FMLink Newsletter — Furnishings and Interiors — January 7, 2016

FMLink Newsletter — Furnishings and Interiors — January 7, 2016

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TOP STORIES

Place Matters: The changing urban landscape for real estate and workplace location decisions (Workplace Strategies)

The future face of CRE (Magazines » CoreNet Global: The LEADER)
Upcoming changes for CRE as it gains ground in the C-suite

Connect and communicate (Magazines » FM World)
How BIM can transform the way we design, construct and manage buildings

Where real estate and workplace strategies align (or not) (Magazines » CoreNet Global: The LEADER)
Takeaways from a recent panel on portfolio and workplace planning

How to win the thermostat wars (Magazines » FMJ)
The relationship between climate control and employee comfort and productivity

Office temperatures (Magazines » CoreNet Global: The LEADER)
Relationship between temperatures and workplace productivity

NIOSH publication covers hearing loss prevention through design (Products and Services » Publications)

Substratum white paper discusses variables for clean, safe floors (Products and Services » Publications)

Infiniti report sees growth in global electric hand dryer market (Surveys)

CORT: Workplace design, furnishings key for recruiting employees (Surveys)

Designing to maintain cleanliness (How To » BOMI International)

Emerson identifies 5 data center trends for 2016 (Surveys)

J+J Flooring Group offers technical paper on flooring and IAQ (Products and Services » Publications)

CoreNet Global: Corporate real estate can take lead in wellness initiatives (Surveys)

JLL: Space constraints, efficiency draw law offices to new locales (Surveys)

NIOSH launches national center for productive aging and work (Associations and Organizations)

MORE STORIES

K.R. Moeller to focus on networked sound-masking technology (Products and Services » Other)
AccuMask system discontinued in favor of LogiSon Acoustic Network

Dauphin unveils round-the-clock and industrial ergonomic chairs (Products and Services » Furniture)

JLL to acquire FM technology pioneer Corrigo (Developments » Corporate and Organization)

Aztec intros 4-in-1 propane daily floor machine (Products and Services » Carpeting and Flooring)
Aztec says Refresher propane 4-in-1 concrete polisher, concrete burnisher, VCT stripper, and wood floor sander can revolutionize floor industry

CertainTeed publishes industry-first HPDs and EPDs for gypsum products (Products and Services » Building Products)

Birdair membrane roofing caps off university field house (Contract Awards)

Honeywell: Safety, security of U.S. facilities prioritized over sustainability, productivity (Surveys)

NRG Renew, Lucid bring 2,500 office buildings online (Developments » Corporate and Organization)

Hubbell Building Automation intros NX Room Setup Tool app (Products and Services » Software)

Sound Management Group, Quam-Nichols bring sound masking to 3CU offices (Contract Awards)

Daikin acquires stake in cloud-based building automation company (Developments » Corporate and Organization)

BASF’s Basotect insulation reduces noise in high-speed elevators (Products and Services » Building Products)

Amerlux small accent light makes exterior features shine (Products and Services » Lighting)

New water consumption order in effect 2016 (Regulations and Government » Environmental)

NEMA updates electrical standards and products guide for 2016 (Products and Services » Publications)

ParkHub.com to manage parking operations in Tampa arena area (Contract Awards)

Amerlux, Enlighted partner for breakthrough lighting sensors, analytics platform (Products and Services » Software)

NIST launches draft guide to improve mobile device security (Products and Services » Publications)

L-com launches industrial NEMA-rated equipment enclosures (Products and Services » Energy)

Frost & Sullivan: FM software with actionable insights to drive market (Surveys)
Including software-as-a-service and cloud deployments in portfolio will give Australian vendors the edge over the competition

PPG glass specification tool offers access to LBNL Database (Products and Services » Publications)

Mack-Cali Class A office tower earns WiredScore Platinum (Developments » Real Estate)

Wausau behavioral care windows selected for hospital renovation (Contract Awards)

Humantech video explains new threshold limit for lifting index (Products and Services » Publications)

Winsted updates design software to create control room layouts (Products and Services » Security)

Amerlux LED luminaire transforms parking garages (Products and Services » Lighting)

JLL: Northern Virginia #1 data center market in USA (Surveys)

Children’s hospital features quiet, safe nora rubber flooring (Contract Awards)
Acoustic, maintenance, slip-resistant properties of flooring contribute to healing environment

USEF, OpenADR partner to optimize smart energy systems (Associations and Organizations)

Frost & Sullivan video highlights global security megatrends (Surveys)

Digital Lumens intros automated life-safety testing for egress lighting (Products and Services » Software)
Integrated system ensures worker safety with egress lighting and NFPA code compliance

DOE report: U.S. clean energy technologies booming (Surveys)

Sensear headset enhances communication in high-noise environments (Products and Services » Worker Safety)

Genetec to secure HID Global’s new world headquarters (Contract Awards)

SeeTec partners with Zepcam for mobile video solution (Products and Services » Security)

Behind the Brain: Leveraging FM software to centralize operations (Magazines » FMJ)

BSRIA: Big data and convergence growing (Surveys)

GreenGen to upgrade efficiency at two federal buildings in Indiana (Contract Awards)

Specified Surfaces MAPEI coating controls moisture, pH below finished flooring (Products and Services » Carpeting and Flooring)

In full flight (Magazines » FM World)
The fascinating story of how a teenage apprentice rose to head of FM at one of the world’s largest airports and was named FM-of-the-Year