FMLink Newsletter — September 26, 2016 FMLink Newsletter — September 26, 2016 TOP STORIES Commercial real estate: The hidden industry (Magazines » BOMA) The operations of commercial real estate is truly an industry that hides in plain sight Results announced for 2016 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices review (Surveys) Staples survey reveals generational preferences in office, to promote productivity (Surveys) Integrative design – for your site projects, too (Sustainability » Linnean Solutions) The importance of involving all facilities professional stakeholders in site design projects Free ISSA-TV videos cover cleaning plan development, hospital cleaning times, vacuuming (Products and Services » Publications) Guide to creating a market for energy-efficient commercial buildings launched (Products and Services » Publications) U.S. building owners support better designed, healthier buildings, shows report (Surveys) ABI Research forecasts disruptive impact from global mobility-as-a-service (Surveys) Deloitte survey: Independent contractors also value workplace culture (Surveys) IFMA, Global FM study: FM market has $1.12 trillion annual impact (Surveys) UPCOMING EVENTS Happening this week Sep 26 – Sep 28 : Commercial Real Estate Conference 2016 (CRE.CON ’16) Sep 26 – Oct 2 : World Green Building Week 2016 Sep 27 – Sep 30 : Security Essen Sep 28 – Sep 29 : International Congress of Facility Managers (CIFMers) Sep 28 – Sep 30 : PRSM Mid-Year Conference (retail, multisite facilities maintenance) Posted this week Feb 7 – Dec 31 : Workplace Futures 2017 (FM) Feb 21 – Feb 23 : ISSA/INTERCLEAN Latin America Nov 21 – Nov 24 : The Big 5 International Building and Construction Show Jan 14 – Jan 16 : International Air-conditioning / Heating / Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo); ASHRAE Winter Conference MORE STORIES Design for Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center at WTC site unveiled (Developments » Real Estate) Fluke leakage current clamp meters help reduce downtime (Products and Services » Energy) Technavio: LED lighting ballasts market driven by need for efficiency (Surveys) ABI Research: Smart buildings global facility services revenue to top $8 billion in 2021 (Surveys) Diversey Care launches hybrid touchless hand care technology, commits to global triclosan-free hand care (Products and Services » Other) NV5 acquires Louisiana-based emergency remediation firm, Weir Environmental (Developments » Corporate and Organization) Easy-to-use BACnet, standalone commercial thermostats launched by TCS (Products and Services » Energy) Radisson Blu hotels join soap recycling program (Developments » Environment and Sustainability) ZinCo roof garden chosen for integrated project on garden island of Mainau, Germany (Contract Awards) Hyper-focused data center FM services startup BSC FM launches (Developments » Corporate and Organization) Delta unveils “world’s first” antimicrobial cooling tower to combat Legionella (Products and Services » Indoor Air Quality) Phoenix VA enlists Xenex Germ-Zapping Robots to enhance veteran safety (Contract Awards) CaGBC launches energy benchmarking training (Associations and Organizations) Retrofit microsite launched by Metal Construction Association (Products and Services » Publications) IREM kicks off Ethics Awareness Month with ethics case studies (Products and Services » Publications) Hikvision intros advanced thermal cameras for challenging applications (Products and Services » Security)
