Building Services Management-Solutions For Today's Facility Maintenance Professional

	Inside the February 2019
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Today's News

USGBC IDs Top States for LEED Buildings WASHINGTON – Illinois has topped the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) annual list of the Top 10 States for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), the world’s most widely used green building rating system. Read More... IFMA and ISSA Support New Trade Show in Toronto HOUSTON -- IFMA is joining forces with ISSA, the worldwide cleaning association, and MediaEdge Communications to support a new trade show and conference for the larger built environment. Read More... LG Partners with Baker in NASCAR Truck Sponsorship DAYTONA BEACH, FL -- LG Electronics USA Air Conditioning Technologies, in conjunction with Baker Distributing Company, is supporting champion driver Gus Dean and Young's Motorsports in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series 2019 season. Read More... Cintas Offers Norovirus Cleaning Checklist CINCINNATI -- Each year, up to 21 million Americans contract the highly contagious norovirus. With an estimated annual cost of $2 billion in lost productivity and healthcare expenses from foodborne norovirus alone, can your business afford an outbreak? Read More... ‘Splat:’ Allen Maintenance to Clean OTF Facilities in Detroit Area LINCOLN PARK, MI -- Allen Maintenance Corporation, a provider of commercial cleaning and building maintenance services in the Metro Detroit area, is earning ‘Splat Points,’ having been hired to provide commercial cleaning services to the growing Orange Theory Fitness franchise. Read More... Red-Jasper Corvette at IRE goes to Top Seller, Palladino ATLANTA – Jasper Contractors, Inc., a roofing services provider, presented Joseph Palladino, its top revenue producer, a 2019 Corvette Stingray at the International Roofing Expo being held this week in Nashville, TN. Read More... Western Publishes Free eBook on Property Inspections & Maintenance ST. LOUIS -- Properly maintaining a building, facility or structure is one of the most challenging, yet important tasks a facility manager or property owner has. To help, the concrete and masonry restoration experts at Western Specialty Contractors have simplified the maintenance process with the publication of a new eBook entitled “Property Inspections – The Critical First Step.” Read More... NRCA Launches ProCertification for Installers, Foremen at Expo ROSEMONT, IL -- The National Roofing Contractors Association has launched the NRCA ProCertification program, a national certification initiative for roof system installers and foremen. The certification was announced at NRCA’s 132nd annual convention being held in Nashville, TN this week. Read More... Polyglass Names Nichols Director of Sales for NA, Caribbean DEERFIELD BEACH, FL -- Polyglass U.S.A., Inc., a manufacturer of modified bitumen roofing and waterproofing membranes and roof coatings for low- and steep-slope applications, announced at the IRE that Dan Nichols has been appointed Director of Sales, responsible for leading sales with a focus on strategy and sustained profitable growth across the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. Read More... AEG, SMG Merge to form Global FM Company LOS ANGELES -- AEG Facilities, the venue management subsidiary of AEG, and SMG, an Onex portfolio company, have agreed to a merger, creating a new, stand-alone global facility management and venue services company that will operate as ASM Global. Read More...
Industry News
Preventing Moisture Failures Measuring Relative Humidity in Concrete BY JASON SPANGLER
Industry experts say the leading cause of flooring failures is moisture. The National Wood Flooring Association, for example, estimates that moisture is the cause of roughly 75 percent of all installation failures. Paying attention to the moisture level of flooring, including the concrete floor slab, is vitally important for making sure that commercial flooring provides years of reliable service with minimal costs related to building maintenance and repairs. To read this article in its entirety, click here.

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