Facilities management is becoming increasingly central to organizational success. From automated building management systems and IoT devices to building decarbonization technologies and space planning tools, innovations are reshaping how properties and portfolios are run. To help your team streamline building operations and boost efficiency, we’ve rounded up a list of notable facilities management conferences happening next year. These events will address the latest ideas building operators and facilities managers must stay abreast of in the realms of sustainability, technology, talent, maintenance and more.
For details of facilities management events happening through the rest of this year, check out our 2024 conferences list. If you’d like to submit an event for the list, please reach out to [email protected].
Top facilities management conferences in 2025
ASHRAE Winter Conference
Feb 8-12
Orlando, Florida
ASHRAE brings together industry HVAC, sustainability and facilities management experts at its winter conference for five days of sessions, technical tours and working groups. Past events have covered energy conservation measures, indoor air quality, data center liquid cooling applications and other topics in facility management and operations.
2025 AHR Expo
Feb 10-12
Orlando, Florida
The AHR Expo is a key HVAC and refrigeration event hosted by ASHRAE and the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute. It features over 100 free industry seminars, panel series, and product and technology presentations. The conference schedule will be available this fall.
RETCON 2025
March 10-12
Las Vegas
The real estate technology conference brings together owners, operators, developers, proptech startups and technology and service providers to discuss trends shaping the commercial and multifamily real estate landscape, with sessions on AI, data integration, technology, sustainability and more.
Speakers at this year’s event included Yao Morin, chief technology officer at JLL and Tal Kerret, president of Silverstein Properties, as well as experts from CBRE, Newmark, Brookfield Properties, McKesson, Airbnb and Hines.
NFMT 2025
March 25-27
Baltimore
This broad-based educational event for facilities management professionals provides a mix of technical sessions, attendee-driven discussions on facilities management trends and expo hall presentations. This year’s sessions covered topics spanning smart and autonomous buildings, lifecycle data and technology, digital twins, AI-powered maintenance and building envelope assessments.
APPA 2025 Spring Conference
April 9-11
New Orleans
This program seeks to address issues facing higher education and K-12 institutions’ facilities and the professionals who plan, manage and maintain them. The 2024 conference covered topics such as crisis management and strategies for staff recruiting, training and retention.
Getting to Zero Forum
April 22-24
Los Angeles
This event focuses on sustainability and building decarbonization. Past events have brought together key stakeholders from the policy and building communities to address strategies, best practices and pathways to reducing energy demand and reaching net-zero carbon emissions.
IFMA Facility Fusion 2025
April 29 - May 1
Austin, Texas
This event by the International Facilities Management Association offers TED-style talks, learning labs, team-building exercises and plentiful networking opportunities. Expected topics include human factors in the workplace, tech-enabled offices, drawing on data to inform strategy and approaches to achieving net-zero emissions.
Cleanmed 2025
May 6-8
Atlanta
This event, hosted by nonprofits Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth, focuses on innovations aimed at boosting environmental sustainability and best practices in healthcare. The 2024 event addressed such topics as energy procurement strategies, climate resilience plans and the role of innovation and health equity in driving sustainability initiatives in the space.
NAFSA National Conference & Expo
May 18-21
Salt Lake City
Through this event, the National Association of State Facilities Administrators plans to facilitate dialogue on facility administration. Topics the group expects to cover at the 2025 conference include maintenance software systems, deferred maintenance, hybrid workplace models, workforce recruitment and retention and space management technology.
NFPA Conference and Expo
June 16-18
Las Vegas
This National Fire Protection Association event provides insights into fire, electrical and life safety. It will address compliance with prevailing codes and standards in the design, construction and operation of buildings and facilities. Last year’s speakers included experts from FM Global and the American Fire Sprinkler Association.
ASHRAE Annual Conference
June 21-25
Phoenix
This five-day conference by ASHRAE plans to provide a mix of technical sessions and committee meetings on HVAC, sustainability and related building management trends. Attendees can also go on technical tours.
In 2024, key topics included building decarbonization, artificial intelligence, legislative updates and advancements related to refrigerants with low global warming potential.
BOMA International Conference and Expo
June 28 - July 1
Boston
The International Conference and Expo of the Building Owners and Managers Association International offers educational sessions, awards and insights into building operations, maintenance and real estate. The event also features a technology pavilion that highlights new software, systems, data management platforms and commercial real estate business tools.
ASHE Health Care Facilities Innovation Conference
July 27-30
Columbus, Ohio
The American Society for Health Care Engineering conference focuses on technology and trends that ensure quality patient care. It aims to provide insights on maintaining facilities that are resilient, adaptable and sustainable in the face of changing demands and challenges in healthcare.
The 2024 event included speakers such as Colin Barrett, vice president of infrastructure and special projects at the Mount Sinai Health System; Dan Mastin, director of the energy and commissioning program at New York-Presbyterian Hospital; Herman McKenzie, director of the physical environment department at the Joint Commission; and various academics, ASHE officials, government leaders and energy management experts.
Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo
Sept 24-26
San Diego, California
Topics next year’s event will address include operational planning, strategies to decarbonize healthcare facilities, the future of healthcare spaces and adaptive reuse in healthcare. Next year’s speakers include Dania Baba, a health operations expert from Jacobs; Patrick Casey, senior vice president of facilities construction and systems engineering at Harris Health System; Lisa Cholmondeley, principal at Gensler; and Sean Collins, executive director of facilities planning design and construction at Cedars Sinai Medical Center.
