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    IAQ doesn’t need to increase energy costs: IWBI summit speakers

    Technologies can help facility managers improve energy efficiency and indoor air quality at the same time, ASHRAE President Bill McQuade said.

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    Once unthinkable, extreme security is becoming a best practice

    With hundreds of mass shootings a year, gun detectors, second sets of doors and drones are on the shopping list at more properties.

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    FMs could benefit from bill creating visa to fill construction jobs

    The H-2C visa would fill jobs that have remained open for a certain period of time so companies can get crews working on projects. 

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    Facilities managers discover how the ‘circular economy’ offers them money-saving opportunities

    ‘Cooling-as-a-service’ and ‘workplace-as-a-service’ are among the models building operators are using to let their organizations hold onto their capital while polishing their sustainability credentials, specialists said at IFMA World Workplace 2025.

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    Newer multifamily housing shows how fire safe buildings can be: Pew report

    Self-closing doors and fire-resistant materials are among the reasons multifamily buildings are safer than other property types, including single-family homes.

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    Healthy buildings mean strong ROI: IWBI Policy Summit

    There’s an urgency to improve indoor environments, said facilities leaders, public health officials and lawmakers at the high-profile event.

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    Federal property crisis at inflection point. Incremental moves needed, experts say.

    Market uncertainty complicates solutions as officials wrestle with what to do with millions of square feet of obsolete and underused real estate: IFMA panel.  

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    Facilities could be impacted as US adds tariffs on furniture, wood

    An executive order from President Donald Trump installs a 25% tariff on sofa, chair and cabinet imports and a 10% duty on timber and lumber.

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    With deal, Budderfly looks for EaaS growth in manufacturing sector

    The energy-as-a-service model can help manufacturers improve their resiliency while lowering their costs and reducing their emissions, CEO Al Subbloie says. 

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    Data-driven building management takes center stage at IFMA conference

    Facilities managers are learning how to sort through and leverage building systems data as they lean into digitalization, conference sessions show.

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    Code developers battle each other — and third parties — over access to their work

    The International Code Council is part of a coalition that supports allowing public code access in exchange for copyright protection. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers and others call that the wrong approach.

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    The virtue of responsiveness in facilities management: Danny Clemens

    When the buck stops with you on the condition of your organization’s buildings, you owe same-day replies to the people you serve, says a retiring school district facilities chief.

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    Carrier adds data filter, export tools to AI platform to help portfolio management

    Enhancements to the Abound Insights app provide weather and air quality overlays and enable users to download site lists, equipment details and work order reports.

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    Critical infrastructure operators add more insecure industrial equipment online

    The problem isn’t limited to legacy technology. New devices are exposed with critical vulnerabilities.

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    Owner-tenant green retrofit investment boosts value: JLL

    Tenants want prime space that meets their sustainability targets. That’s driving deals that include energy-focused lease clauses, the firm says.

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    IT losing ability to secure networks without FMs’ help, report shows

    Tech leaders know breach prevention but facilities managers know the building systems that bad actors are increasingly targeting, says a cybersecurity specialist. The two must work together.

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    On site: Digging into National Geographic’s museum build

    HITT Contracting leaned heavily on design-assist and digital modeling to integrate systems across four historic buildings for the Museum of Exploration.

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    School facility governance standard aims to improve fairness, boost rental revenue

    An executive with rental platform Facilitron says some larger districts forgo millions through outdated, inconsistently enforced policies.

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    Axiom Cloud touts integrations to boost refrigerant leak management tech

    A new web portal aims to break down walls between refrigerant tracking and maintenance systems with AI to help operators streamline work order management and meet compliance.

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    Healthy buildings offer bottom-line benefits to building owners, report finds

    Improved ventilation, lighting and thermal comfort can provide more than $50 per square foot in productivity gains and support rent premiums, the International WELL Building Institute says. 

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    How better workflow helped FM get ahead of maintenance

    By automating routine work and giving each technician visibility into project status, the facilities chief for a 13,000-student school district has been able to keep older equipment running smoothly.

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    Clean energy jobs grew in 2024 but face policy threats: E2

    Clean energy job growth outpaced overall employment growth and the rest of the energy sector in 2024.

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    Using CMMS to get ahead of Legionella risk

    By tracking changes in bacteria levels before they reach critical levels, facility managers can reduce exposure, a facility software executive says.

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    Trane AI tools aim to address outdated systems, labor shortage

    AI Control and ARIA can reduce heating and cooling energy use up to 25% and carbon emissions up to 40% while making it easier for operators to troubleshoot maintenance issues, the company says.

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    Facility managers on front lines amid rise in building-control cyber threats

    Bad actors are targeting weak links, such as third-party vendors, to get into operational systems. Building operators can reduce vulnerability by working in concert with security teams, a tech specialist says.