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Composting program turns cafeteria scraps to brown gold
Ohio University processes more than five tons of food waste every day into soil amendments it uses on campus. But it’s had to rethink parts of the program, the school’s sustainability director says.
By Joe Burns • May 6, 2025 -
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Proposed Trump budget cuts could have spillover effects on facilities
The administration seeks to eliminate community development block grants and programs for reducing diesel emissions and improving indoor air quality, potentially reducing money available for commercial properties.
By Robert Freedman • May 6, 2025 -
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Exponential growth in the data center market is driving the need for more energy-intensive chips, leading operators to seek more power, improved cooling solutions and optimized designs that can boost efficiency and performance.
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Commercial real estate teams look for alternative space management, experience platforms: CBRE
Although 90% of those surveyed use software systems for space data and occupancy management, less than half say they use AI, the firm says.
By Joe Burns • May 5, 2025 -
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Office demand hits bumps, but Q1 finishes up year over year: VTS, CBRE
The national market faced harsh conditions in the first two months of 2025, erasing year-over-year gains in 2024. A cooling labor market and return-to-office trends make future conditions unclear, the firms say.
By Joe Burns • May 2, 2025 -
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ACHR News: Honeywell adds 42% surcharge on R-454B refrigerant
The company says it needs to source material outside the U.S. to meet demand, contributing to higher costs, according to a Honeywell letter to its customers reported by HVAC news source ACHR News.
By Robert Freedman • April 25, 2025 -
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JLL reorganizes divisions to help owners extract value from property operations
The new workplace unit comes as other big management companies have similarly consolidated technology, workplace, sustainability and building operations in a single unit.
By Joe Burns • April 24, 2025 -
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MassBio, Veolia extend waste contract to include decarbonization, energy efficiency services
The new services will help consortium members in Boston and Cambridge, Mass., meet carbon reduction requirements, Veolia North America says.
By Joe Burns • April 21, 2025 -
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NFMT recap: Why people remain key to facilities management success
Despite the importance of technology innovation in the building operations space, technicians and others remain indispensable to keeping facilities operating smoothly.
By Robert Freedman • April 17, 2025 -
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Schneider Electric debuts data center consulting service
EcoConsult for Data Centers offers a roadmap to boost operational efficiency, maximize uptime and extend equipment and facility service life, Schneider says.
By Brian Martucci • April 17, 2025 -
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FM:Systems’ workplace management platform OK’d for federal use amid tumultuous time for government
FedRAMP authorization will enable agencies to quickly adopt the company's workplace management and room and desk booking software as the government works to optimize space utilization.
By Joe Burns • April 16, 2025 -
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Office demand remains resilient in Q1, despite economic uncertainty
Sublease availability and new construction deliveries continue to decline, creating the conditions for “cautious optimism” in the sector, Cushman & Wakefield says.
By Joe Burns • April 15, 2025 -
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A2L transition, tariffs not yet slowing HVAC sales
Buyers appear to be okay with higher costs for A2L refrigerant, and so far the tariff impact is minimal, according to a first quarter equity report on select HVAC companies.
By Robert Freedman • April 14, 2025 -
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Organizations prioritize sustainability, but they’re slowed by manual data processes
A slowdown in federal sustainability mandates is pushing building operators to focus on reduction initiatives, Atrius says.
By Joe Burns • April 14, 2025 -
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Micro sensors offer facilities managers room-level occupancy data
The technology can provide insights into how and when people are using conference rooms, flex spaces and other shared work areas, Occuspace says.
By Joe Burns • Updated April 8, 2025 -
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Leveraging microlearning to stop expensive equipment downtime
In extreme cases, downtime can cost an organization $25,000 an hour. Training that prevents that can quickly pay for itself, an advocate says.
By Robert Freedman • April 7, 2025 -
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Companies shift away from assigned desks, large private offices: CBRE
Employers also increasingly see the importance of quiet spaces for employees to meet and do work requiring sustained focus, according to the firm’s report.
By Joe Burns • April 3, 2025 -
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Trump tariffs to hit HVAC, plumbing hard, analysts say
Products and materials important to facilities operations are expected to increase in cost if they haven’t already, according to analyses.
By Robert Freedman • April 3, 2025 -
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Johnson Controls, FM:Systems aim for faster asset alarm response
A new integration automates ticketing systems and consolidates key work order information across systems, helping operators improve maintenance resource utilization, the companies say.
By Joe Burns • April 1, 2025 -
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Administrative tasks burden facility managers
Despite wanting to focus on the strategic part of their job, property managers are distracted by low-level tasks and bogged down by traditional metrics, VTS says.
By Joe Burns • March 31, 2025 -
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Mission statements do a lot of work on facilities teams, managers say
Writing the statements can seem like a formality, but they can play a concrete role in technicians’ day-to-day work, facilities managers heard at NFMT 2025.
By Robert Freedman • March 28, 2025 -
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How phones shrink response times when facilities are at risk
Mobile devices give building operators a powerful emergency preparedness resource – if they’re used to track work before a crisis hits, a response specialist says.
By Robert Freedman • March 27, 2025 -
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NFMT 2025: Plenty of tech talk but with a focus on people
The annual conference has drawn thousands of attendees and hundreds of exhibitors as facilities managers meet to share best practices and learn of products and services to help their operations.
By Robert Freedman • March 26, 2025 -
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Federal buildings plagued with security, maintenance problems: GAO
Those concerns plus low occupancy rates support the sale of more federal buildings, a Government Accountability Office official said in a House subcommittee hearing.
By Robert Freedman • March 24, 2025 -
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Rise in office attendance leads building operators to automate visitor management
With more than a third of businesses increasing office attendance, managers can find value in integrating workplace solutions, a company in the management software space says.
By Joe Burns • March 21, 2025 -
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Tariffs’ impact on commercial real estate
Third-party logistics providers could fill otherwise slack industrial space as tenants rely on them while volatility persists, CBRE says. Manufacturing and retail also could see effects.
By Robert Freedman • March 20, 2025
