FMLink Newsletter — Energy Management — November 10, 2016

FMLink Newsletter — Energy Management — November 10, 2016

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 news from October 6 through November 9, 2016.

TOP STORIES

Buy utilities at the lowest cost (How To » BOMI International)

Data center energy standard published by ASHRAE (Products and Services » Publications)

Building energy management systems providers ranked by Navigant Research; Schneider Electric, Honeywell at top (Surveys)

What FMs need to know to keep occupants safe during flu season (Sustainability » Ashkin Group)
How to fight pathogens this flu season with minimal environmental impact

Energy-efficient intelligent building technologies and services are foundational to Building2Grid, finds Navigant Research (Surveys)

Protecting against paint failures and hazards (How To » BOMI International)

Work on the Move 2: How social, leadership and technology innovations are transforming the workplace in the digital economy (Workplace Strategies » WORKPLACE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS)

ACORE launches energy storage report, PPA guidebook at Western energy finance event (Surveys)

NREL: U.S. solar photovoltaic costs continue to fall in 2016 (Surveys)

Global use of smart meters expected to reach 53% by end of 2025, finds Navigant Research (Surveys)

MORE STORIES

Excel Dryer publishes first dry time, energy use results to ULE global hand dryer PCR (Products and Services » Other)

NREL announces winner for crowdsourcing residential energy-efficiency smartphone app (Developments » Industry Awards)

Navigant Research: Commercial building automation systems market at a crossroads (Surveys)

Bell & Gossett introduces PLEV formula for smarter hydronic pump selection (Products and Services » Software)

U.S./China energy performance contracting projects announced (Contract Awards)

Daikin Applied next-gen 800-ton chiller improves performance in harsher climates (Products and Services » Indoor Air Quality)

Birmingham, Trane launch city-wide energy-saving upgrades (Contract Awards)

GSA, DOE call for innovative technologies to improve federal and commercial buildings (Developments » Energy Management)

Schneider Electric actuator creates strong foundation for smart buildings (Products and Services » Energy)

Virtual power plant enabling technologies led by software, finds Navigant Research (Surveys)

NREL studies six common city-level energy policies to reduce emissions (Surveys)

Legrand launches outdoor power solutions, LEED product guide at World Workplace (Products and Services » Energy)

Zen Ecosystems launches fast-payback energy management system (Products and Services » Software)

Emerging global market of supergrids explored by Navigant Research (Surveys)

Global demand response management systems market explored in Navigant Research report (Surveys)