FMLink Newsletter — Sustainability — December 1, 2016

FMLink Newsletter — Sustainability — December 1, 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 October 27 through November 30, 2016.

TOP STORIES

Returns on investment by treating building occupants WELL (Sustainability » Leonardo Academy)
An overview of the WELL Building Standard and its links to LEED

WorldGBC: Green offices that keep staff healthy and happy improve productivity, boost bottom line (Surveys)

WorldGBC: Net zero carbon initiative gets boost from 10 countries at COP22 (Developments » Environment and Sustainability)

Protecting against paint failures and hazards (How To » BOMI International)

RICS seeks building industry insights to build on global climate change commitments at COP22 (Developments » Environment and Sustainability)

Ten U.S. cities join project to cut climate pollution from buildings (Developments » Environment and Sustainability)

Work on the Move 2: How social, leadership and technology innovations are transforming the workplace in the digital economy (Workplace Strategies » WORKPLACE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS)

CBRE study: San Francisco has most green building certifications (Surveys)

Changes to building systems commissioning requirements proposed for green building standard (Regulations and Government » Code-related Issues)

CaGBC launches Zero Carbon Buildings Framework (Products and Services » Publications)

Benefits of foam soap in labor, safety, water conservation detailed in free Kutol eGuide (Products and Services » Publications)

AASHE releases 2016 Sustainable Campus Index (Surveys)

MORE STORIES

International Code Council launches community resilience alliance (Associations and Organizations)

EPA celebrates America Recycles Day with recycling report, app, resources (Surveys)

$50,000 sustainable campus competition won by IUPUI, Butler University (Developments » Industry Awards)

NAIOP honors Vancouver’s MNP Tower as top office development (Developments » Real Estate)

DOE announces $25 million to innovate electric motors for manufacturing (Developments » Energy Management)

GBI’s Green Globes certification approved for GSA’s federal leasing activities (Developments » Environment and Sustainability)

DOE partners with ICC, others on compliance guide for energy storage systems (Regulations and Government » Code-related Issues)

Park Tower office tower purchase to help revitalize Downtown Tampa (Developments » Real Estate)

Group urges EPA to level playing field for energy efficiency in Clean Power Plan (Developments » Energy Management)

USDA, EPA announce first U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions (Developments » Environment and Sustainability)
15 major U.S. companies pledge 50 percent reduction in food loss and waste by 2030

Rooflite adds regional green roof soil blender in Missouri (Developments » Corporate and Organization)

ACORE launches energy storage report, PPA guidebook at Western energy finance event (Surveys)

CTBUH names Shanghai Tower “Best Tall Building Worldwide” among 2016 regional winners (Developments » Environment and Sustainability)

DOE’s Wave Energy Prize shows potential for coastal cities (Developments » Energy Management)

JLL partners with MIT to launch Real Estate Innovation Lab (Developments » Real Estate)

DOE, partners to promote Zero Energy Districts for more sustainable communities (Developments » Energy Management)

GBCI: Microsoft first tech company to gain Zero Waste Facility Certification (Developments » Environment and Sustainability)

Navigant Research: Stationary fuel cells becoming viable in various markets globally (Surveys)

Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy announces its global impact (Associations and Organizations)

DOE highlights top three hydrogen and fuel cell states (Surveys)

Global mayors prepare their cities for autonomous vehicles (Associations and Organizations)