FMLink Newsletter — January 9, 2017 FMLink Newsletter — January 9, 2017 TOP STORIES McAfee Labs previews cyber threats for 2017 and beyond (Surveys) Intel predicts smart building trends for 2017 (Surveys) JLL: Hong Kong, London, New York top world’s priciest premium office markets (Surveys) ServiceChannel gives tips for FMs to be prepared for each season (Products and Services » Publications) Economic growth, e-commerce to drive industrial real estate growth in 2017, finds JLL (Surveys) Outsourcing sector to grow by 6% annually, finds Cushman & Wakefield (Surveys) Growth expected across HVACR industry, finds AHR Expo / ASHRAE Journal survey (Surveys) Vertiv identifies data center infrastructure trends for 2017 (Surveys) ASTM launches standard on recycling roofing materials (Products and Services » Publications) Smart waste collection to be driven by new technologies, city IoT networks, finds Navigant Research (Surveys) UPCOMING EVENTS Happening this week Jan 9 – Jan 12 : Building Innovation 2017: National Institute of Building Sciences Conference and Expo Posted this week Apr 18 – Apr 20 : International Security Conference and Exposition Brazil (ISC Brasil 2017) Mar 7 – Mar 8 : Greenprints Mar 21 – Mar 22 : BUILDEX Edmonton MORE STORIES Deloitte: Companies to spend more time implementing new lease accounting standards in 2017 (Surveys) HID Global enables identity and access management for physical, IT Security (Products and Services » Security) ZigBee Alliance accelerates IoT unification with 20 certified silicon platforms (Products and Services » Other) Johnson Controls, South Arkansas Community College sign energy performance contract to integrate systems (Contract Awards) Program Operator Consortium gains affiliate members for greener buildings (Associations and Organizations) AASHE names 13 Centers for Sustainability Across the Curriculum (Associations and Organizations) CBRE Group acquires retail project management provider Skye Group (Developments » Corporate and Organization) Kazakh hotel complex first to gain new BRE security certification (Developments » Environment and Sustainability) Advances in AI, IoT highlight IHS Markit’s top seven global technology predictions for 2017 (Surveys) Soldier Field upgrades security system with Axis IP network video cameras (Contract Awards) Otis to supply 54 new elevators for Ottawa’s state-of-the-art transit system (Contract Awards)