FMLink Newsletter — Maintenance and Operations — October 20, 2016

FMLink Newsletter — Maintenance and Operations — October 20, 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 maintenance and operations news from September 15 through October 19, 2016.

TOP STORIES

ISSA, FMLink form partnership; free admission offered to ISSA/INTERCLEAN show (Associations and Organizations)

ISSA launches training DVDs to fuel jansan success (Products and Services » Publications)

What FMs need to know to keep occupants safe during flu season (Sustainability » Ashkin Group)
How to fight pathogens this flu season with minimal environmental impact

Understanding the significance of code and standard compliance is only a first step to effective facility operations (Analyst Insights » Frost & Sullivan)

Face-to-face still matters (Magazines » ISSA Today)
Integrating personal communication in today’s world of technology

Free ISSA-TV videos cover cleaning plan development, hospital cleaning times, vacuuming (Products and Services » Publications)

Making the business case for FM standards (Magazines » FMJ)

Integrative design – for your site projects, too (Sustainability » Linnean Solutions)
The importance of involving all facilities professional stakeholders in site design projects

How service automation can drive success for urgent care, retail healthcare centers (Products and Services » Publications)

MORE STORIES

ISS to provide catering, facility services in USA, Sweden, the Netherlands (Contract Awards)

GBCI: University of Texas at El Paso earns first SITES v2 certification (Developments » Environment and Sustainability)

Hyper-focused data center FM services startup BSC FM launches (Developments » Corporate and Organization)

Fluke leakage current clamp meters help reduce downtime (Products and Services » Energy)

Phoenix VA enlists Xenex Germ-Zapping Robots to enhance veteran safety (Contract Awards)

Landlord-Tenant Energy Partnership launched to unlock billions in energy savings (Associations and Organizations)

JLL: Expansions continue to drive Q3 U.S. office market (Surveys)

PRSM snapshot highlights closed retail stores and their management (Surveys)

Hospital invests in Clorox Healthcare Optimum-UV Systems for additional protection from HAIs (Contract Awards)

BOMA Canada announces National Awards winners (Developments » Real Estate)

Tru-D UV disinfection robot deployed at Frye Regional (Contract Awards)

FBS Property Management earns Accredited Management Organization (AMO) status from IREM (Developments » Real Estate)

IREM kicks off Ethics Awareness Month with ethics case studies (Products and Services » Publications)

ZinCo roof garden chosen for integrated project on garden island of Mainau, Germany (Contract Awards)

FirstService Residential to manage communities in Tampa, St. Petersburg (Contract Awards)

California codes, guides to key changes help users prepare for 2017 (Regulations and Government » Code-related Issues)

GBCI launches SITES sustainable landscape professional credential (Associations and Organizations)

Drone makers set sights on growing commercial sUAS market (Surveys)

Legrand launches outdoor power solutions, LEED product guide at World Workplace (Products and Services » Energy)

IPC Eagle’s Integra-D Orbital Floor Machine now available in 20”, 28” (Products and Services » Carpeting and Flooring)

Autonomous cleaning solutions program launched by Nilfisk, Carnegie Robotics (Products and Services » Other)

Birmingham, Trane launch city-wide energy-saving upgrades (Contract Awards)

HCI video presents innovative ways to create medical buildings that exceed expectations (Products and Services » Publications)

UV light disinfection greatly reduces C. Difficile incidence, finds study (Surveys)

Sunset Vine Tower earns IREM certification for sustainable property management (Developments » Environment and Sustainability)