Category Archives: Facility Management

The 20 Best Reasons To Consider Professional Cleaners

Complete checklist of professional janitorial services

Starting with 5 fundamental principles, these 20 reasons cover everything there is to consider about janitorial services. Every detail enters into a value equation. Every business will value the different details in its own way. Use these 20 points as a checklist for a decision process, or as a set of questions for comparing service providers. Let’s start with a clean slate.

Top 5 big-picture reasons to outsource janitorial services

  • Overall cleanliness of a...
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Environmental Sustainability Puts Green Building Back in the Black

Green Buildings Are Back in Black

New York City skylineWith the environment and climate change so much in the news these days, we might take it for granted that business owners, building managers, and facility managers have environmental issues at the top of their priority lists. And the evidence indicates that indeed this is true to a large extent.

Newer Buildings Have Improved Energy Efficiency

Data from the 2012 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) shows that total...
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Public Security Issues for Corporations in a Dangerous World

Public Security in the Corporate Environment

professional security guard Public security is a concern that people pay more attention to in general these days. Nobody wants to live in constant fear and suspicion, but the news is often filled with alarming stories and reports. The dangers of crime, violent extremism, natural disasters and other seemingly random events have a way of preying on people’s minds.

Safety is a State of Mind

The truth, of...
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