FMLink Newsletter — Furnishings and Interiors — November 7, 2019

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This newsletter covers furnishings and interiors news from October 3 through November 6, 2019.

TOP STORIES

Whether you have an open floor plan or not, employees want private, personal spaces, this survey finds (Surveys and Trends)

Simplify paint color matching for your facilities (Case Studies » Datacolor ColorReader)
See Why OSHU Includes ColorReader as Part of Their Training for All New Hires

What makes a great place to work, and what can FMs do to help attract and retain top talent? (Surveys and Trends)

Will that green certification, energy retrofit or other environmental intervention make your building worth more? See what DOE’s national lab found (Surveys and Trends)

MORE STORIES

See how to get your mobile medical workstation to have uninterrupted run-time, with a powerful hot-swappable battery, all from Humanscale (Furniture & Furnishings » Products and Services)

For workers who like to curl up in their easy chair, these Studio TK swivel armchairs offer a comfortable spot away from their desk (Furniture & Furnishings » Products and Services)

For changing your fluorescent channel lighting to LED technology, these retrofit kits install in minutes (Lighting » Products and Services)

Looking for an ice machine for your break room? This compact model produces 90 lbs./day, with 30 lbs. of storage (Products and Services » Safety and Health)

See how VARIDESK’s new privacy booth can help you provide focus space in open workplaces in just 15 minutes (Furniture & Furnishings » Products and Services)

Need synchronized clocks that also transmit messages and critical alerts? Check out this Primex solution (Electronic Communications, A/V » Products and Services)

Do you have trouble getting meetings (even online ones) to start on time, and sharing productivity features with all attendees? See what Sharp has developed (Products and Services » Software & Technology)

If you need a powerful, intelligible loudspeaker for everyday and emergency notification, indoors or out, this one may fit the bill (Products and Services » Safety and Health)

If you need a place for laptops when collaborating on-the-go and without taking up floor space, check out Ergotron’s sit-stand wall desk (Furniture & Furnishings » Products and Services)

If you want to get real-time alerts for gas hazards and man-down situations, these monitors are now on Wi-Fi (Products and Services » Safety and Health)

Find out how you can save time, money and the environment by renovating your worn resilient floor instead of replacing it (Carpeting & Flooring » Products and Services)