FMLink Newsletter — October 3, 2016 FMLink Newsletter — October 3, 2016 TOP STORIES Making the business case for FM standards (Magazines » FMJ) ISSA, FMLink form partnership; free admission offered to ISSA/INTERCLEAN show (Associations and Organizations) Benchmarking your facility’s carbon footprint (Benchmarking » FM BENCHMARKING) How to be a grassroots leader (Magazines » FMJ) ISSA launches training DVDs to fuel jansan success (Products and Services » Publications) IFMA Foundation launches Work on the Move 2 (Products and Services » Publications) Drone makers set sights on growing commercial sUAS market (Surveys) IBHS, I.I.I. infographic gives quick tips on disaster planning for small business owners (Products and Services » Publications) ABI Research: Wearable scanners aid work automation, mobility (Surveys) we.def!ne.fm – The IFMA-RICS collaboration (Magazines » FMJ) UPCOMING EVENTS Happening this week Oct 3 – Oct 5 : Critical Facilities Summit Oct 5 – Oct 7 : Greenbuild International Conference and Expo 2016 Oct 5 – Oct 7 : IFMA’s World Workplace 2016: Your Facility Conference and Expo Oct 5 – Oct 7 : WaterSmart Innovations (WSI 2016) (water efficiency) Posted this week Feb 23 – Feb 25 : INservFM 2017 Exhibition and Conference for Facility Management and Industrial Service Nov 12 – Nov 15 : Healthcare Design Expo and Conference (HCD 2016) (also operations) MORE STORIES DOE launches Better Communities Alliance to ignite clean energy action (Associations and Organizations) GBCI launches SITES sustainable landscape professional credential (Associations and Organizations) Microgrids essential to America’s future infrastructure, says NEMA (Surveys) Tru-D UV disinfection robot deployed at Frye Regional (Contract Awards) BOMA Canada announces National Awards winners (Developments » Real Estate) Canadian investments in healthier buildings driven by business benefits, finds CaGBC/Dodge report (Surveys) Technavio: Touchless sensing equipment driven by smart, eco-friendly technologies (Surveys) FBS Property Management earns Accredited Management Organization (AMO) status from IREM (Developments » Real Estate) 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) Triclosan removed from antibacterial soaps by FDA final rule (Regulations and Government » Worker Safety) California milestone toward achieving statewide zero net energy announced by NBI, partners (Developments » Energy Management) Calgary school wins CaGBC’s Greenest School in Canada 2016 (Developments » Environment and Sustainability) Junction launches wireless sensor to monitor IAQ, floods, leaks (Products and Services » Indoor Air Quality) Delta access-control barrier features 0.63-second emergency fast operation (EFO) (Products and Services » Security) HD200’s emergency fast operation (EFO) provides increased safety against terrorists using vehicles as weapons DOE reveals 34 winners of 2016 Housing Innovation Awards for Zero Energy Ready Homes (Developments » Industry Awards) Better Buildings Initiative to address laboratory efficiency (Associations and Organizations) GBCI: University of Texas at El Paso earns first SITES v2 certification (Developments » Environment and Sustainability)
