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Practical guides for building managers and strata committees.

ARTOO publishes a small number of articles on strata cleaning, building management and what a proper cleaning standard looks like in practice. No filler. No content for content’s sake.

Guide · 14 min read

The Strata Committee’s Guide to Cleaning Contracts

What to look for, what to ask and what to walk away from. Written for committee chairs and building managers who have been burned before.

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    What Building Managers Should Expect From Their Cleaning Contractor

    The standard of communication, reporting and accountability that separates professional cleaning contractors from the rest.

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  • The lift lobby of a Sydney strata building, with a mailbox wall and a residential corridor beyond: the common areas a cleaning scope of works has to cover.

    Guide · 6 min read

    How to Write a Cleaning Scope of Works for a Strata Building

    A practical guide to specifying what gets cleaned, how often and to what standard.

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  • An end-of-trip facility in a Sydney commercial building, with timber lockers, glass shower cubicles, wall-mounted bike racks and folded towels.

    Article · 6 min read

    End-of-Trip Facility Cleaning: What Sydney Buildings Need to Know

    End-of-trip facilities need a cleaning schedule that works around your building’s peak hours.

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  • The entry lobby of a Sydney residential strata building, with polished marble floors, a mailbox bank and floor-to-ceiling glass onto a tree-lined street.

    Article · 5 min read

    Strata Cleaning in Sydney: What Committees Actually Want

    Based on a decade of working inside strata buildings, here is what committees consistently ask for and rarely get.

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  • A daily cleaning checklist open on a tablet at a building concierge desk, each task initialled by the cleaner across the lobby, lift lobbies, corridors and end-of-trip facilities.

    Article · 5 min read

    Why Cleaning Contracts Fail (And How to Avoid It)

    The three most common reasons strata and commercial cleaning contracts break down, and what to do about each one.

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  • An open-plan Sydney office floor at dusk, desks cleared and floors polished, with the city skyline and Harbour Bridge through floor-to-ceiling windows.

    Article · 6 min read

    Commercial Office Cleaning in Sydney: What Facilities Managers Actually Need

    Facilities managers have seen every cleaning contractor failure mode. Here is what the good ones actually look for.

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