FMLink Newsletter — Software — July 21, 2016

FMLink Newsletter — Software — July 21, 2016

This Sustainability newsletter is one of a series of five specialized newsletters, supplementing our weekly general newsletter (sent on Mondays). For each of five weeks you will receive a different specialized newsletter on Thursdays or Fridays, focusing on a different FM-related area. To manage which ones you receive, click on the link below.

This newsletter covers Sustainability news from May 5 through July 20, 2016.

TOP STORIES

The right fit: Selecting an FM management system standard for your facilities (Magazines » FMJ)

Is interest building in BIM? (Magazines » Premises & Facilities Management)
The benefits and potential of BIM to assist in improving the running of facilities

Justifying your maintenance staffing through benchmarking (Benchmarking » FM BENCHMARKING)

You talkin’ to me? (Magazines » ISSA Today)
Smart technologies have arrived in the cleaning industry via equipment-to-human communication

Transition to remote functionalities creates an efficient virtual workplace for Facility Managers (Analyst Insights » Frost & Sullivan)

Why you should measure janitorial staffing (Benchmarking » FM BENCHMARKING)

Dodge plans show data-driven trends in construction industry (Developments » Corporate and Organization)

Powerful alternatives (Magazines » BOMA)
Using alternative energy to power commercial buildings

Making the most of communication technology (Magazines » Premises & Facilities Management)
Implementing a comprehensive communication technology solution

Orange revolution: How the Dutch do FM (Magazines » FM World)
Activity-based working and a service-led focus are boosting FM’s profile in the Netherlands

MORE STORIES

DIRTT demos power of mixed reality for construction (Products and Services » Software)

Lux Research: Industrial Internet of Things bringing “Equipment as a Service” model to industry (Surveys)

Dodge Data & Analytics previews Sweets app for AutoCAD (Products and Services » Software)

JLL to acquire workplace technology and management firm BRG (Developments » Corporate and Organization)

BRE tool to drive more Environmental Product Declarations (Products and Services » Software)

BRE’s health and safety tool tackles lean construction (Products and Services » Software)

New York to deploy BuildingIQ’s Predictive Energy Optimization platform across 25 buildings (Contract Awards)

ISS enlists IBM Watson IoT to put the “human touch” into buildings (Contract Awards)

Panoramic Power intros machine learning technology for operational efficiency (Products and Services » Software)

Digital Lumens integrates intelligent lighting solution with Schneider Electric’s building management system (Products and Services » Lighting)

Atlantic Irrigation now distributes IrriGreen Genius smart irrigation system (Developments » Corporate and Organization)

Vizerra enhances BIM collaboration tool Revizto (Products and Services » Software)

Lutron wireless lighting control system offers scalable solution (Products and Services » Lighting)

MetLoop to supply project-specific weather-forecasting technology to CertainTeed (Contract Awards)

Autodesk, Trimble increase interoperability for project workflow efficiency (Developments » Corporate and Organization)

Diversey Express brings digital cleaning solutions to foodservice facilities (Products and Services » Software)

NeoCon 2016: Configura launches virtual reality space-planning software (Products and Services » Software)

EnTouch Controls expands IoT suite with Intel-based technology (Products and Services » Software)

3xLOGIC launches cloud-based access control solution (Products and Services » Security)

Access control by drone (Magazines » FM World)

Digging out of deferred maintenance (Magazines » FMJ)

New Terralux LED technology can put any building on the smart grid (Products and Services » Software)

MarketsandMarkets: Video analytics market led by perimeter intrusion detection (Surveys)

Mitie launches specialized drone service (Products and Services » Services)
Drone service enables improved property surveying and efficient thermal mapping and inspection of high-rise buildings

Sealed Air Diversey Care launches smart dishwashing app (Products and Services » Software)

Schneider Electric harnesses IoT to optimize data center operations (Products and Services » Software)