FMLink Newsletter — February 27, 2017 FMLink Newsletter — February 27, 2017 TOP STORIES Large portfolio benchmarking: Maintenance (Benchmarking » FM BENCHMARKING) Justifying benchmarking for my organization BSRIA launches best practice guide for maintenance contracts procurement (Products and Services » Publications) Companies report increase in productivity through focus on wellness, finds CoreNet/CBRE report (Surveys and Trends) Rise of sentient tools has deep implications for global workforce, finds Frost & Sullivan (Surveys and Trends) ASTM test method aims to boost energy efficiency in roof assemblies (Products and Services » Publications) New report looks at energy and water performance of sports venues (Surveys and Trends) Guidance aligns Green Star and WELL rating systems to streamline certification (Products and Services » Publications) USGBC launches LEED certification for transit (Products and Services » Publications) Ten-X report: Office sector growth on pause (Surveys and Trends) UPCOMING EVENTS Happening this week Feb 27 – Feb 28 : TechSec Solutions Mar 1 – Mar 3 : International Roofing Expo (IRE) Mar 2 – Mar 5 : Infacoma 2017; Aquatherm 2017 Posted this week Apr 24 – Apr 27 : Cx Energy 2017 Conference and Expo Sep 19 – Sep 22 : CMS Berlin 2017 Cleaning. Management. Services. International Trade Fair Sep 18 – Sep 20 : WFBSC World Congress Berlin 2017 (building services) MORE STORIES ISS acquires strategic space management and workplace design firm SIGNAL (Developments » Corporate and Organization) ProTeam introduces new ProBlade backpack vacuum floor tools, wand (Products and Services » Carpeting and Flooring) Trane expands light-commercial rooftop units to include 6 to 10 tons, with up to 23 IEER (Products and Services » Indoor Air Quality) Wrightstyle provides curtain wall glazing system to protect Saudi hospital from high-level attack (Contract Awards) CIBSE names Building Performance awardees for 2017 (Developments » Industry Awards) Green Span Profiles receives strict Florida Approval for insulated wall panel, roof panel systems (Products and Services » Building Products) KONE to supply 18 elevators to largest high-rise development in Dallas (Contract Awards) Elmich unveils green roof and wall products (Products and Services » Building Products) IAOP announces 2017 Global Outsourcing 100, World’s Best Outsourcing Advisors (Developments » Industry Awards) Quantech expands line of chillers, intros condensers (Products and Services » Indoor Air Quality) ZinCo intros biodiversity green roof system (Products and Services » Environment and Sustainability) CaGBC office earns Canada’s first LEED v4 Platinum commercial certification (Developments » Environment and Sustainability) Clos-o-Mat supplies accessible wash-and-dry toilet to Bristol Airport (Contract Awards) British, German built environment groups to mutually recognize EPDs to boost use (Developments » Environment and Sustainability) Hospitals around world honored for environmental initiatives, resiliency (Developments » Environment and Sustainability) Energy-efficient, IIoT-enabled electro-hydraulic products boosting industry, finds Frost & Sullivan (Surveys and Trends)
