FMLink Newsletter — September 19, 2016 FMLink Newsletter — September 19, 2016 TOP STORIES Understanding the significance of code and standard compliance is only a first step to effective facility operations (Analyst Insights » Frost & Sullivan) London tops PwC Cities of Opportunity Index for social/economic health, followed by Singapore, Toronto (Surveys) Gensler: Open plan offices need more variety for top performance (Surveys) MarketsandMarkets: FM solutions market driven by cloud-based solutions (Surveys) Navigant Research report analyzes growing global smart city market (Surveys) Companies investing more in small IT spaces, finds Emerson Network Power (Surveys) Upsite white paper explores how IT decisions impact data center FM (Products and Services » Publications) First global Product Category Rule for hand dryers published by UL Environment (Products and Services » Publications) Canada, USA take different approaches to reduce GHG emissions, finds IHS Markit (Surveys) Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Macro Forecast predicts continued moderate economic growth (Surveys) UPCOMING EVENTS Happening this week Sep 20 – Sep 22 : BOMA Canada’s National Conference and Exhibition (BOMEX 2016) Sep 20 : WORKTECH16 Singapore Sep 21 – Sep 23 : BMAM Expo Asia 2016 (building maintenance, asset management); co-located events Sep 21 – Sep 23 : World Energy Engineering Congress (WEEC) Sep 22 – Sep 23 : International Conference on Efficient Building Design—Materials and HVAC Equipment Technologies (ICEBD-MET2) Posted this week Jan 23 – Jan 26 : Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS 2017) Jan 30 – Feb 1 : International Air-conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo); ASHRAE Winter Conference MORE STORIES ISS wins integrated facility services contracts in North America, around world (Contract Awards) New Belgium Brewing earns Zero Waste Platinum certification (Developments » Environment and Sustainability) USGBC, Second Nature announce 2016 Climate Leadership Awards in higher education (Developments » Industry Awards) ServiceChannel FM data management and analytics offering integrates with customer data (Products and Services » Software) ULI report: How to build effective public-private partnerships (Products and Services » Publications) NYR. Façade to provide building façade for World Trade Center Marriott (Contract Awards) Technavio highlights drivers for global physical security market in the retail sector (Surveys) Renovation begins at landmark office building in San Diego (Developments » Real Estate) Aditya Birla Group to offer employees eLearning safety and health courses from UL EHS Sustainability (Contract Awards) Brass Knuckle offers advanced eye/face protection (Products and Services » Worker Safety) TecMilenio University selects Boon Edam turnstiles to ensure campus safety (Contract Awards) DHF, NSI launch powered gates code, certification program (Products and Services » Publications) Haws adds bottle fillers to extensive hydration line (Products and Services » Environment and Sustainability) HOSPECO offers lever dispenser pack for toilet seat covers (Products and Services » Other) Technavio identifies drivers for data center cooling solutions market in EMEA (Surveys)
