FMLink Newsletter — May 23, 2016 FMLink Newsletter — May 23, 2016 TOP STORIES ASHRAE, AFE partner to optimize facility operations worldwide (Associations and Organizations) JLL: Fight healthcare superbugs with “super FM” (Products and Services » Publications) Transition to remote functionalities creates an efficient virtual workplace for facility managers (Analyst Insights » Frost & Sullivan) Greenhouse gas emission metrics (Sustainability » FEA (Facility Engineering Associates, P.C.)) Canon reveals facilities management challenges, opportunities (Surveys) Report analyzes global drone robots market (Surveys) Gartner: By 2020, over 25% of security attacks will involve IoT (Surveys) Study analyzes optimal lighting for alertness, performance (Surveys) Tork offers guide to strategic placement of hand hygiene dispensers in hospitals (Products and Services » Publications) Cintas offers six steps to prepare patio for diners, tenants (Products and Services » Publications) UPCOMING EVENTS Happening this week May 23 – May 25 : FM EXPO and World FM Congress May 25 – May 26 : West Coast Energy Management Congress (West Coast EMC) 2016 May 25 – May 26 : WORKTECH16 New York Posted this week Sep 12 – Sep 15 : ASIS International 62nd Annual Seminar and Exhibits (ASIS 2016) Oct 17 – Oct 19 : SMRP Annual Conference (maintenance and reliability) Jul 23 – Jul 26 : VenueConnect Annual Conference and Trade Show MORE STORIES Crystal IS intros high-powered UVC LEDs to disinfect water, air, surfaces (Products and Services » Other) ACEEE: “Energy burden” heaviest on low-income African American, Latino renters (Surveys) White House announces progress, new actions on energy / water efficiency in buildings (Developments » Energy Management) Larson Electronics releases blue forklift LED warning light (Products and Services » Lighting) CDC to fund at-risk states, territories to prepare for Zika (Developments » Other Developments) JLG to offer protection system as standard on boom lifts (Products and Services » Worker Safety) U.S. government announces public, private sector efforts to increase community resilience (Regulations and Government » Code-related Issues) Technavio: Data center UPS market in USA to witness increased use of multimode systems (Surveys) Consortium to launch product transparency site (Associations and Organizations) OSHA announces availability of $4.6 million in safety and health training grants (Developments » Other Developments) DOE invests $14 million to increase energy efficiency of homes, buildings (Developments » Energy Management) enVerid Systems launches HVAC Load Reduction module for all seasons (Products and Services » Energy) Nano PLC market boosted by home and building automation (Surveys) Australia can reach zero carbon by 2050, finds report (Surveys) Lendlease sets new benchmark for livable cities with 6 Star Green Star (Developments » Environment and Sustainability) Panoramic Power intros machine learning technology for operational efficiency (Products and Services » Software)