In his book The Happiness Advantage, author and Harvard lecturer, Shawn Achor, describes a conversation with a leader of a…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has named July as Ultraviolet (UV) Safety Month to emphasize the importance…
We’re often asked why it costs more to clean a medical office building or health care facility. Why should one space cost…
In 1797, Massachusetts farmer Levi Dickinson changed cleaning forever when he crafted a “modern” broom for his wife using the tassels of…
Each year, the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) presents The Outstanding Building of the Year Awards (TOBY®) to recognize exceptional…
Can a building make a person sick? Absolutely. According to IQAir, “when building occupants are becoming ill from their environment, and the…
Workers’ Compensation claims are a pain; not just for the injured employee but for the employer, too, who must worry about…
Messy tenants can be a facility manager’s nightmare. They make a commercial cleaning company’s job more difficult, and as a result can end up…
What that means for those who maintain them
Step inside a medical office building (MOB), or outpatient clinic, today, and you…
According to a 2017 Deloitte Volunteerism Survey, businesses that make community involvement or volunteering an important part of their company…
Even though we’re still in the middle of winter, it’s heartening to think that spring is only one month away. And with the…
As a facility manager, the last thing you want to wake up to every morning is an inbox filled with…
Needless to say safety is a major concern for any worker but especially for those who labor in the janitorial…
It’s January, and you know what that means…baby it’s cold outside. And with the cold comes an inevitable uptick in the flu virus among…
Safety first. You hear it all the time when it comes to staying safe in the workplace. But staying safe isn’t just…
We are thankful for so very many things here at 4M, but two things stand out from the rest: our…