FMLink Newsletter — Energy Management — March 30, 2017

FMLink Newsletter — Energy Management — March 30, 2017

This Energy Management newsletter is one of a series of five specialized newsletters, supplementing our weekly general newsletter (sent on Mondays). For each of five weeks you will receive a different specialized newsletter on Thursdays or Fridays, focusing on a different FM-related area. To manage which ones you receive, click on the link below.

This newsletter covers energy management news from February 23 through March 29, 2017.

TOP STORIES

Free lighting control guide shows how to minimize operating costs and more (Products and Services » Publications)

BSI updates standard for installing energy efficiency measures in existing buildings (Products and Services » Publications)

Legrand: Six ways to reduce energy usage in commercial facilities (Products and Services » Publications)

Benchmarking for outsource providers (Benchmarking » FM BENCHMARKING)
How benchmarking can help bidding for projects and compare one’s clients to others

Common executive missteps in real estate and workplace strategy (Workplace Strategies » WORKPLACE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS)

Technology to achieve zero net energy available for most buildings, but challenges remain, finds Navigant (Surveys and Trends)

The five things you need to know about business resilience planning (Sustainability » FEA (Facility Engineering Associates, P.C.))

Project planning (How To » BOMI International)

Smart grid as a service provides flexibility, reduces risk and cost, finds Navigant Research (Surveys and Trends)

ACEEE: Energy efficiency spending for multifamily buildings triples (Surveys and Trends)
Utility-sector energy efficiency programs that serve older, inefficient multifamily buildings have nearly tripled their spending in the last four years

MORE STORIES

Madison Electric Products fixture box cuts its own hole (Products and Services » Energy)

Nora Lighting center basket LED troffers offer lower energy costs, built-in earthquake clips (Products and Services » Publications)

13 buildings at Precedent Office Park earn ENERGY STAR certification (Developments » Environment and Sustainability)

Tallahassee CC uses performance contract with Siemens to improve campus infrastructure (Contract Awards)

Eaton announces 2017 accredited classes on lighting, lighting controls (Products and Services » Services)

Universal Lighting Technologies adds Diversa sensor line to high-performing lighting control solutions (Products and Services » Lighting)

Is this you? Facilities in 5 winning smart cities to benefit from resources and interconnection (Developments » Technology and Telecommunications)

Kimball Office intros USB charger, wireless charging surface (Products and Services » Energy)

Reduce your energy costs and improve reliability — check out EDF Renewable Energy (Products and Services » Energy)

Great Eastern Energy launches Ener-G Tracker tool (Products and Services » Software)

Large portfolio benchmarking: Maintenance (Benchmarking » FM BENCHMARKING)
Justifying benchmarking for my organization