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  • More employees are being drawn back into offices with open-landscape settings and collaborative spaces gaining popularity among those who choose to come onsite to work.
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    Office on-site mandates and occupancy rise, but office space challenges persist

    As hybrid work becomes the norm, tech-enabled workspaces and enhanced amenities help offices complete with the benefits of working from home.

    By • Dec. 21, 2023
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    MarginPoint’s new CMMS platform highlights demand for maintenance tech

    As operators shift to proactive maintenance models, tech firms continue to develop and launch asset health and management solutions.

    By • Dec. 20, 2023
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    Top 5 stories from Facilities Dive

    Top 5 stories from Facilities Dive

    By Facilities Dive staff
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    $530M in building code technical assistance grants available from DOE

    The grants will support a wide range of energy code and building performance standards activities, including workforce development, by state, local and tribal governments.

    By • Dec. 19, 2023
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    BWH Hotels to bring Tesla EV charging stations to North American properties

    The partnership is the latest between a hotel company and EV charging provider as hotels increasingly seek to cater to eco-conscious guests.

    By Noelle Mateer • Dec. 15, 2023
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    A lack of collaborative space tops list of in-office concerns

    As 58% of North American companies are mandating or encouraging more time in the office than they did six months ago, challenges remain, according to a workplace report by VTS.

    By • Dec. 15, 2023
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    Tailgating, piggybacking top list of access control issues: report

    More than 90% of organizations reported having an access control failure in the past six months, according to an ASIS International survey.

    By • Dec. 14, 2023
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    Johnson Controls reports strong commercial service growth in Q4, FY 2023

    Despite a cyberattack in September that delayed its release of Q4 results, the company said it continues to grow its backlog and service orders.

    By • Dec. 13, 2023
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    JLL expands Emerus healthcare facilities management contract

    The real estate services firm will add project and development services to the contract, which covers 35 small hospitals and emergency departments totaling 1 million square feet. 

    By • Dec. 13, 2023
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    Fully remote work plummets, EY finds

    As the hybrid model proliferates, smaller companies have increased office space while larger ones have decreased it but enhanced quality, technology and amenities, according to a survey by the consulting firm.

    By • Dec. 11, 2023
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    How facilities managers capitalize on hybrid work to better control costs, maintain sustainability, utilize space

    Approximately 50% of major global companies will reduce their real estate in the next three years, according to a Knight Frank survey.

    Dec. 11, 2023
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    5 tips for cutting property insurance costs amid climate change

    As extreme weather damage increases, firms can upgrade buildings with storm shutters, flood barriers and fire-suppression systems, among other moves, to reduce premiums.

    By Jim Tyson • Dec. 7, 2023
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    MaintainX gets $50M to bolster maintenance, work execution platform

    The company plans to use the funding to add AI-driven predictive capabilities, asset health insights and more.

    By • Dec. 7, 2023
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    Mandatory return-to-office will apply to over 400K federal workers by January

    The RTO mandate will be new for 122,000 of those workers, according to research from JLL.

    By • Dec. 5, 2023
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    Warehouse roofs house New Jersey’s largest rooftop community solar project to date

    Solar Landscape will own and operate the two installations on Heitman Capital Management buildings, delivering a combined 8.8 megawatts of clean energy.

    By • Dec. 4, 2023
  • A modern office space with hanging lights and shared deskspace.
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    Raise debuts Workplace Analytics for real-time office optimization

    The platform integrates human resource information systems and badge tracking data to help owners and operators make more informed workplace space-planning decisions, the company says.

    By • Dec. 1, 2023
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    Amazon Web Services rolls out palm-based identity service for physical, digital security

    The AI-powered biometric identification technology intends to improve the accuracy and ease of use of physical and digital access controls, AWS says.

    By • Nov. 29, 2023
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    House committee greenlights federal office space utilization measures

    One bill would require federal agencies to return office space to the U.S. General Services Administration if utilization rates drop below 60% for six months within a one-year period.

    By • Nov. 28, 2023
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    The property insurance market is softening, but premiums could remain high

    Inflation and natural catastrophes will keep premiums high, at least in the near term, for all but the best risks, a specialist says.

    By Robert Freedman • Nov. 27, 2023
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    Cushman & Wakefield AI strategy aims for greater insights, efficiency across CRE lifecycle

    AI+ will bring together proprietary data, partnerships and technology to support client decision-making, the commercial real estate services firm says.

    By • Nov. 21, 2023
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    Office-to-residential conversion costs can be 30% lower than new construction: Gensler

    Only 25% of the office buildings it assessed for adaptive reuse were deemed suitable for conversion, however, according to the firm’s analysis. 

    By • Nov. 20, 2023
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    Matterport partners with Belden on industrial automation, smart building infrastructure

    The agreement will help facilities manage their physical environments by improving sustainability and bolstering cost efficiencies across operations, the companies say.

    By • Nov. 20, 2023
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    Tech firms shift from remote to hybrid work: JLL

    Tech-enabled spaces and enhanced amenities are priorities for companies with return-to-office mandates, while some firms still see remote-first policies as a talent acquisition tool.

    By • Nov. 16, 2023
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    Envoy adds emergency notifications to combat hybrid work safety concerns

    The alerts pull from occupancy data to alert employees based on where they are. The company also introduced data-based attendance insights for proactive space management.

    By • Nov. 15, 2023
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    Boston Logan Airport opens Terminal E after $33M facelift

    The renovation, which included exterior insulation, solar power and additional electrification efforts, aimed to improve energy efficiency to exceed Massachusetts energy code standards by at least 20%. 

    By • Nov. 15, 2023
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    Why CBRE built an AI playground

    The self-service platform aims to help employees leverage generative AI tools without added risk, the commercial real estate services and investment firm said.

    By Lindsey Wilkinson • Nov. 15, 2023