FMLink Newsletter — Software — March 3, 2016

FMLink Newsletter — Software — March 3, 2016

This Software 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 news from December 11, 2015 through March 3, 2016.

TOP STORIES

BSI report can help prepare for future of big data (Surveys)

Connect and communicate (Magazines » FM World)
How BIM can transform the way we design, construct and manage buildings

CrowdReviews.com begins ranking FM software providers (Surveys)

Benchmarking your janitorial best practices (Benchmarking » FM BENCHMARKING)

Janitorial performance—When is it time to rebid? (Benchmarking » FM BENCHMARKING)

Planon: Flexiblity, mobility, IoT to dominate workplace in 2016 (Surveys)

Trimble acquires Sefaira, adds tools to design high-performing buildings (Developments » Corporate and Organization)

ServiceChannel acquires Big Sky to accelerate innovation in FM service automation (Developments » Corporate and Organization » Products and Services)

BSI’s latest BIM guidance covers cybersecurity (Products and Services » Publications)

ASHRAE app automates compliance calculations for Standard 90.1 (Products and Services » Software)

Johnson Controls, Tyco merger adds security to building automation (Developments » Corporate and Organization)

BSRIA: Balance of power changing in building automation (Surveys)

BSI launches BIM construction standard, verifies first companies (Products and Services » Publications)

BSRIA launches smart technology topic guide (Products and Services » Publications)

BIM product data template initiative prepares for U.K. mandate (Associations and Organizations)

The need and importance of demand response programs for facility managers—the road ahead (Analyst Insights » Frost & Sullivan)

MORE STORIES

Flex: Private sector leading public sector in IoT (Surveys)

ULI: M2M communications technology to disrupt global real estate (Surveys)

NIBS infographic addresses productivity in buildings (Products and Services » Publications)

Reliable Controls launches Internet Data Service (Products and Services » Software)

Ecova survey: Adoption of distributed energy resources (DERs) on rise (Surveys)

Amerlux, Enlighted partner for lighting sensors, analytics platform (Products and Services » Lighting)

IMT to support Standardized Energy Efficiency Data (SEED) Platform users (Developments » Energy Management)

Siemens intros smart building technologies (Products and Services » Software)

DOE announces Asset Score energy software tool partners (Developments » Energy Management)

City, state partners to unlock power of energy performance data (Developments » Energy Management)

Royal Philips connected lighting system chosen for Clemson University (Contract Awards)
Lighting installation is the first to leverage Power over Ethernet on a major university campus

J.M. Electrical, BCM Controls to install control system at healthcare facility (Contract Awards)

Staples Advantage offers consumer experience for B2B contract buyers (Products and Services » Services)

TMR reports on game-changing building information modeling (BIM) market (Surveys)

Blue Pillar: Why critical facilities should enroll in emergency demand management (Products and Services » Publications)

Allied launches data collection device for condition monitoring (Products and Services » Other)

ParkHub.com to manage parking operations in Tampa arena area (Contract Awards)

SeeTec partners with Zepcam for mobile video solution (Products and Services » Security)

Standard for safety of electronic control systems published by BSI (Products and Services » Publications)

EnergyCAP to provide energy tracking for Portland, Oregon (Contract Awards)

ASTM standard supports high-tech management of facility assets (Products and Services » Publications)

Ideal Industries to provide lighting control at enhanced Wrigley Field (Contract Awards)

OnSSI video management software fully integrates with Vicon cameras (Products and Services » Security)

Genetec to secure HID Global’s new world headquarters (Contract Awards)

Navigant: Advanced sensors are a key enabling device for intelligent buildings (Surveys)

Wagner Meters intros app to assess concrete slab moisture (Products and Services » Software)

At your service: A better approach to tenant relations (Magazines » BOMA)

Biomimicry: Imitation as a Science (Magazines » FMJ)

BuildingIQ launches service to optimize HVAC operation (Products and Services » Services)

The pursuit of business continuity certification: A facility manager’s perspective (Sustainability » FEA (Facility Engineering Associates, P.C.))

Time for a tune-up: New building re-tuning training offers big benefits (Magazines » BOMA)
Re-tuning a building leads to operational efficiencies and tenant comfort

Don’t let Your environment manage you: Track site performance (Sustainability » Linnean Solutions)

Honeywell, Palo Alto Networks team to protect industrial control systems from cyberattacks (Products and Services » Security)

Nlyte Software aquires FieldView Solutions for data center event monitoring (Developments » Corporate and Organization)

Emerson debuts simplified power switching and control interface (Products and Services » Energy)