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    Compass Group launches AI-powered managed services hub

    The hub includes an AI tech platform and marketplace that building operators can use to maintain operational systems, the company says.

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    Carrier’s new Fort Worth, Texas, facility will build thermal management systems

    The new manufacturing and engineering center will expand the company's U.S. production capacity for air- and water-cooled commercial chillers, among other things, Carrier said. 

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    Carrier leverages new chillers to grow data center business

    High input costs and a write-down have been challenges, but a growing line of commercial products is boosting sales, the company’s third-quarter earnings show.

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    Industrial facilities gained momentum in Q3: Colliers, JLL

    Constrained supply is fueling competition for modern, well-located space, especially from companies supplying data centers.

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    Meta backs low-carbon cement with new Fortera deal

    Fortera uses captured carbon dioxide in its cements, which leads to a product with 70% less emissions than traditional cement, according to the company.  

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    Trane thermal-management solutions aligned to ‘megatrends,’ CEO says

    The company’s data center work, including in modular cooling systems, is expected to have a spillover effect in other commercial property types, top executive Dave Regnery said on Trane’s third-quarter earnings call.

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    Avoiding infrastructure issues in life science spaces

    A checklist that covers hidden problems with lighting, electrical, plumbing, HVAC and vibrations can help organizations avoid leasing space that won’t work for their operations. 

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    Data center purchases of electrical equipment up 80% since 2025: Hubbell

    Demand from light industrial and other nonresidential markets remained strong as well, the electrical equipment supplier said on its third-quarter earnings call.

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    Market fundamentals remain strong despite economic uncertainty, JLL CEO says

    The firm saw leasing growth across office, industrial and data centers and expects continued growth in its workplace management business as clients work to reduce their vendor count, CEO Christian Ulbrich said.

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    Applying a sustainability lens to LED lighting can save money: report

    Repairing, refurbishing, retrofitting and re-using LED systems nearing the end of their useful life isn’t just about the environmental benefit, say UK and European researchers. 

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    Johnson Controls doubles down on thermal management solutions

    Data centers and “mission-critical” businesses like advanced manufacturing and biopharma operations are the target, CEO Joakim Weidemanis said on the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call.

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    $1.7B New York health lab uses 8,200 steel components in frame

    The structural steel frame of the five-story, 663,000-square-foot laboratory project consists of more than 8,200 major steel components, which total approximately 5,545 tons, according to the construction companies. 

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    Nonresidential buildings drive Schneider energy management gains

    The company has implemented two price hikes due to inflationary pressures and could impose more increases as impacts persist, CFO Nathan Fast said on an earnings call.

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    Louisiana’s public colleges face $4B deferred maintenance backlog

    Across the college systems’ 33 institutions, 30% of facilities were between 25 and 50 years old and 30% were over 50 years old, putting them at higher risk of maintenance issues or failures.

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    Interoperability will help building, industrial system efficiency: NEMA

    The National Electrical Manufacturers Association is working on standards to help building and other infrastructure systems talk to one another with fewer roadblocks, a NEMA director says. 

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    Little-used IAQ procedure can lower energy use by 20%, experts say

    The indoor air quality procedure has been part of ASHRAE 62.1 for almost 40 years, but it’s rarely used because of the calculations required. Technology is changing that, ventilation specialists say.

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    Modular playbook: Constructing an NFL facility in under 3 months

    “Once the foundation was ready ... we came in, crane-lifted the units onto the foundation,” says Sven Louis, WillScot’s senior director of fleet operations. “Then it became a mad dash for all of the trades to get inside the building and complete their work.” 

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    Coworking space takes market share as office owners offload low-performing space: market research

    As more office space gets picked up by coworking operators like WeWork and older office stock is converted or offloaded, coworking’s share of the U.S. office market is ticking up.

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    Connected systems can help when skilled workers are hard to find: Johnson Controls exec

    Technicians can do more in less time if they know what the problem is before they get to the equipment, says Brandon Jackson.

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    Trump tweaks Canada tariffs, removing certain goods while adding others

    Plywood is among the products that will no longer face the 50% tariff, effective Oct. 30. Small air conditioning units and a variety of floor coverings are newly subject to the tariff.    

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    Sustainable conversions require thoughtful material reuse: experts

    A project in Midtown Manhattan highlights one way to turn an underperforming office building into housing using sustainable adaptive reuse.

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    Honeywell aims fire prevention products at battery installations, data centers

    The company is leveraging its Forge building automation platform to offer a pipeline of fire and security products, Honeywell Technologies’ CEO said on its third-quarter earnings call.

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    Google supersizes PJM virtual power plant to more than 1 GW

    The company will use aggregated distributed resources from residential, commercial and industrial customers’ batteries, smart thermostats, on-site generation, industrial process adjustments and other assets.

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    AEP signs 960-MW Indiana nuclear pact with Amazon, X-energy

    If the project is developed, Amazon would purchase the power under a long-term contract that covers the cost of the facility and its operations, the companies said.

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    CBRE CEO sees economic nervousness in markets

    The company saw strong growth in facilities management and critical infrastructure services, executives said Thursday, but project management growth dipped as corporate clients reduced real estate spending.