FMLink Newsletter — Maintenance and Operations — February 18, 2016

FMLink Newsletter — Maintenance and Operations — February 18, 2016

This Maintenance & Operations newsletter is one of a series of five specialized newsletters, supplementing our weekly general newsletter (sent on Mondays). For each of five weeks you will receive a different specialized newsletter on Thursdays or Fridays, focusing on a different FM-related area. To manage which ones you receive, click on the link below.

This newsletter covers news from January 15, 2016 through February 18, 2016.

TOP STORIES

Time for a tune-up: New building re-tuning training offers big benefits (Magazines » BOMA)
Re-tuning a building leads to operational efficiencies and tenant comfort

Benchmarking your janitorial best practices (Benchmarking » FM BENCHMARKING)

CBRE finds employee issues top key real estate challenges (Surveys)

Top five missteps in a workplace transformation (Workplace Strategies » WORKPLACE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS)

At your service: A better approach to tenant relations (Magazines » BOMA)

Indoor environmental quality and sustainability (How To » BOMI International)
Indoor air quality (IAQ), thermal comfort, acoustics, lighting and sustainable practices

BOMA, BOMI expand property / facilities management training collaboration (Associations and Organizations)

Clorox survey, infographic reveal “hot spots” for sick germs (Surveys)

ISS: Future of outsourcing points to strategic innovation, relationship building (Surveys)

CBRE: London still tops global list for prime office occupancy costs (Surveys)

IBHS urges owners to reduce winter storm property damage by preparing now (Products and Services » Publications)

Orkin: Chicago tops U.S. cities for bed bugs for 4th year (Surveys)

P&G Pro: Cleaning managers pressured to reduce labor, operating costs (Surveys)

ASTM standards cover building façade inspections, including drone use (Products and Services » Publications)

Don’t Let Your Environment Manage You: Track Site Performance (Sustainability » Linnean Solutions)

Covanta offers tips to “green” the office (Products and Services » Publications)

NIBS report reveals trends in built environment (Surveys)

TCIA offers guidance to assess tree damage after a storm (Products and Services » Publications)

ISSA-TV cleaning videos cover water scarcity, infection control (Products and Services » Publications)

Electrical manufacturers support voluntary standards for cybersecurity, supply chain (Developments » Security Issues)

CrowdReviews.com begins ranking FM software providers (Surveys)

Building codes add classroom security options (Products and Services » Publications)

TCIA describes effects of snow on woody plants (Products and Services » Publications)

MORE STORIES

ISS to deliver integrated facility services to Rolls-Royce in Asia, Americas (Contract Awards)

Crown Mats: Do’s and don’ts of cleaning commercial kitchen mats (Products and Services » Publications)

Johnson Controls, Tyco merger adds security to building automation (Developments » Corporate and Organization)

AHR: Joint survey shows HVACR manufacturers optimistic for 2016 (Surveys)

Greenheck videos feature direct gas-fired make-up air units (Products and Services » Publications)

ATALIAN facility services firm acquires Temco (Developments » Corporate and Organization)

BSI publishes specs for LED-active high-visibility clothing (Products and Services » Publications)

IREM, VCU partner on real estate management education (Developments » Real Estate)

ULI: M2M communications technology to disrupt global real estate (Surveys)

Environmental Protection salutes 2015 environmental product winners (Products and Services » Environment and Sustainability)

Interface expands carpet recycling with regional allies (Developments » Environment and Sustainability)

NIBS, RICS seek to expand public-private partnerships, promote high performance (Associations and Organizations)

Update to BOMA Energy Efficiency Program (BEEP) released (Associations and Organizations)

Sports Field Holdings to install first synthetic field at renowned IMG Academy (Contract Awards)

Ecova survey: Adoption of distributed energy resources (DERs) on rise (Surveys)

Vectair Systems campaigns for hygiene bins in men’s toilets (Associations and Organizations)

HSBC extends JLL’s global real estate FM contract to 2021 (Contract Awards)
Early renewal of “largest global FM outsourcing contract in the financial services industry” demonstrates value of integrated facilities management services

Dramatic U.K. health and safety enforcement comes into effect February 1 (Regulations and Government » Worker Safety)

JLL selected to support U.S. Army medical facilities (Contract Awards)

ISS: Diverse leadership team yields higher earnings (Surveys)

National Canadian energy benchmarking framework summary available (Products and Services » Publications)

DOE announces $220 million for grid modernization (Developments » Energy Management)

IMT to support Standardized Energy Efficiency Data (SEED) Platform users (Developments » Energy Management)

CBRE to provide maintenance, repair, operations services for Keysight in 30 countries (Contract Awards)

Georgia Tech green cleaning program 1st in South to earn Green Seal (Developments » Environment and Sustainability)

ASIS, European business school launch certification for security executives (Developments » Security Issues)

Worker death prompts OSHA warning about paint remover (Developments » Other Developments)

Seaport office tower dons a LiveRoof green roof (Contract Awards)

Sodexo to provide quality-of-life services at Covance U.K., Germany sites (Contract Awards » Regulations and Government)

HUD awards $1.8 billion for public housing capital improvements (Developments » Real Estate)

ASIS / NFPA active shooter meeting addresses need for better guidance, coordination (Developments » Security Issues)

City, state partners to unlock power of energy performance data (Developments » Energy Management)

Clayton Police / Municipal Facility historic restoration earns LEED Platinum (Developments » Environment and Sustainability)