The Public Restroom – A High Risk Environment

From an environmental health scientist’s point of view, a restroom, in particular a public restroom, is a high risk environment.

How an ATP Rapid Monitoring System Can Help Prevent the Spread of the Flu

Many of us are not sure what an ATP system is or how it works. As a result, we asked Terry Schawe, head of research and development at Kaivac, to bring us up to speed about this technology.

Kaivac Cleaning Equipment Maintenance Tips

Cleaning equipment maintenance is too important to overlook, especially for your Kaivac No-Touch Cleaning or OmniFlex system. Well-maintained machines last longer, perform optimally and even smell better.

High-Tech Tools: How Vacuums Keep Changing the Cleaning Game

These high-tech tools keep changing the cleaning game by making it faster, easier and healthier.

Power to the People: DIY Cleaning Equipment Repair

Take back cleaning equipment repair by purchasing machines meant to be maintained easily in-house.

Why It is Time to Stop Floor Mopping

After more than a century, by adopting better ways, it’s time to move beyond traditional floor mopping and to stop the mop.

Keep Your Powder Dry - Microfiber Cloth Too

Keep your microfiber cloth, like proverbial gunpowder, dry to ensure desired removal outcomes for effective, complete, and hygienic cleaning.

The Evolution of Cleaning: Top Cleaning Innovations of Yesterday and Today

Cleaning innovations have popped up over the years to make life better for us and our environment. Here's a look back at some tops ones leading to today.

Getting Started with ICM (Integrated Cleaning & Measurement)

TURI OmniFlex AutoVac Testing

Dow AgroSciences Cleans Lab Floors Hygienically Using High Flow Fluid Extraction (HFFE) Technology

While research laboratories must be clean, labs performing biotech work involving cell cultures and molecular biology must be pristine - if not sterile. According to Cathy Peacock, a Senior Microbiologist in the Dow AgroSciences, Indianapolis, 

The ISSA 2010 Kaivac Challenge

Live Science-based Demonstrations Highlight Extreme Soil Removal - 31 Times More Efficient at Removing Soils From Hard SurfacesWhat's the most critical component of a cleaning system?

The ISSA 2010 Kaivac Challenge

Live Science-based Demonstrations Highlight Extreme Soil Removal - 31 Times More Efficient at Removing Soils From Hard Surfaces What's the most critical component of a cleaning system?

University of Washington - ICM Spray-and-Vac Water Only Test

If there is any upside to managing a custodial department during a downside economy, it may be the way it forces innovation in the form of increasingly creative solutions to solve severe budgetary problems. 

The Science and Technology of ATP

ATP is the primary energy transfer molecule present in all living biological cells on Earth.

The Public Restroom - A High Risk Environment

Kaivac, Cleaning, and Public Restrooms

In a classic and unique book written 30 years ago the architect and industrial consultant, Alexander Kira, discussed in detail the almost universal poor design of restroom facilities

Cleaning for Health: A Comparison of Cleaning Methods

The results of this cleaning for health study were presented at the Cleaning Industry Research Institute (CIRI) symposium on May 2, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV. The purpose of this paper and investigation was to apply a scientific methodolog

Cleaning for Health: A Comparison of Cleaning Methods

Removing Soil: A Comparison of Cleaning Methods

Kaivac has long believed that clean can be defined as the absence of soils, and has accordingly designed its no-touch cleaning systems from the start for maximum soil removal. Although much anecdotal evidence had been collected over the years that seemed

Removing Soil: A Comparison of Cleaning Methods

Removing Contamination from Grouted Floors - Back to Back Studies Find Similar Results

Removing contamination from grouted floors and areas presents a serious problem for cleaning professionals.