FMLink Newsletter — January 2, 2017 FMLink Newsletter — January 2, 2017 FMLink wishes you a happy and healthy New Year. Should you think of anything we can publish to make your facilities management work more productive, please email us at: info@fmlink.com TOP STORIES Barriers to group effectiveness (How To » BOMI International) What managers can do to ensure peak group performance of their staff XLERATOR hand dryer reduces waste and maintenance costs for Longmeadow High School (Case Studies » Excel Dryer, Inc.) State-of-the-art high school sends green message to students and saves 96% over paper towels with the XLERATOR Optimizing your space utilization through benchmarking (Benchmarking » FM BENCHMARKING) BSI offers guidelines on correctly handling security dogs (Products and Services » Publications) Axis: Video surveillance market to grow in small business sector due to theft concerns (Surveys) Analysis of connected and automated vehicle technologies inconclusive on potential effects (Surveys) BeyondTrust gives cybersecurity technology predictions for 2017 and beyond (Surveys) Third-party lighting as a service can ensure savings, inform FM/space-use decisions, finds Navigant (Surveys) OSHA: Worker safety, health should be integral part of sustainability efforts (Products and Services » Publications) Microgrid market driven by advances in control, energy management, finds Frost & Sullivan (Surveys) JLL releases outlook for higher education facilities for 2017 (Surveys) UPCOMING EVENTS Happening this week There are no events for this week. Posted this week Mar 16 – Mar 21 : RCI International Convention and Trade Show (roofing, building envelope) Mar 27 – Mar 30 : The Big 5 Saudi (construction) Mar 7 – Mar 9 : BuildingEnergy Boston Conference + Trade Show MORE STORIES ISS Australia to use custom-built app for employee engagement, leave, roster management (Developments » Corporate and Organization) ISS intros first cleaning robot in Sweden at hospital (Developments » Corporate and Organization) Daikin Applied introduces Intelligent Equipment solution for Trailblazer chillers (Products and Services » Software) JLL, ezCater launch corporate catering program to help fight childhood hunger (Developments » Corporate and Organization) Danfoss launches mobile training unit for CO₂ refrigeration applications (Products and Services » Services) DeWalt launches mobile storage system for any job site (Products and Services » Other) Xicato, EnOcean announce BLE interoperability for Title 24-compliant smart lighting (Products and Services » Lighting) Milwaukee Tool intros high-performance landscape maintenance tools (Products and Services » Other) Building industry-based Carbon Impact Initiative founded (Associations and Organizations) BSI revises door security personnel standard to meet new challenges, laws (Products and Services » Publications) Nlyte enhances data center infrastructure management software (Products and Services » Software) Nora Lighting adds LED retrofits for recessed downlights at all sites (Products and Services » Lighting) MSL launches FM e-learning program (Products and Services » Services) NREL finds continued high growth for renewable electricity (Surveys) ULI report shows how to transform commercial corridors into vibrant, healthy places (Products and Services » Publications) eSUB Construction Software gets boost to help subcontractors track work (Products and Services » Software) HID Global intros secure, professional solution for visitor management (Products and Services » Security) UN handbook outlines strategies for sustainable urban development (Products and Services » Publications) Spirax Sarco reveals 2017 steam training course schedule (Products and Services » Services) Digital Barriers to enhance detection technology for TSA (Contract Awards) Carbon Trust launches new Zero Waste to Landfill certification (Developments » Environment and Sustainability) City of Los Angeles to use EnergyCAP to track utility bill data (Contract Awards)
