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Serving Virginia in the Richmond, Charlottesville, and Tidewater areas since 2000

Day Cleaning Services

office areaDay cleaning is an alternative to traditional janitorial night services that have been common among office properties for the past century. Property managers continue to struggle with issues such as energy costs, budget cuts, information security, and a drop in theft and charges for false security alarms.

Property managers, building service contractors and tenants play key roles in successful daytime cleaning programs.

 

What are the Benefits of Day Cleaning?

INCREASED ENERGY EFFICIENCY

  • Lights are off for most of the night since cleaning has been completed, heating and cooling systems can operate at lower levels, and energy costs can be dramatically reduced.
  • Combined number of commercial buildings (4.8 million) and industrial facilities (350,000) in the United States: over 5 million
  • Combined annual energy costs for U.S. commercial buildings ($107.9 billion) and industrial facilities ($94.4 billion): $202.3 billion
  • Portion of energy in buildings used inefficiently or unnecessarily: 30 percent
  • Combined percentage of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions generated by commercial buildings (17 percent) and industrial facilities (28 percent): 45 percent
  • Percentage of energy use reduction targeted by the ENERGY STAR Challenge: 10 percent
  • Amount of money that would be saved if the energy efficiency of commercial and industrial buildings improved by 10 percent: $20 billion
  • Amount of greenhouse gas emissions that would be reduced if the energy efficiency of commercial and industrial buildings improved by 10 percent: equal to about 30 million vehicles
  • Number of registered automobiles in Illinois, New York, Ohio, and Texas combined: 30 million

        Electrical use graph

According to industry estimates the cost savings can range from 8-15% annually. Moreover, the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) claims that 25 percent of the weekly lighting used in a large facility, such as a high-rise office building, is used to illuminate the workplace solely for after-work and cleaning purposes.

Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Review, June 2008, Table 8.9.

 

IMPROVED COMMUNICATIONS

Facility occupants actually see work getting done, rather than wondering if it was being done at all, and since work is more visible, the work gets done. It allows for the occupants to address cleaning related issues that can be resolved during the day while the cleaning staff is on site, resulting in improved communications and tenant satisfaction. Cleaning complaints are generally reduced by 70 percent.

DECREASE IN SECURITY RELATED COSTS

Building managers maintain more control over security by locking down the building at night. It can ease tenant’s security concerns regarding theft, company trade secrets and espionage. As well as, false security alarms Industry reports that tenants report fewer security problems.

ENHANCED SERVICES

Janitorial staff and management are able to adapt routines and activity to meet the building needs. Staff are generally higher quality and more likely to communicate better with occupants. Cleaning results are higher.

CLEANING STAFF BENEFITS

  • Reduced Employee Turnover
  • Safer and Healthier Workplace
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Access to Transportation