infection prevention
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
How Canada can learn from Taiwan in beating COVID-19
Taiwan's proactivity in revamping its cleaning procedures can serve as a model for Canada going forward.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
CDC highlights concerns over disinfectant use
The CDC notes the chances of being infected by COVID-19 by touching contaminated surfaces are "generally less than one in 10,000."
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
GBAC clarifies CDC guidelines on cleaning
GBAC, a Division of ISSA, has clarified its stance on revised CDC guidelines related to cleaning and disinfecting for SARS-CoV-2.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
ASHRAE provides updated airborne transmission guidance
The ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force has released clarified guidance for evaluating and mitigating the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
The power of UV-C light
The pandemic has led to rapid growth in the UV-C market, and there is science behind its power against microbes.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Why cleaning around urinals is vital
A study finds traces of coronavirus can become airborne when urinals are flushed after being used by an infected person.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Optimizing floor and carpet care in a pandemic
“Proper and effective cleaning strategies” do not just apply to high-touch surfaces, but also to floor and carpet care.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Edmonton becomes first Canadian city to commit to city-wide GBAC STAR accreditation
Edmonton would be the first Canadian and second North American destination to obtain the accreditation.
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First cleaning service provider achieves GBAC STAR accreditation
CCS Facility Services is the first business in the world to achieve GBAC STAR Service Accreditation for cleaning service providers.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Flu shots still have a place for workplace employees
The odds of testing positive for COVID-19 were reduced by 24 per cent in patients who received an influenza vaccine compared to those who did not.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
The whys and hows of COVID-19 vaccination
As COVID-19 vaccinations are approved and administered to a select population, many businesses wonder what it means for them.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Disinfectants: Are we at the end of the road?
Scientists at a South African university say there's a growing risk of SARS-CoV-2 developing resistance to disinfectants and antibiotics.
REMI Network
Adapt today, optimize tomorrow
Four solutions for a smarter, safer, and cleaner building as cleaning and maintenance is reinvented.
REMI Network
Manulife earns GBAC STAR real estate accreditation
Manulife Investment Management is the first Canadian real estate landlord to achieve GBAC STAR accreditation, for 7 of its Montreal properties.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Hiring a cleaning contractor in 2021
As the industry continues to change against the backdrop of COVID-19, so do the processes and needs of hiring a new cleaning contractor.
REMI Network
Improving hotel sanitation with innovative new steps
Pueblo Bonito Pacifica Golf and Spa Resort in Mexico is not only cleaning and disinfecting its rooms but also its guests, thanks to sanitation booths.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Edmonton Transit piloting innovative germ-killing doors
Edmonton Transit partnered with a local biotech company to install antimicrobial push-plates on various swing doors at transit stations.
