Albany, NY – (December 6, 2006) – Jim Harris, CIRI Chairman of the Board, today announced that Dr. Steven Spivak will be the new Chairman of the Cleaning Industry Research Institute’s (CIRI’s) Science Advisory Council (SAC) in 2007. He will take over from Dr. Michael …
Albany, NY – (October 3, 2006) – Momentum is building for the Cleaning Industry Research Institute (CIRI), as six new organizations have joined in the last month. "We’re thrilled to have these new members join our Institute," noted Jim Harris, CIRI’s Chairman of the Board. …
Nashville, TN – (September 25, 2006) – Cleaning must become a systematic, science-based process capable of assessing and reducing health risks in the indoor environment. This was the message delivered by Dr. Michael Berry to nearly 100 healthcare environmental services professionals at the ASHES conference. …
Guidance for Decontamination of the Built Environment:
Cleaning, Disinfection, Worker Protection, and Post Cleaning and Remediation Assessment
The continuing threat of SARS-Cov-19, the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease, has brought increased attention to the role that the heating ventilation and air conditioning systems (HVAC) can have in dealing with a pandemic. The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air- Conditioning Engineers …
Evidence-based cleaning-science research is an essential means of controlling environmental risk factors.
ISSA and the Cleaning Industry Research Institute (CIRI) announced improvements to the ISSA Standard for Measuring the Effectiveness of Cleaning in K-12 Schools (Clean Standard) that enhance its use in evaluating cleaning processes at school facilities.
The Cleaning Industry Research Institute (CIRI), in support of science-based practices for better cleaning, is committed to driving real world, holistic, comprehensive research rather than “research” designed to yield a single, isolated set of “facts” to drive a marketing agenda.
Disease-causing bacteria can linger on surfaces commonly found in airplane cabins for days, even up to a week, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology.
Schools may be an important site of allergen exposure for children with asthma. This study compared school allergen exposure to home exposure of children with asthma. Correlations between settled dust and airborne allergen levels in classrooms were examined.