FMLink Newsletter — Software — November 3, 2016

FMLink Newsletter — Software — November 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 Software news from July 21 through November 2, 2016.

TOP STORIES

JLL: Digital FM technologies delivering smarter, better workplaces (Surveys)

Utility best practices (Benchmarking » FM BENCHMARKING)

Buy utilities at the lowest cost (How To » BOMI International)

Benchmarking your facility’s carbon footprint (Benchmarking » FM BENCHMARKING)

Building energy management systems providers ranked by Navigant Research; Schneider Electric, Honeywell at top (Surveys)

Carbon footprint standards: Why should you care? (Magazines » FMJ)

Navigant Research: Commercial building automation systems market at a crossroads (Surveys)

Benchmarking your security performance (Benchmarking » FM BENCHMARKING)

Benchmark your security staffing (Benchmarking » FM BENCHMARKING)

How service automation can drive success for urgent care, retail healthcare centers (Products and Services » Publications)

Making the business case for FM standards (Magazines » FMJ)

MORE STORIES

ARCHIBUS V.23 delivers enterprise information modeling (Products and Services » Software)

Interactive Touchscreen Solutions expands wayfinding systems, data collection (Products and Services » Other)

Practice Greenhealth unveils cost of ownership calculator (Products and Services » Software)

Cityzenith launches 5D Smart World Beta User Program for AEC, CRE industries (Products and Services » Software)

Future Facilities Assessment Service to guide data centers as adopt The Green Grid’s new Performance Indicator (Products and Services » Software)

Accruent connects asset management to IoT with acquisition of Verisae (Developments » Corporate and Organization)

NREL announces winner for crowdsourcing residential energy-efficiency smartphone app (Developments » Industry Awards)

Energy-efficient intelligent building technologies and services are foundational to Building2Grid, finds Navigant Research (Surveys)

Kimberly-Clark Professional intros smart restroom management system to monitor conditions (Products and Services » Software)

FM:Systems, CoWorkr to bring real-time space utilization analysis to building industry (Products and Services » Software)

MarketsandMarkets: FM solutions market driven by cloud-based solutions (Surveys)

SpaceTrak space planning SaaS debuts at IFMA’s World Workplace (Products and Services » Software)

ASIS 2016 Accolades Award winners for security technology named (Products and Services » Security)

DOE launches Smart Energy Analytics Campaign for commercial buildings (Associations and Organizations)

GBCI announces new green building technology organization: “arc” (Associations and Organizations)

National BIM Guide for Owners now available for public review (Products and Services » Publications)

BRE America releases BREEAM USA In-Use technical manual for building assessors (Products and Services » Software)

Aramark hospital facility service software integrates multiple systems (Products and Services » Software)

Acuity Brands wireless lighting controls simplify LED retrofit (Products and Services » Lighting)

AIA Innovation Award winners highlight design/construction collaboration (Developments » Industry Awards)

Understanding the significance of code and standard compliance is only a first step to effective facility operations (Analyst Insights » Frost & Sullivan)

Interactive Touchscreen Solutions helps WMATA improve secured data centers (Contract Awards)

FTC chooses AMAG Technology access control system (Contract Awards)

SpotterRF helps secure presidential debate from low-flying drones (Contract Awards)

Schneider Electric actuator creates strong foundation for smart buildings (Products and Services » Energy)

Virtual power plant enabling technologies led by software, finds Navigant Research (Surveys)

Dodge Data & Analytics, Autodesk to make BIM data available through Autodesk software (Products and Services » Software)