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Study: Sustainability Key In Architectural Coatings Market
May 18, 2012 — Building efficiency and sustainability is a major focus of the US$53 billion architectural coatings market, according to a recent Lux Research study. In order to measure a sustainable value, Lux... (rest of article)

Study: Americans Throw Out 7 Pounds of Trash Daily
May 17, 2012 — Americans throw out more than seven pounds of trash each day, which adds up to 102 tons over the course of a lifetime, according to a study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and... (rest of article)

Crothall Healthcare Releases HAI Prevention Report
May 15, 2012 — Crothall Healthcare has released a new infection prevention white paper. The document explains how cleaning and disinfecting are critical to halting the transmission of health care-associated... (rest of article)

Study: Excessive Water Use Poses Threat to Major Economies
May 11, 2012 — A new study from risk analysis company Maplecroft has found that unsustainable water use is a threat to agriculture, industrial businesses, and populations in China, India, and the United States.... (rest of article)

Study: UK Hand Hygiene Campaign Reduces HAIs
May 4, 2012 — The United Kingdom-based National Patient Safety Agency‘s CleanYourHands campaign has dramatically reduced hospital acquired infection (HAI) rates, according to a study published in the... (rest of article)

ACI Refutes Environmental Working Group Campaign
April 25, 2012 — The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) issued a statement refuting a new publicity campaign by the Environmental Working Group regarding the safety of cleaning products. ACI stated that the... (rest of article)

HFI, IEHA, and ProTeam Launch Vacuum Survey
April 24, 2012 — The Healthy Facilities Institute (HFI), in collaboration with ProTeam and IEHA, recently launched a vacuum cleaner performance survey. The three-question survey is designed to promote awareness of... (rest of article)

Survey: Demand for Efficient Floor Care Equipment Increasing
April 10, 2012 — A quality floor machine is a critical need in cleaning operations, says a majority of respondents to a recent Powr-Flite survey. In a survey of facility service providers, over 70 percent of... (rest of article)

Report: US Flu Cases Declining
April 5, 2012 — Influenza activity in the United States is showing signs of declining, according to a recently released U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report. Three states—Idaho,... (rest of article)

MRSA Found in Ambulances
April 4, 2012 — Approximately 7 percent of ambulances sampled in Chicago-area ambulances tested positive for methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), according to a recent study in The American Journal of Infection... (rest of article)

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