FMLink Newsletter — February 6, 2017 FMLink Newsletter — February 6, 2017 TOP STORIES Large portfolio benchmarking: Utilities (Benchmarking » FM BENCHMARKING) Prevent flooding, damage from heavy rains with tips from Heaviland Landscape Management (Products and Services » Publications) New ASTM standard to help drone operators evaluate for operational risk (Products and Services » Publications) Global move to smart grid supported by ISO adoption of ASHRAE standard (Products and Services » Publications) Cascades PRO forecasts 2017 trends in paper tissue, towel industry (Surveys) JLL: Global data center market to flourish in 2017 (Surveys) BIFM updates good practice guide to recycling and waste management (Products and Services » Publications) Proposed ASTM test methods support growing use of liquid-applied polymers as roof membranes (Products and Services » Publications) Green Star successes in 2016 show sustainability trends in Australia, finds GBCA (Surveys) PRSM Association helps retailers control refrigeration costs, keep their cool (Products and Services » Publications) UPCOMING EVENTS Happening this week Feb 7 – Feb 9 : Surface Design Show Feb 7 : Workplace Futures 2017 (FM) Posted this week Mar 28 – Mar 29 : LEDucation 11 (lighting) Apr 26 – Apr 28 : China Clean Expo (CCE) Mar 13 – Mar 16 : BIG Show (Builders International Gathering) MORE STORIES ASTM standard supports new fire-fighting agent to replace halon 1211 (Products and Services » Publications) IVSC updates global standards for valuation profession (Products and Services » Publications) AIA announces recipients of 2017 architecture awards (Developments » Industry Awards) Commonwealth Bank’s Green Star commitment a “game-changer” for financial services sector (Developments » Environment and Sustainability) AIA: Architects ask for more digital, advisory support from building products companies (Surveys) Geovision RFID long-range reader provides professional parking management (Products and Services » Security) U.S. industrial market keeps up record pace in 2016, reports Cushman & Wakefield (Surveys) CaGBC: LEED-registered projects in Canada surpass 1 billion sq. ft. (Surveys) EnOcean Alliance, IBM partner to standardize intelligent building solutions for Internet of Things (Developments » Corporate and Organization) Society honors excellence in façade engineering (Developments » Industry Awards) LiveWall intros LED grow-light for indoor plants (Products and Services » Lighting) NEMA praises House passage of two regulatory relief bills for external power supplies (Developments » Energy Management) Vertiv’s Liebert cooling products first to earn AHRI certification assuring performance (Products and Services » Indoor Air Quality) WoodWorks updates carbon calculator with mass timber products (Products and Services » Software) Eaton’s 5P rackmount compact UPS delivers enhanced flexibility, efficiency (Products and Services » Energy)
