Discuss “University meets new level of clean; janitor pride doesn’t reflect”

Carnegie Mellon University facilities have reached a new standard of cleanliness, while janitorial workers find working conditions anything but spotless.

Last month, for the first time in school history, every academic and administrative campus building Carnegie Mellon operates reached or exceeded the Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers’ (APPA) standards for cleanliness.

The APPA is considered an authority in facility management standards, and it prescribes appropriate levels of cleanliness for an environment that effectively supports its faculty and students.

This standard was met through a change in methodology established when Central Property Services (CPS), a third party who handles the school’s custodial concerns,...