As of Oct. 15, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), confirmed 4,410 measles cases in 45 states and the ...

International Infection Prevention Week, established by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a major update to the Community Multi-scale Air Quality (CMAQ) model, ...

Ecolab, Inc.—a provider of sanitizing, food safety, and infection prevention products—has appointed Jeffrey M. Ettingerindependent lead director of the company’s board. Ettinger served as CEO of ...

In any number of public and commercial settings—from office buildings, hotels, restaurants, and schools to health care facilities and other businesses—restrooms are consistently cited as one of the ...

Being the manager of a commercial laundry plant is a challenging and exciting job. Commercial laundry plants are modern, automated plants with impressive material handling capacity; they are more like ...

Aramark—a provider of food services, facility management, and uniform and career appel—has been awarded a US$16.6 million contract with the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. The three-year food ...

First impressions are everything. You have definitely heard that before, and that’s why preparation before meeting a potential client at their space is imperative. Walk-throughs allow you to begin ...

Commercial cleaning continues to be plagued by workforce shortages, inconsistent cleans, and high costs. Whiz, an autonomous vacuum sweeper, addresses these problems using teach-and-repeat mapping and ...

Johnson Controls, Inc .—an industrial company with products and services including heating, ventilation, and air conditioning—will invest more than US$7.5 million to upgrade its San Antonio, TX, ...

Cleaning contracts between building service contractors (BSCs) and major corporate centers, schools, or universities often are for two-year terms—sometimes less. There are some reasons for these ...

After being hired as Georgetown University’s director of facilities management in 1992, Dr. Richard Payant, co-author of “The Facility Management Handbook,” asked for a copy of the department’s ...