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2025 facilities management outlook
From AI and automation to data center cooling and more, advances in technology are key to the progression of building operations and management, facility managers say.
By Joe Burns • Jan. 31, 2025 -
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Deep DiveFM Technology Outlook: Will AI lead to efficiency gains in 2025?
Experts see promise in generative AI’s ability to guide facilities managers and other building operators as well as enable new use cases for existing technologies.
By Joe Burns • Updated Jan. 31, 2025 -
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What hiring managers should know about the 2025 labor market
While the labor market has cooled off, an aging workforce and changes to immigration will challenge recruiters this year, experts say.
By Jen A. Miller • 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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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The decision is the result of a Jan. 22 executive order that rescinded a half-century-old effort to prohibit discrimination by federal contractors.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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Hospitality workers at Virgin Las Vegas reach deal to end strike
The Culinary Union ratified a new five-year contract with the hotel, ending one of the longest strikes in the city’s recent history.
By Michele Laufik • Jan. 24, 2025 -
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Carrier TechVantage Initiative plans to train over 100,000 HVAC technicians in 5 years
The HVAC equipment manufacturer will hire 1,000 new technicians as part of the effort to shrink the industry’s talent gap as it faces growing demand from data centers and other customers, it said.
By Brian Martucci • Jan. 23, 2025 -
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In a historic move, Service Employees International Union rejoins AFL-CIO
The two organizations join forces to “push back on union busting” as the incoming Trump administration's approach to labor is uncertain.
By Caroline Colvin • Jan. 17, 2025 -
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RTO has mixed results for employee morale, survey shows
Many organizations aren’t sure about the effects that return-to-office policies have had on recruitment and retention, consulting group Pearl Meyer says.
By Carolyn Crist • Jan. 14, 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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Skilled trades labor shortages persist. Here’s how some are responding.
Amid a growing labor shortage, businesses and educators are rethinking how to attract and train the next generation of tradespeople.
By Nish Amarnath • Jan. 2, 2025 -
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12 predictions for how facilities management will evolve in 2025
Modular data centers, AI-driven building management systems, energy optimization, hybrid work adaptations and a continued demand for skilled workers are some of what industry participants expect in the new year.
By the Facilities Dive Team • Jan. 2, 2025 -
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HVAC, building decarbonization added to FutureReadyNYC school training program
The initiative would provide work-based learning and apprenticeship opportunities at 135 high schools with about 15,000 students, Mayor Eric Adams’ administration said.
By Brian Martucci • Dec. 13, 2024 -
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New York state authority, union partner on energy efficiency worker training
The effort will help train apprentice, pre-apprentice and journey worker glaziers in energy-efficient building envelope technologies, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority said.
By Nish Amarnath • Dec. 12, 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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Employers still struggle to achieve ‘healthy balance’ with in-office requirements, WTW says
Despite a “gentler approach” to on-site work, “a lack of clear structure around designated office days will hinder progress towards improved team collaboration,” a WTW senior director said.
By Emilie Shumway • Dec. 10, 2024 -
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DOL kills apprenticeship rule aimed to raise labor standards, increase DEI
Lawmakers and business groups objected to the burden the rule might place on small businesses and expressed concerns regarding its diversity proposals.
By Kathryn Moody • Dec. 9, 2024 -
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Deep DiveToday’s hospitality union battle is over wages. The next one might be about tech.
Hotel managers say tech is streamlining operations amid a tight labor market. Hospitality unions, meanwhile, have expressed concerns — and are making them known in contract negotiations.
By Noelle Mateer • Dec. 5, 2024 -
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Gen Z workers want to pursue skilled trades but face barriers
Training programs can’t keep up with demand, which may signal a need for employer investments, Dewalt says.
By Carolyn Crist • Nov. 25, 2024 -
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Training, resistance remain challenges for asset management systems
A Brightly survey suggests such systems have capabilities businesses have yet to tap, in part due to staff training and workplace culture concerns.
By Joe Burns • 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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The workforce is aging. Here’s how tailored benefit packages can make a difference.
Providing benefits that factor in age and individual needs are key to productivity, according to a report by Bank of America and the Global Council on Aging.
By Laurel Kalser • Nov. 14, 2024 -
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Hotel labor disputes resolve in Boston, San Jose
Union workers in the two cities reached agreements with hotel employers to raise wages, but striking workers in San Francisco were arrested at a protest.
By Noelle Mateer • Nov. 4, 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 Walters • Oct. 28, 2024
