization
November 23, 2022 Jeff Cross

Indoor Air Quality Solutions: Ionization

In this first of a series of Straight Talk! episodes on indoor air quality (IAQ), ISSA Media Director Jeff Cross talks with Dr. Gavin Macgregor-Skinner, Senior Director of GBAC, and Doug Hoffman, the executive director of NORMI, to discuss IAQ ionization technology.

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Rethink IAQ: How to Blend Science and Cleaning to Improve Indoor Air Quality in Facilities
November 22, 2022

Rethink IAQ: How to Blend Science and Cleaning to Improve Indoor Air Quality in Facilities

In this one-hour, fast-paced webinar replay, you will learn what improving indoor air quality (IAQ) really means, how to do it, and steps and procedures that go beyond what many are doing today.

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