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Flipping the switch to LED lighting is no longer simply about optimizing energy use: When combined with sensors, controls, and networks, buildings become smart—gaining even greater efficiencies.
07/23/2019

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    Latest: Smart Buildings And Workplace Strategies For The Future - Flipping the switch to LED lighting is no longer simply about optimizing energy use: When combined with sensors, controls, and networks, buildings become smart—gaining even greater efficiencies.

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    Smart Buildings And Workplace Strategies For The Future

    Flipping the switch to LED lighting is no longer simply about optimizing energy use: When combined with sensors, controls, and networks, buildings become smart—gaining even greater efficiencies.
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    Five Ways To Battle Holiday Weight Gain In The Workplace

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    Friday Funny: 15 Coolest Workplace Perks For 2019

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    Opioids In The Workplace: Employers Need To Act

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    Friday Funny: Here Come The Holidays!

    Companies are full of holiday cheer this year: Most plan to host holiday parties to end 2018, and 41 percent will spend more than last year. (Don’t even think about skipping.)
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    New Report Examines Next Level Of Workplace Safety

    Despite a notable reduction in total workplace injuries, worker fatalities are at an eight-year high, with 5,190 people dying in 2016.
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    Workers In LEED Green Buildings Are Happier, Healthier, More Productive 

    Healthier, more sustainable buildings give employers a hiring edge to attract best in class talent, according to a new USGBC survey.
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    What Has Changed In Workplace Strategies?

    In a fifth biennial global benchmarking study, “once alternative” workplace strategies were examined with insights from more than 130 organizations.
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    Friday Funny: Day Off With Dog

    A Delaware pet supply company is now offering employees annual “Paw-ternity” leave as part of its benefits package. Do pet-friendly workplaces make for happier employees?
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    FM Alert

    OSHA Awards $9.3M In Training Grants

    The workplace safety and health training grants will help 74 nonprofit organizations educate workers and job creators.
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    69 Percent Of Employees Are Tired At Work

    Workers in construction, transportation, manufacturing, and utilities have more risk factors for fatigue, but are less concerned about it, finds NSC report.
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    Workplace Culture

    Question Of The Week: Do Flexible Work Arrangements Lead To Better Performance?

    Half of employers feel productivity would increase under a compressed schedule, according to a new survey from The Creative Group.
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    OSHA To Address Whistleblower Issues In Finance Industry

    Scheduled for October in Washington, DC, the meeting will solicit public input on whistleblower issues in the finance industry.
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    Safety

    Is Hand Washing Happening In Your Workplace?

    The Healthy Hand Washing Survey by Bradley Corporation reveals that 56% of workers have seen colleagues leave the restroom without washing their hands.
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    FM Alert

    UPDATE: OSHA To Award $10.5M In Workplace Safety Training Grants

    The Susan Harwood Training Grants are available to nonprofit organizations and will fund workplace safety and health hazard training and education.
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    Security

    Are Insider Threats A Cyber Security Risk In The Workplace?

    In a new study from ObserveIT, the majority of respondents understand the definition of an insider threat, but data shows the risk of insider threats is growing rapidly.
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    FM Alert

    Quiet Mark Launches In U.S. To Combat Noise Pollution

    Proprietary testing program from the Noise Abatement Society offers support for nation’s health and well-being by helping to find the quietest solutions in over 50 product categories.
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    New Facilities Construction

    McDonald’s Opens New Global HQ In Chicago

    The new nine-story building in Chicago’s West Loop exemplifies the company’s commitment to become a better McDonald’s, more closely connected to its customers.
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    Friday Funny

    Friday Funny: Is Your Job Making You Fat?

    If you think your job is making you fat, you're not alone: 45% of workers say they've gained weight in their current job, according to new survey.
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    Safety

    OSHA To Kick Off Safe + Sound Week

    Over 200 organizations and businesses will partner with OSHA to promote the importance of workplace safety and health programs August 13-19.
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    FM Alert

    IWBI Launches Global Network Of Concept Advisories

    Experts from around the world will share their insights on the impact of 10 WELL concepts on human health.
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    Friday Funny

    Friday Funny: Is There A Jerk At Your Work?

    Are you being treated like dirt at your job and don’t know what to do about it? A Stanford professor has created a guide to working with bullies, creeps, jerks, tyrants, tormentors, despots, backstabbers, and egomaniacs.
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    Workplace Culture

    New Survey Template Measures Employee Belonging, Inclusion

    The template helps companies determine areas of focus to foster an inclusive workplace for underrepresented groups across race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, and more.
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    Technology

    Siemens Acquires Comfy App Company

    Expanding its smart building solutions portfolio, Siemens has acquired Building Robotics, whose user-friendly Comfy app empowers building occupants.
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    Friday Funny

    Friday Funny: Are Managers More Rude?

    Senior managers think people become less rude as they move up the corporate ladder, according to a recent survey. Employees have a different take.
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    Friday Funny

    Office Coffee Service: If You Brew It, They Will Work

    In honor of National Donut Day, we take a look at the donut's favorite sidekick, coffee, and its potential for boosting employee productivity and retention at your facility.
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    Interiors

    Taking A Break

    In offices that feature a variety of space types, breakrooms still remain a central draw.
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    Trends

    The Productivity Problem In Office Design

    Which aspects of the physical workplace impact employees most, and what can facility planners do about it?
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