Day Cleaning

Day Cleaning

Day cleaning services offer several distinct advantages over the conventional method of cleaning at night while the office is empty, including increased responsiveness, as well as reduced utility costs and CO2 emissions.

Day Cleaning

Implementing Day Cleaning Into Your Business

Day cleaning services are trending favorably with facilities managers and business owners who are looking to reign in the high and costly rate of janitorial turnover while increasing vital performance metrics, such as:

  • Task performance.
  • Energy savings.
  • Job satisfaction, and;
  • Cleanliness improvements.

While simultaneously decreasing or eliminating expensive challenges, such as:

  • Carbon emissions.
  • Inappropriate conduct.
  • Cutting corners, and;
  • Theft.

 

The Operational Benefits of Day Cleaning Services

A recent case study detailed several challenges facing State Farm Insurance regarding the various issues facing their more than 700 buildings throughout the United States including:

  • An astonishingly high 600% custodian turnover at one facility.
  • Numerous reports of theft on a nightly basis.
  • Inappropriate conduct on the part of night janitorial staff.
  • Challenges with appropriate time management and cutting corners.
  • Increased costs for maintaining day porters and housekeepers, and;
  • A general lower than desired quality of cleanliness,

State Farm's facilities manager was able to address these issues by implementing day time cleaning, resulting in:

  • The loss of only one janitor in 7 years at the previously afflicted facility.
  • Almost complete elimination of reports of theft.
  • Near total elimination of inappropriate advances and conduct on the part of the custodians towards State Farm employees.
  • Increased oversight resulting in higher quality time management and the total level of cleanliness, and;
  • An immediate cost-savings as a result of replacing the day porters and housekeepers with onsite custodial staff.

The reasoning behind the approach and the resulting success was simple, but sound.

  • Janitors were no longer merely faceless employees and were regularly recognized by the staff for their accomplishments and felt like members of a team.
  • The day time cleaning hours allowed the organization to attract and retain the services of dedicated service professionals who did not wish to, or could not work the night shift.
  • The presence of staff and management forestalled and eliminated time waste and corner cutting.
  • The presence of the janitors decreased undesirable behaviors on the part of the regular staff.

Additionally, State Farm saw a yearly cost savings of $100,000 annually by eliminating overlapping day porters and housekeepers, as well as a 10% reduction in energy consumption attributed to night time cleaning, resulting in $350,000 annually.

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The Rising Challenge of Carbon Emissions

A significant trend emerging among prospective workers and consumers is the demand for environmentally conscientious behavior that reduces the carbon emissions of offices and school buildings--the single largest emitter of CO2, by sector, in the U.S.

The conventional approach of cleaning at night places unnecessary burdens on utility use, leading to excessive waste, while the building is occupied.

According to the U.S. Green Building Council;

Buildings Account for 39% of CO2 emissions in the United States.

The commercial and residential building sector accounts for 39% of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United States per year, more than any other sector. U.S. buildings alone are responsible for more CO2 emissions annually than those of any other country except China.

Most of these emissions come from the combustion of fossil fuels to provide heating, cooling and lighting, and to power appliances and electrical equipment.

By transforming the built environment to be more energy-efficient and climate-friendly, the building sector can play a major role in reducing the threat of climate change.

Buildings and Climate Change

As demonstrated in the State Farm case study, switching to day cleaning services can have and immediate and positive impact on cost-savings and emission reduction.

 

Tips for Implementing Day Cleaning Services

Switching from night to daytime cleaning services is no simple matter.

The perceived disruption to standard business operations typically results in significant push back from occupants and managers, regardless of the demonstrable positive effects and benefits--making clear communication and dissemination of the organizations 'why,' critical to success.

To accomplish this task, facilities and custodial managers will need to assess each space to determine specific requirements during regular hours of operation and determine:

  • The need for new equipment that produces lower levels of noise pollution to avoid disturbing building occupants, and;
  • Appropriate schedules for cleaning specific spaces to avoid conflicts and the unavailability of critical resources.

 

References & Resources

 

Takeaway

Daytime cleaning services address one of the most significant challenges facing the custodial industry as a whole--the abnormally high rate of worker turnover each year--while simultaneously improving the standard of cleanliness throughout a facility, as well as decreasing an organizations carbon emissions and utility waste, resulting in increased savings and profits.

The journey from conventionally accepted norms to an idealized operational standard is not easy.

However, the resources exist to make a strong case towards making the shift now and emerging as a leader in your community and industry.

If you would like to learn more about the advantages of day cleaning services for your facilities, or to schedule a free onsite evaluation and discuss your organization needs--contact us today for a free quote!

In Bakersfield CA, call (661) 437-3253

In Fresno CA, call (559) 206-1059

In Valencia CA, or Santa Clarita CA, call (661) 437-3253


Vanguard Cleaning Systems of the Southern Valley

Vanguard Cleaning Systems of the Southern Valley