FMLink Newsletter — June 11, 2018 FMLink Newsletter — June 11, 2018 TOP STORIES Benchmarking utility best practices to reduce utility consumption (Benchmarking » FM BENCHMARKING) How to apply benchmarking to identify the best practices most likely to reduce utility consumption in your building The FAQs on CMMS (Magazines » FMJ) How to find the right maintenance management system With the summer travel season upon us, pest control pros say to watch out for bed bugs, even in office buildings (Surveys and Trends) Now is the time to prepare for summer storms and hurricanes (Products and Services » Publications) See how the growing use of smart water meters can reduce water losses and improve billing accuracy, according to this report (Surveys and Trends) UPCOMING EVENTS Happening this week Jun 11 – Jun 13 : NeoCon 2018 Jun 11 – Jun 14 : NFPA Conference and Expo (fire and life safety) Jun 12 – Jun 14 : Industrial Energy Technology Conference (IETC 2018) Jun 13 – Jun 14 : Northeast Buildings and Facilities Management Show and Conference 2018 (NEBFM18) Jun 14 : WORKTECH18 Paris (facilities, real estate, technology) Posted this week Sep 23 – Sep 25 : FM EXPO: Facilities Management Solutions Nov 7 – Nov 8 : BUILDEX Calgary (design, construction, property management) Nov 28 – Nov 30 : The Buildings Show (construction, retrofit, maintenance, management) Nov 6 – Nov 7 : NFMT Vegas (facilities management and technology) MORE STORIES ASSE rebrands to American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) (Associations and Organizations) If you need to make sure your building infrastructure and systems are network-ready, see what CBRE’s new consulting service offers (Products and Services » Services) Looking for easy-to-install wireless lighting controls with a simple, intuitive interface? Here are Legrand’s latest solutions (Lighting » Products and Services) Check out the best in today’s cleaning equipment and technology — Kärcher’s robotic scrubber dryer tops the 2018 Interclean awards (Cleaning Equipment & Supplies » Products and Services) Figure out your air-system requirements with this new app from AMCA (HVAC/IAQ » Products and Services) Do visitors worry about germs on the check-in touchscreen in your public areas? This new self-cleaning film works to keep it disinfected (Cleaning Equipment & Supplies » Products and Services) What are the rules for marijuana use or cultivation in rental properties? This on-demand Webinar covers applicable laws and rights (Products and Services » Webinars, Education and Training) Find out which energy storage systems this California school district chose to provide power during grid outages while offsetting utility costs (Contract Awards) If you’re looking for more accurate facial recognition software, faster video management or clearer-image cameras, check out Panasonic’s new offerings (Products and Services » Security)
