FMLink Newsletter — May 30, 2016 FMLink Newsletter — May 30, 2016 TOP STORIES Justifying your maintenance staffing through benchmarking (Benchmarking » FM BENCHMARKING) ASHRAE outlines measures to target net zero energy (Products and Services » Publications) OSHA final rule to “nudge” employers to prevent work-related injuries, illnesses (Regulations and Government » Worker Safety) IHS: LED video technology grows in digital signage market (Surveys) CBRE: Global prime logistics rents on rise, fueled by e-commerce (Surveys) Hand hygiene gets skipped a third of the time in outpatient healthcare, finds study (Surveys) DOE charts progress on SunShot goals, identifies solar opportunities (Surveys) Birmingham janitor wins 2016 Janitor of the Year award (Developments » Industry Awards) Energy Productivity Playbook paves way for global emissions reductions (Products and Services » Publications) UPCOMING EVENTS Happening this week May 30 – Jun 3 : CIB World Building Congress (WBC16) (built environment) Jun 1 – Jun 2 : Facilities Management Expo (FM Expo); SAFMA 2016 Annual Conference Jun 1 – Jun 4 : National Zero Waste Business Conference Jun 2 – Jun 3 : International Congress of Facility Managers (CIFMers LATAM) Posted this week Mar 7 – Mar 9 : National Facilities Management and Technology Show (NFMT 2017) Apr 4 – Apr 6 : IFMA Facility Fusion Conference and Expo Sep 21 – Sep 23 : World Energy Engineering Congress (WEEC) Jun 2 – Jun 3 : International Congress of Facility Managers (CIFMers LATAM) MORE STORIES Excel Dryer eco hand dryer to help University of Reading save energy (Contract Awards) ISS U.K. creates custom refrigerant gas compliance app (Products and Services » Software) Dodge Data & Analytics previews Sweets app for AutoCAD (Products and Services » Software) USGBC launches pilot credit for healthier building materials (Developments » Environment and Sustainability) Viewpoint launches cloud-based construction software (Products and Services » Software) ASTM developing resiliency guide, definitions, symposium (Associations and Organizations) Crown Matting: Interior mats help maintain facility cleanliness (Products and Services » Publications) IIDA / HD hospitality product design competition winners announced (Products and Services » Furniture) Technavio: Demand for smart factories to boost global plant automation solutions market (Surveys) Resilience Building Coalition releases progress report, resilience principles (Surveys) SafeDefend, Mace Security provide protection tools to schools, workplaces (Products and Services » Security) AIA lauds intro of federal pre-disaster mitigation bill (Developments » Environment and Sustainability) Technavio: Global battery monitoring solutions market driven by data centers, EVs (Surveys) BOMA programs approved for Certified Construction Manager certification credits (Associations and Organizations) G4S launches high-tech Remote Concierge service (Products and Services » Security) IIDA announces Best Interiors of Latin America and the Caribbean Best of Competition winner (Developments » Industry Awards)
