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Option 2. Measure Cleaning Performance
Teams that measure a facility’s cleaning performance have two paths for compliance. An annual audit using the APPA Leadership in Educational Facilities’ Custodial Staffing Guidelines [111] can determine the appearance level of the facility. [112] Alternately, projects can document compliance through a cleaning surface testing audit, following the ISSA Clean Standard methodology, or similar.
Path 1. Cleaning Appearance Audit
APPA’s Custodial Staffing Guidelines provide a detailed and effective audit process. Using guidance from Chapter 7, Custodial, teams must develop audit forms, establish the audit process, and document the level of cleanliness for the facility, using a score of one to five, with one being the highest score.
Audit forms guidance Consider including the following information in the cleaning appearance audit form:
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Space type . Categorize spaces in the project according to the 33 types listed in the APPA guidelines, Appendix B. Using the building floor plan, group similar spaces to reduce the number of forms needed. Closed, private offices and open offices are different space types. Mechanical rooms and parking garages do not need to be audited. If the building contains space types not listed in Appendix B, select the closest category.
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Appearance items . Appendix D in the APPA guidelines outlines a set of appearance items that the auditor scores. Limit each space type to no more than six appearance items per space category.
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Time-averaged weighting factors . The weighting factor assigns a relative importance to each appearance item. Certain spaces may be prioritized when determining a clean environment. The higher the weighting factor, the more important the item’s appearance item is. Appendix D in the APPA Guidelines proves details on the suggested weighting factors.
Scoring Once the audit is complete, teams must compile the scores and determine the raw score associated with the facility. With 1 being the highest rating, projects must score at least a 2.5 or better to comply with this credit path.
Using Equation 1, teams can calculate the raw score for each appearance item.
111 Association of Physical Plant Administrators (APPA), Operational Guidelines for Educational Facilities: Custodial, 4th Edition, 2023, appa.org/files/FMArticles/FM_JF2013_KB.pdf. 112 Association of Physical Plant Administrators (APPA), “About APPA,” n.d., https://www.appa.org/.
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