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ISS publishes white paper on AI and the future of facility services
4th of December 2023
Global facility services provider ISS has published a white paper exploring the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in facility services - ‘Rising Above the Noise: What Artificial Intelligence Means for the Built Office Environment’.
Authored with distinguished AI scientist Inma Martinez, the white paper provides
Washroom dispensers - design versus function
1st of December 2023
Is it possible for a washroom dispenser to combine an attractive design with high functionality, asks ECJ? Or does there always need to be a compromise?
When visiting a public washroom we users expect the soap and paper dispensers to work – and to work efficiently.
If multiple button-pushes are required to access the soap, for example, or
What determines quality in professional cleaning?
30th of November 2023
What defines quality of cleaning, what do we want to achieve by cleaning and what exactly determines cleaning quality? Paul Harleman, global application manager for Vileda Professional, addresses these key questions.
We need to clean the world we live in. Since humans have settled down and are not, like animals in the wild, moving from one spot
Start-up aims to tackle France’s public urination problem
29th of November 2023
A new app that rewards businesses for making their toilets accessible to the public is being rolled out in parts of France.
Designed to help combat the ongoing problem pf public urination, the ICI Toilettes app has been developed by Nantes start-up Urban Services.
It features a geolocation application that helps users to locate public toilets
Busy month for contract cleaning
28th of November 2023
Katja Scholz in Germany brings us reports from Craft Day and the CMS exhibition in Berlin.
In September there were two highlights for the contract cleaning sector taking place simultaneously in Germany: on ‘Craft Day’ the achievements of Germany’s craftsmen and women took centre stage for the 13th time and the
Power Purchase Agreements - the answer to net-zero?
27th of November 2023
Many companies are turning to Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) as a way of effectively managing, and guaranteeing reduction of, their Scope 2 greenhouse gases (GHGs). Oriol Margo, Kimberly-Clark’s sustainability transformation leader for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, tells us more.
The science is clear: in a world grappling with
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