A good office design will support a variety of work modes. You need spaces that support collaboration as well as individual workspaces where employees can focus and be free from distractions.
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When considering office design, companies need to ask questions and listen to their employees. Leaders should consider who their employees are, as well as, who they may be in the next five years. Given the countless ways to design and plan an employee’s workspace, leaders should take a strategic approach when re-designing an office.

Studies on workplace and productivity have shown the most important element in determining an employee’s ability to focus is the physical environment in which they work. Employees must be able to filter out distractions in order to focus on the task at hand. Preferred physical characteristics of an employees’ environment will vary from one employee to the next. The individual preference is typically dependent on the task being tackled and the individual employee.
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Let’s take a look at five popular office designs that are meant to increase efficiency and productivity;

Utilizing a single space for everything from multimedia presentations to casual breakout areas is a growing trend. Employers are seeking to provide employees with a more comfortable and enjoyable work environment to encourage collaboration.

Many offices are mandating dedicated lounge areas as employees now look for more interaction with coworkers. Cubicles are disappearing and being replaced by “the bench.” Many organizations are moving towards a non-assigned seating mindset and are integrating oval-shaped office desks, providing space for 4-6 people to meet.

May the new year bless you with health, wealth, and happiness. We continue striving to provide the best cleaning services in Metro Vancouver and beyond. This season is a wonderful time to be reminded of the things we will never take for granted: the trust given to our company by our clients, partners as well as dedications of our employees and beyond.

You will need to maintain your office with some winter cleaning procedures during the colder seasons, our team at Executive Building Maintenance have over 34 years of experience, if you don't learn anything from today (we hope you do) just know that you can always rely on our services to do the things below:

A water drainage system is used to direct excess water away from a property, especially the building and landscaping areas. Remove salt and water from office floors, especially entryways, make sure any excess water from the rain/ snow make its way out of with proper pipelines installed. Make sure all the drainage systems are free from any blockages such as leaves and rocks that may make their way with the rain or the wind.

Due to the growing need for quality health-care cleaning, EBM provides cutting-edge commercial cleaning and disinfection services. We customize our services to fit the needs of every industry, helping provide healthier, safer places to work.

Executive Building Maintenance cleans for health and wellness, not only appearance. We understand that cleaning is only part of the solution, and we provide essential services on a daily basis. EBM routinely battles microbes, germs and viruses to create a clean and safe work environment for you and your team.

Coming into a clean space at work is like having a clean state of mind to start your day. Not only your staffs will appreciate not having to pick up dirts and having to wipe their tables first thing in the morning, they will have more appreciation to their office space. ​Professional cleaning not only makes the workplace a more pleasant work space, but it also helps eliminating dust and poor air quality.

Employees who have a clean desk are able to work 7.5 minutes longer without feeling distracted. Cold and flu viruses linger for up to 24 hours. Those with clean desks are less likely to get sick especially approaching fall and winter months. A clean desk increases productivity and persistence by 84%. Thus we're onto the next reason:

When you hire us or work with any other commercial cleaning company, it's indispensable to use the right industrial products to clean your workplaces. In this blog, we'll talk about different sanitary products and how they maintain the cleanliness of your commercial area.

Water-based solutions and industrial supplies contain water as primary ingredients. They typically come in large containers, and you use a mop or brush to clean the surface with them. You can characterize these products into two types based on their pH. Both sanitary products are used for different types of cleaning.
Products on the acidic side range from 0-7 on a pH scale. Your janitorial staff uses acidic cleaners to clean the toilet, bathtub, and sink. Mainly those surfaces that come in contact with hard water, soap, and scum. Acidic products contain hydrochloric acid, which effectively kills bacteria and microbes at commercial places.

Another side of the spectrum is alkaline products that range from 8-14 on a pH scale. They are further categorized into three types of chemicals: strong, medium, and mild alkaline solutions.

• Strong alkaline sanitary products are harsh and hazardous products.
• Medium solutions are less harmful but caustic, whereas mild alkaline solutions are the least harmful.
• Alkaline solutions are better suited for combating grease and oily surfaces.

Water based cleaners can contain harmful ingredients. However, the base ingredient, water, has no toxic properties and is essential for human life.
Because an aqueous base isn’t a guarantee that a cleaner’s blended chemicals are harmless, choose your solution carefully. For the sake of human safety and the environment, target a solution that is “environmentally safe” or “environmentally preferred”.

Solvent cleaners consist of different chemical compounds, and they clean contamination by dissolving and removing it. They remove unwanted grease, oil, a paint spill on surfaces.

Solvent cleaners also have acidic and alkaline nature depending on their pH.

There is more than one type of solvent, and each type is best suited for different types of material. Your cleaners use specific solvents for chrome, wood, and steel. While some solvents are all-purpose and are dilute enough to be used for all kinds of surfaces. From an economic point of view, you might assume using an all-purpose solvent sanitary cleaner is ideal. However, it cannot remove all types of stains and marks.
Despite their differences, solvent-based sanitary products use two types of processes while cleaning the surface. One in which solvent vaporizes called degreasing; and one process where it doesn’t, is known as cold cleaning. Environmental regulations are a dominant factor for your cleaning staff to choose these processes.

Your cleaning staff uses abrasive industrial products to clean hard stains like food and grime. They are gritty materials and clean surfaces by rubbing and creating friction with the surface. Abrasive material includes steel wool, sandpaper, and nylon mesh.

You should carefully use these types of industrial products, as they can damage your kitchen counter and steel products.

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