Articles by Vince Elliott

Some in the JanSan industry are pushing for a comprehensive cleaning standard.

Some in the JanSan industry are pushing for a comprehensive cleaning standard.

Renovation, pollution and plants all affect indoor air quality.

So, you''re renovating, replacing or setting up your offices with new carpeting, furniture, lighting and the whole decorator thing — congratulations. It''s great for morale and it boosts productivity; everyone''s

There seems to a lot of talk today about cleaning with water, so it''s no surprise that I received a question about how real this might be. So, I looked

This is a continuation of last month''s column. Who Is Measuring Performance? There are three basic options for measuring cleaning performance: Do it yourself, let your contractor do it or

I received a question from a reader about the effectiveness of the ionized water spray strategy for cleaning. Recently, we conducted hands-on cleaning and testing in two Baltimore elementary schools.

In a growing environment of cost reduction, many strategies seem to lead to the same worn strategy of "cutting 10 percent and dealing with the consequences later." A more balanced

Fact-Based Management should provide the information needed for clear communications that enable buyer-contractor relationships to deliver value — and given these trying economic times, allow breakthrough ideas or initiatives that

In July 2008, I explored the idea of scientific measurement of cleanliness through a creatinine measurement protocol (urine concentration) and concluded that it was a very limited tool. The focus