Articles – Residential Cleaning

The Business of Sustainability

By |2026-09-03T14:05:03-05:00September 3, 2026|

When the professional cleaning industry gathers this November at the ISSA Show North America 2026 in Las Vegas, one topic will take center stage—sustainability. This year’s program goes far beyond environmental responsibility. It focuses on how sustainability helps organizations reduce costs, improve efficiency, strengthen customer relationships, manage risk, and build more resilient businesses. Simply put, ...

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Finding Customers Who Value Real -Time Health Data

By |2026-08-31T15:10:20-05:00August 31, 2026|

Health is wealth, and cleaning executives will prosper as they play a strong role in the health of indoor spaces for customers who value it. The number of these customers is growing. Healthy building construction will see a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.9% from 2025 to 2032 (Meticulous Research, 2024) compared to a ...

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Welcome to ISSA Healthcare: Meet Mindy Ryan

By |2026-08-27T16:38:16-05:00August 13, 2026|

Please join us in welcoming Mindy Ryan to the ISSA Healthcare team as our new Healthcare Account Executive! Ryan brings extensive healthcare business development experience to ISSA Healthcare. Prior to joining the team, she served as a senior business development representative with the College of American Pathologists (CAP), where she managed a portfolio of healthcare diagnostic laboratories ...

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Proof of Expertise

By , , |2026-07-17T17:02:16-05:00July 20, 2026|

A new research center at Penn State University is inviting companies, facilities, manufacturers, distributors, and public-sector organizations to build the evidence base demonstrating the value of professional cleaning. The cleaning industry has a credential gap Every day, millions of workers clean hospitals, schools, office towers, airports, factories, aircraft, and transit systems. They control infection, protect ...

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How to Build Trust When Building a Cleaning Company

By |2026-07-17T09:40:20-05:00July 17, 2026|

When people ask me how my wife and I built our cleaning company, they usually expect me to talk about marketing, sales, or finding customers. The truth is none of those things came first. Trust did. When we arrived in the United States, we had the opportunity to invest in a business, but we had ...

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ISSA Leg. & Reg. Update – DOL Proposes Joint Employer Rule

By |2026-05-18T12:54:51-05:00May 18, 2026|

Welcome to the latest ISSA Legislative & Regulatory Update, a biweekly round up of the public policies currently impacting the cleaning and facility solutions industry. This update touches on the U.S. Department of Labor’s joint employer rule and ISSA’s corresponding member survey, staying ready for what’s next in the industry, the Virginia House of Delegates ...

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Too Busy for Complicated: Why Simplicity Is Essential for Food Service Sanitation

By |2026-05-18T10:32:27-05:00May 18, 2026|

The food service industry is operating under a new level of pressure that is reshaping how restaurants operate, how teams work, and how cleaning and sanitation are carried out every day. While many of these challenges have been building over time, recent shifts have accelerated the need for a more efficient, streamlined approach to operations. ...

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Hantavirus and Beyond: Is the Cleaning Industry Ready for What’s Coming?

By |2026-05-20T15:46:16-05:00May 13, 2026|

Biohazard incidents can happen anywhere—schools, offices, healthcare facilities, public spaces, transportation hubs, and commercial buildings. When cleaning professionals encounter blood, bodily fluids, infectious materials, or other potentially hazardous contaminants, the stakes climb well beyond routine cleaning. For ISSA members and the global cleaning and facility services industry, knowing how to properly respond to biohazard situations ...

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Where Innovation Meets Impact

By |2026-05-20T15:49:01-05:00March 30, 2026|

The 2026 Healthcare Surfaces Summit Do you work in the healthcare space—or support those who do? Join a diverse group of professionals transforming safety, design, and performance in healthcare at Healthcare Surfaces Summit 2026, May 5-6, at ISSA Headquarters, Rosemont, Illinois. Hosted by ISSA Healthcare and the Healthcare Surfaces Institute, this interactive event brings together ...

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Where Compassion Meets Clean: A Patient-First Mission at 20 Years

By |2026-02-06T10:06:05-06:00February 6, 2026|

As Cleaning for a Reason marks 20 years of supporting cancer patients and their families, much of the program’s impact can be attributed to the people working behind the scenes—those who speak directly with patients during some of their most difficult moments. One of these individuals is Shelly DeForest, patient manager for Cleaning for a ...

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