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Building performance standards set to proliferate, evolve in 2025
State and local governments continue to develop building standards that draw on existing frameworks and implement new metrics for measuring performance.
By Joe Burns • March 25, 2025 -
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Madison, Wis., benchmarking program to phase in smaller buildings
Continuous benchmarking and system tune-ups can help owners and operators reduce annual energy use and provide cities with necessary information for setting performance targets, experts say.
By Joe Burns • March 14, 2025 -
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May 4 is St. Louis’ first building performance compliance deadline
The city’s BEPS requires the top 65% of energy users for each building type to reduce energy use by the deadline. The standards get stricter over time.
By Joe Burns • March 11, 2025 -
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How facilities managers can help reduce RTO liability
Property executives can be key in determining which accommodations are reasonable when employees are hesitant to work on-site, an attorney says.
By Robert Freedman • March 7, 2025 -
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FEMA halts enforcement of flood rebuild rule, New York Times reports
By not requiring buildings at risk of repeated flooding to be elevated or moved, the government isn’t saving money, critics say.
By Robert Freedman • Feb. 19, 2025 -
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New York reintroduces bills seeking climate risk, emissions disclosures
Senate Bills 3456 and 3697, if approved, would mandate climate-related disclosures from large companies operating in the Empire State as early as 2027.
By Zoya Mirza • Feb. 6, 2025 -
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Boston expands net-zero emissions requirements to new buildings, large additions
The zoning change requires most new buildings to be net zero when they open. The city previously set similar performance standards for existing buildings.
By Joe Burns • Feb. 3, 2025 -
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Trump delays tariffs on Canada, Mexico; China strikes back at US
The president reached agreements to delay tariffs on both of the nation’s neighbors in exchange for increased border security, while China added its own tariffs on U.S. fossil fuels and other products.
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How the NLRB’s uncertain future could impact hotels
The joint employer rule, which limits franchisor liability for labor violations at locations owned by franchisees, could revert to its Trump-era standard when the board reestablishes quorum, experts say.
By Noelle Mateer • Jan. 30, 2025 -
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Trump funding freeze leaves IIJA, IRA projects in limbo
New executive orders could halt promised funding and stop infrastructure and environmental projects that are already underway, legal experts say.
By Julie Strupp • Jan. 29, 2025 -
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Private prison operations contracts could resume under Trump executive order
A trade association that represents contractor-operated criminal detention facilities called a Biden administration executive order ending such contracts “misguided.”
By Benton Graham • Jan. 29, 2025 -
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DOL pauses contractor hiring discrimination enforcement after Trump order
The decision is the result of a Jan. 22 executive order that rescinded a half-century-old effort to prohibit discrimination by federal contractors.
By Ryan Golden • Jan. 28, 2025 -
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Trump orders GSA to advance ‘beautiful’ federal buildings
The American Institute of Architects expressed concern over the change, which mirrors a move the president made in the final days of his first term.
By Zachary Phillips • Jan. 23, 2025 -
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Deep Dive6 facilities management trends set to define 2025
Facilities managers are leveraging data to optimize operations and meet changing occupier needs while anticipating federal policy shifts and growing data center demand.
By Joe Burns , Nish Amarnath • Jan. 14, 2025 -
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Q&ANY mandates contractor registration for publicly funded projects
The project owner has a responsibility to verify the registration status of all contractors and subcontractors before they begin their work, consultant Kathleen Bloss said.
By Sebastian Obando • Jan. 13, 2025 -
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Biden signs legislation that includes provisions targeting inefficient federal office space utilization
The new law requires space occupancy standards that can draw federal employees back to the office, while other reforms aim to cut waste, consolidate space and boost federal building security.
By Nish Amarnath • Jan. 7, 2025 -
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92% of large NYC buildings meet 2024 carbon emission limits: report
Site energy use in buildings over 25,000 square feet dropped for the fifth year in a row, with 50% of office buildings set to meet Local Law 97’s stricter 2030 targets, the Urban Green Council says.
By Nish Amarnath • Dec. 13, 2024 -
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FTC orders a building services contractor to end no-hire agreement
The company’s policy prevented workers from negotiating better wages, benefits and working conditions, the FTC said.
By Carolyn Crist • Dec. 11, 2024 -
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Schneider Electric tool helps hotels calculate building decarbonization ROI
Users can look at individual properties or an entire portfolio for cost estimates and compliance with local emissions laws. The company plans to roll the tool out for hotels “more widely” in 2025, an executive said.
By Noelle Mateer • Dec. 3, 2024 -
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Federal courthouse design changes could raise operations, maintenance costs: GAO report
The 2021 design updates could significantly raise the rent the judiciary and other tenant agencies must pay, the Government Accountability Office says.
By Nish Amarnath • Nov. 19, 2024 -
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DOL’s $35K overtime salary threshold back in effect
A federal judge ruled that the Department of Labor’s 2024 rule exceeded the agency’s authority and is unlawful.
By Ginger Christ • Nov. 19, 2024 -
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Schneider Electric investigating cyber intrusion after threat actor gains access to platform
Threat actors claim to have 75,000 unique name and email addresses from the incident, which marks Schneider Electric’s third cyber breach in less than two years.
By David Jones • Nov. 6, 2024 -
Hospitality industry reacts to hotel staffing requirements passed by New York City Council
A main concern for opponents of the Safe Hotels Act is its requirement that New York City hotels with over 100 rooms directly employ housekeeping and front desk staff, rather than using subcontractors.
By Jenna Graber • Oct. 28, 2024 -
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New hotel staffing requirements passed by New York City Council
The legislation — condemned by national hotel owners associations, but applauded by local unions — requires large hotels to have a security guard for continuous on-property coverage when a room is occupied.
By Jenna Graber • Oct. 25, 2024 -
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Four lessons from the CrowdStrike incident for facilities management
Redundant systems and robust contingency planning helped mitigate the outage’s operational impacts, Cushman & Wakefield and Facilitron executives said.
By Brian Martucci • Sept. 23, 2024
