Albany, NY — Members of the Cleaning Industry Research Institute (CIRI) International’s Science Advisory Committee (SAC) recently traveled to Europe and Latin America where they were featured speakers at ISSA Interclean forums. Dr. Steven Spivak, SAC chair and professor emeritus at the University of …
Lincolnwood, IL, USA, August 11, 2009—ISSA, the worldwide cleaning-industry association, and its research partner, the Cleaning Industry Research Institute (CIRI), have completed Phase I of their research—consisting of laboratory and limited field testing in 70 schools and two day-care facilities—to determine the best methodologies and …
Albany, NY (January 16, 2005) – One of the key organizers of a proposed cleaning industry research institute expressed frustration that an Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) conference sponsored by the US Surgeon General and the National Institute of Health (NIH) last week failed to include …
Albany, NY (March 25, 2005) – A steering committee that was established in December to define the structure for a proposed Cleaning Industry Research Institute (CIRI) will hold its first meeting in Chicago on March 1 and 2. The committee – originally initiated by Castle …
Albany, NY (May 17, 2005) – A dozen major corporate and trade association sponsors have successfully underwritten the creation of the new Cleaning Industry Research Institute (CIRI). “At our initial meeting at ISSA last November,” Jim Harris, CIRI’s interim Chairman stated, “we set a goal …
Albany, NY (October 20, 2005) – The Cleaning Industry Research Institute provided an update on its activities in 2005 and plans for 2006 at a press conference on Thursday, October 20th at the ISSA show in Las Vegas. During the press conference, CIRI made four …
Albany, NY (January 13, 2006) – Six major cleaning industry trade associations and affiliated organizations have joined together to support the efforts of the Cleaning Industry Research Institute (CIRI). Executives from the American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services (ASHES), the Building Service Contractors Association International …
Albany, NY – (February 3, 2006) – Dr. Michael Berry, author of Protecting the Built Environment: Cleaning for Health, has agreed to serve as executive director of CIRI’s Scientific Advisory Council. In his new role, Berry created a detailed program plan for the Council’s activities …
New Board of Directors A new Board of Directors was unanimously approved by the CIRI membership in early April. The 11-person Board includes: Patti Costello – ASHES Chuck Crawford – JohnsonDiversey John Garfinkel – ISSA Jim Harris – Concepts4 Frank Hurd – CRI Tom Jones …
Albany, NY – (April 27, 2006) – ISSA and Kaivac, Inc. today announced that they have each committed $50,000 to the Cleaning Industry Research Institute. The money will help underwrite CIRI’s Scientific Advisory Council, a permanent committee chartered with providing expert guidance, advice, and analysis …