Dark winter months are around the corner. The sheer lack of sunlight can be depressing. Every year we experience this longing for summer, craving those long, bright days when we feel energetic and in a good mood. The sad news is, we’ve again passed the longest day of 2018, but the good news is that the right artificial lighting in your workplace can help you through. Good lighting creates pleasant working conditions in a functional and atmospheric way. Satisfaction and efficiency will improve if you make sure you have enough daylight intake and a well-lit office space. Plus, your productivity will be positively affected by well-designed illumination. Artificial lighting that does not just help you see, but also meets your biological lighting needs, is the future of office lighting. Here are six lighting hacks to keep you healthy and alert through those dark winter days.

Feeling sleepy and sedentary at your office? It's time to take a few easy steps to make your life healthier at the office.

This one needs a discipline to do, taking a break from your monitor is not only healthy for your eyes, but also for your mental and for your brain.  We recommend adding greens all around your working area so you can switch your eyes to look at those plants and avoid restraining your eyes.

Look outside the windows and stretch your body to avoid tensions in your shoulder, back and neck. Another great idea is walking around while answering phone call meetings that don't require you a computer.

Taking enough liquid throughout the day can easily be achieved by putting a large water bottle filled with water next to you. Avoid eating junk food and plan your meal. Planning your meal or preparing your meal ahead of time can help avoiding an unhealthy food choices. Keep healthy snacks in your desk and/or encourage your office to sign-up for healthier snack options at the vending machine.

Maintaining the carpet at your office can be a nightmare. While you can hire us to keep your carpets clean and sanitary, there are a few first aid steps you can encourage your workers to do if anything spills. We do believe that regular carpet cleaning from our experts will prolong the life of your rugs and carpets, significantly longer than just vacuuming.

​Take a prompt action to prevent staining. Depending on what spills, there are different solutions for each stains. You will need some clean white absorbent cloth or tissue and the four basic solutions listed below. (Please check that your carpet is colourfast and safe to clean, by testing all solutions in an inconspicuous area before application).

Finding a company that does what they say they will do, is easy. Finding a trust-worthy company that will do a mile or two more than what they say they will do, is the challenge. In this blog post, we'd like to highlight how we approach our business and how we're different than the others!

Want to get more done? You may need to clear your desk. June Saruwatari, author of the new book Behind the Clutter, says clutter makes you less productive. It's a claim backed up by research. A 2011 study published in the Journal of Neuroscience showed multiple stimuli present in the visual field compete for our attention, making it harder to focus on the task at hand. The study also showed a cluttered environment led to difficulty processing information and has a negative impact on working memory. 

Get ready for spring and summer with a revitalized workplace — and if you find you need some more thorough cleaning janitorial services, we'd love to chat with you! Come connect with one of our cleaning specialist and get a quote.

Spread these words around the office, you will be impressed with how simple it is just to do your part, here are some simple ways you can get started right today…

Look around the office, with all the business activities going on, do you really need all those office equipmets at all times?  ​Take a second or two to turn off the computer in the lunch room, or the printers that are not in use.  It will not only cut down on the energy usage but it will also prevent the computers from overheating.

Technology allows us to send all kind of business transaction proof, billing, etc via online.  Read on-screen and only print documents when absolutely necessary. 

Happy 2018, everyone! Jim Rohn once said, “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” So here at Executive Building Maintenance, we want to start off your year by motivating you and your team to have an squeaky clean office and a safe working environment! Afterall, you spend around 8 hours of your day here! We'd like to provide you with a free checklist that takes only 10 minutes a week to run through, so issues can be identified quickly and regularly.

We can come in for half a day or a full day and assist in completing the cleaning jobs that your office might need. Give us a call for a free estimate!

December is a crazily busy time of year for most businesses. In the run-up to Christmas, everyone is trying to get their projects finished so that they can enjoy some time off with loved ones over the festive period –Nobody likes a dirty, smelly environment. Avoid coming back to the office in a worse state than you left it!