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Workspace Technology Tools Help Organizations Support Mobile Staff Engagement and ProductivityIntegrated workplace planning strategies provide a win/win for employers and staff
CoreNet Global: The LEADER |
Developing an Energy Master PlanHow an effective energy master plan IDs inefficiencies and conserves energy
FMJ |
Elevator buttons harbor more bacteria than toilets, finds studySurveys |
Cintas offers summer fire safety tips for FMsNews: Products and Services |
Fire Prevention in Your Building — What Facilities Managers Need to KnowHow To: BOMI International |
Navigant: Smart waste technologies will enhance waste management offeringsSurveys |
Regulatory demands are driving FM outsourcing, real estate/procurement collaborationNews: Products and Services
ISSA releases 2014 employee compensation report for cleaning industrySurveys
BIFM: Confidence in operational data boosts FM's statusSurveys
The Value of Facility Condition Assessments to Sustainability ProgramsSustainability: FEA (Facility Engineering Associates, P.C.)
The "Hidden" Benefits of LEED-EB Certification: Insurance DiscountsWays LEED-EB Certification Saves or Makes You Money
Sustainability: Leonardo Academy |
 Updated 2015 International Codes to support safety, resiliency in built environment News: Products and Services |
ASHRAE makes changes to In Operation methodology for bEQ programNews: Associations and Organizations |
Colt statusWhat went behind the decision to centralize FM not only across company facilities in one country, but multiple ones
FM World |
ISSA and CIRI announce improvements to Clean Standard: K-12News: Products and Services |
ICC publication imparts skills for inspectors to facilitate successful building inspectionsNews: Products and Services |
Electronic Security Association launches security product guide, Web siteNews: Products and Services |
GSA to start maintenance, repair and operations strategic sourcing programNews: Regulations and Government |
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 ISS U.K. signs up to kick off new cup recycling service News: Developments |
 ARCHIBUS software to optimize building service and processes for Minnesota county News: Contract Awards |
 Landscape Forms introduces robust, high-design Harpo site benchNews: Products and Services |
Action Services Group to provide lighting/sign maintenance and electrical services for Peebles, Goody's, BeallsNews: Contract Awards |
 JLL hired to lease or manage several high-profile facilities News: Contract Awards |
 Toronto long-term care facilities now feature "bird-friendly" green roofsNews: Contract Awards |
Tennant Company partners with Minnesota Twins for strategic cleaning solutionsNews: Contract Awards |
 KBS Capital Advisors selects Transwestern to manage two Class A office buildings near Seattle News: Contract Awards |
CommonWealth Partners taps ABM for facilities engineering maintenance services at multiple propertiesNews: Contract Awards |
Pristine Environments secures green cleaning contracts with First Potomac Realty Trust, Harris CorporationNews: Contract Awards |
G4S Technology awarded $1.8 million contract to upgrade Killeen airport securityNews: Contract Awards |
BIFM's FM qualifications launched in the Middle East through M.H. Alshaya Co.News: Associations and Organizations |
 FLOS launches glowing lantern-style outdoor-indoor lightingNews: Products and Services |
ASE names four stars of energy efficiency for 2014News: Developments |
 NIOSH resources support Buy Quiet program to help prevent noise-induced hearing lossNews: Products and Services |
MSHDA sets pace with 1st LEED for Michigan state agency, and 2nd LEED v4 O+M in worldNews: Developments |
DIRECTV headquarters renovation leads the way with LEED Platinum ID+CNews: Developments |
 T5 Data Centers launches third-party data center FM services News: Developments |
 Franciscan St. Francis Health Environmental Services team earns first-of-kind cleaning certificationNews: Developments |
 Gamewell-FCI's fire alarm testing software delivers detailed test reports News: Products and Services |
 Skybox Datacenters breaks ground on secure, robust data center facility in Houston News: Developments |
ADT bundles security, automation solutions for foodservice industryNews: Products and Services |
 Tremco Roofing launches potentially revolutionary aerial imaging technologyNews: Products and Services |
 Vegetal i.D., local organizations pilot pace-setting blue/green roof stormwater management solution News: Products and Services |
ISSA-TV Educational Quick Clip videos cover floor maintenance, moreNews: Products and Services |
 Tarkett's metallic/glass solid vinyl tile flooring combines precious metal features with solid resilience News: Products and Services |
Zep Inc. introduces Cherry Bomb hand cleaner towels for use in the fieldNews: Products and Services |
 Cintas announces finalists for " Canada's Best Restroom" contest to honor hygiene, style News: Developments |
 Gallagher's PIV solution achieves approval from U.S. government News: Products and Services |
Navigant: Shipments of advanced HVAC controls slowed by recovery, but set to double by 2023Surveys |
CBRE: U.S. commercial real estate improved strongly across all property types in Q2 2014Surveys |
Shelton Group study shows favorable attitudes but lower sales for green brandsSurveys |
IHS: Plastics recycling pushed to improve as China seeks to end role as dumping groundSurveys |
 CBRE / Maastricht University: Minneapolis leads USA in green commercial real estate Surveys |
Q3 and Q4 2014 commercial real estate forecasts revealed in Integra Realty Resources reportSurveys |
Report: State and local agencies moving towards mobile work readiness, but face roadblocksSurveys |
Finding the BalanceMaximizing savings on labor and product costs
FMJ |
ISSA/Baird quarterly cleaning industry survey shows positive growthSurveys |
Reducing Real EstateFlex work and hoteling in the corporate workplace
FMJ |
Corporate Real Estate, Facilities Management & the C-Suite: The Eternal QuestionWhy corporate real estate has yet to earn a real seat at the senior leadership table—and how it can
CoreNet Global: The LEADER |
