5.28.08 | Houston, TX | The Hong Kong Chapter of the International Facility Management Association presents Integrate 2008, June 4-5, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Keynote speakers will be Steven Sonsino, Michael Turley, and K.C. Mak. To learn more about Integrate 2008, or to register for the conference, visit www.ifma.org.hk/integrate2008/index.html.

5.27.08 | Norwalk, Ct | EMCOR Group continues its innovation in the areas of safety and productivity with the development of the "Personal Productivity Equipment" concept, an alternative strategy to its "Personal Protection Equipment" program, which provided workers with protective equipment that often was inconvenient and impractical, thus unused and leading to injuries. With the new PPE concept, LED task lighting, better footwear, gel knee pads, to name a few, make work safer, less tiring and more productive. 

5.23.08 | Houston, TX | An International Facility Management Association's survey confirms that companies are offering employees more amenities, adding to the usual break rooms with internet cafes, outdoor recreation areas and health facilities. The report, Benchmarks V: Annual Facility Costs shows that, while employee office space has shrunk, that a variety of amenities is on the rise. Headquarter and educational facilities are the most likely to offer the majority of employee amenities. www.ifma.org/tools/research/benchmarks_v.cfm