FMLink Newsletter — Maintenance and Operations — May 21, 2020

This Operations & Maintenance 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 operations and maintenance news from April 16 through May 20, 2020.

TOP STORIES

FMLink e-book for building and facilities managers identifies strategies for reoccupying buildings safely (Products and Services » Publications » Workplace Strategies)

Do ticks and mosquitoes transmit COVID-19? And how is wet weather affecting pest activity? (Surveys and Trends)

Using filters for maintenance benchmarks (Benchmarking » FM BENCHMARKING)

Ready to reopen? CDC provides guidance on cleaning and disinfecting businesses, schools and public spaces (Products and Services » Publications)

See how the coronavirus is impacting pest activity — it could be a problem for you (Associations and Organizations)

ASHRAE offers guidance on how to operate and maintain HVAC systems to minimize exposure to coronavirus (Products and Services » Publications)

Moving to data-driven facility management with analytics (White Papers » SkyFoundry)
Pictures of equipment are pretty – but you have too many!

Keeping workers safe — OSHA offers current compliance guidance, COVID-19 posters, infection prevention tips for specific industries (Products and Services » Publications)

What facility managers should ask of their cleaning professionals during this pandemic (Sustainability » Ashkin Group)

Wondering how to disinfect your furniture safely to help prevent COVID-19? Teknion offers guidance (Corporate and Organization » Developments)

Green scene: Driving efficiency and sustainability with smart restroom solutions (Magazines » BOMA)

6 steps to safely reopen your workplace, from Cushman & Wakefield (Products and Services » Publications)

For consistent calculation of rentable square footage in industrial buildings, see BOMA’s updated floor measurement standard (Products and Services » Publications)

Reopening safely — Check out AIHA’s critical guidance for enhanced cleaning and ventilation (Products and Services » Publications)

A facilities manager’s guide to reopening and occupying buildings safely (White Papers)
What needs to be done now, short-term, and long-term

MORE STORIES

If your facility needs to reuse N95 masks, 3M has confirmed this robot can disinfect theirs safely (Cleaning Equipment & Supplies » Products and Services)

See if you can get some ideas for a healthy reopening from what Delos did for the Vatican (Contract Awards)

FMLink e-book for building and facilities managers identifies strategies for reoccupying buildings safely (Products and Services » Publications » Workplace Strategies)

Trouble locating disinfectant? Find out how the City of Austin is producing a healthcare-grade cleaner onsite (Contract Awards)

Proper hand hygiene is a top defense against the spread of germs. Find out how this hand dryer can help (Products and Services » Restroom Equipment and Supplies)

Need landscaping, grounds or snow removal services? See what this company’s expansion and rebranding can do for you (Corporate and Organization » Developments)

See how this mobile-friendly CMMS can help digitize workflows for managing remote, no-contact FM teams (Products and Services » Software & Technology)

Find out how this multi-site platform will integrate security management through a single interface for a business with 29 locations (Products and Services » Security)

If you need to combine all your security functions and data into one user interface to make your buildings safer, check out this access control solution (Products and Services » Security)