columns Volume 51 Number 4 12 Raising Standards LEED-EBOM Certification By: Dan Wagner www.CMMOnline.com April 2014 13 Let’s Talk Shop Updating Space Inventories By: Lance Witschen 14 Cover Image courtesy of wzfs1s/iStock/Thinkstock Bidding & Estimating Cutting Costs, Improving Profit By: William R. Griffin special feature 10 CMM ’s 50th Anniversary Cleaning Management Institute continues its tradition of improving the JanSan industry. 20 CM/Spotlight: Hard Floor Care spotlight features 16 25 30 Tech Tip: Perfecting A Floor’s Finish Hard Floor Care Case Studies Packing A Punch Against Plastic Waste Recycling and formulations can reduce floorcare’s impact on landfills. cover story 20 Ahead Of The Curve Expert tips and new floorcare trends offer managers and contractors operational advantages. departments Cleanthoughts Around The Internet Industry News Product Information Center Contractor Success Toasting ergonomic tools and improved worker safety. 4 6 8 24 38 40 42 44 47 48 33 Floorcare, Finances, Audits And Health How contractors and chemicals affect floorcare frequency. 36 Reducing Floor Maintenance And Noise Protection steps to minimize floor upkeep costs, replacement. Tackling Trouble Areas Do-it-yourself labeling and signage options. Facility Focus Optimizing performance, productivity and people. Products and Services Marketplace/Classifieds A Clean Sweep Allen Rathey offers up memories for our 50th anniversary. 30 Image courtesy of Warchi/iStock/Thinkstock CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® magazine (ISSN 1051-5720) is published monthly by the CM B2B Trade Group ™ , a division of NTP Media,19 British American Boulevard West, Latham, NY 12110. Periodicals postage paid at Latham, NY, and at additional mailing offices. Subscription rates: one year, $74; two years, $111. Foreign subscription rates: one year, $150; two years, $248; single issue, $15; issue containing surveys, $25; Buyers Guide, $37. © Registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office. Copyright 2014 Grand View Media Group ™ . All rights reserved under International Copyright Convention. Reproduction of this magazine, in whole or in part, without the express written permission of the publisher is pro-hibited. The publisher reserves the right to reject any and all materials not in keeping with the publication’s standards, whether such standards are written or not. The publisher makes no judgments as to claims of products or services advertised. Postmaster: send address changes to CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® , PO Box 2174, Skokie, IL 60076. 2 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® April 2014
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