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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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Logitech smart office tools tackle room booking
The Auto Book and Auto Release features can boost workplace experience for employees while providing occupancy analytics and real estate usage insights to facilities teams, Logitech says.
By Joe Burns • Nov. 18, 2024 -
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Systems for managing building operations and maintenance have the potential to increase efficiency and reduce costs, but upfront expenses, system integration, and putting insights to use remain concerns.
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Trane-Autodesk partnership, C.Scale launch spotlight emissions reduction software
Integrating Trane's TRACE software with Autodesk Revit will help engineers and operators optimize HVAC systems, while C.Scale can streamline carbon emission estimates across building lifecycles, the companies said.
By Nish Amarnath • Nov. 18, 2024 -
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Johnson Controls expands AI capabilities of its OpenBlue Enterprise Manager Suite
Upgrades that integrate generative AI into the digital platform will allow users to automatically adjust setpoints based on fault diagnostics, saving energy, the company said.
By Joe Burns • Nov. 13, 2024 -
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JLL launches Falcon platform to advance AI use in commercial real estate
The platform will deliver the benefits of AI to JLL’s team members and clients, while providing the foundation needed to advance the company’s AI capabilities, Chief Technology Officer Yao Morin said.
By Joe Burns • Oct. 29, 2024 -
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Grid-interactive efficient building systems need robust cybersecurity measures, DOE says
Federal facilities managers must assess the potential risks of GEB systems and understand how they can affect the physical and data security of overarching systems where they are deployed, the U.S. Department of Energy says.
By Brian Martucci • Oct. 29, 2024 -
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Commercial heat pumps will benefit from tech developed for cold climate challenge, manufacturers say
After successful residential trials, heat pump technologies for temperatures as low as minus 15 degrees Fahrenheit are being optimized for use in commercial buildings, executives at Carrier and Lennox said.
By Nish Amarnath • Oct. 25, 2024 -
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ABM to integrate Mainspring Energy’s power generation tool to strengthen EV charging solutions
Mainspring Energy’s Linear Generator can be quickly deployed at scale and would appeal to large fleet operators seeking cost-effective and sustainable EV charging infrastructure, ABM says.
By Nish Amarnath • Oct. 24, 2024 -
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AI can optimize most sustainable asset retrofit tasks: JLL
Currently available artificial intelligence technology can add the most value in portfolio prioritization, energy auditing and modeling, construction management and stakeholder data sharing, the firm says.
By Joe Burns • Oct. 23, 2024 -
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Modine adds 2 new infrared heaters to meet demand for outdoor heating
The low-intensity tube heaters, available in natural gas or propane configurations, feature durable aluminum housing and stainless steel flexible gas connectors, the company says.
By Nish Amarnath • Oct. 18, 2024 -
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CoreLogic launches AI-enabled property and location intelligence platform
Araya aims to bring together previously siloed property, market and risk data with predictive models to support property decision-making.
By Nish Amarnath • Oct. 14, 2024 -
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FM:Systems adds Johnson Controls’ NetZero Advisor sustainability tool to its workplace analytics platform
The integration will bring together office utilization and energy consumption data in the FMS:Insights platform to help users optimize energy use and cut costs, the Johnson Controls subsidiary says.
By Nish Amarnath • Oct. 11, 2024 -
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DOE allocates $43M+ to advance industrial decarbonization technologies
The projects selected for the funding are expected to have implications for operators of industrial and commercial buildings, a U.S. Department of Energy official says.
By Nish Amarnath • Oct. 10, 2024 -
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JLL adds refrigerant tracking and compliance to its Corrigo facilities management platform
The move comes as new, more stringent EPA rules on refrigerant tracking and recycling will soon take effect.
By Joe Burns • Oct. 10, 2024 -
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Oracle Cloud to handle property management for over 1,000 Hyatt locations
Hyatt will migrate property management functions for the bulk of its hotel and resort portfolio from Oracle Opera V5 to a cloud-based platform, the hospitality company said.
By Brian Martucci • Oct. 9, 2024 -
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Modine launches data center coolant distribution unit for hybrid liquid and air systems
The 1-megawatt CDU from Modine’s Airedale brand is suitable for colocation and hyperscale data centers seeking to manage higher density heat loads, the company says.
By Nish Amarnath • Oct. 7, 2024 -
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For data center cooling project, Advanced Cooling Technologies gets $1.1M DOE grant
ACT is a subcontractor on two COOLERCHIPS program projects aimed at cutting total cooling energy expenditure to less than 5% of a data center’s IT load.
By Joe Burns • Oct. 4, 2024 -
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The sensors alerting hotel staff to cleanliness issues
Hygiene IQ’s sensor technology allows travelers to alert housekeeping staff of their needs, helping hoteliers improve guest experience.
By Noelle Mateer • Oct. 3, 2024 -
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JLL to acquire lease management, data analytics tech brokerage Raise
The acquisition will help JLL build out its digital leasing platform to provide data-driven decision-making to clients, the real estate services firm says.
By Joe Burns • Oct. 2, 2024 -
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Facilities management conferences to note in 2025
Sustainability, technology and talent are among the issues the events will address.
By Nish Amarnath • Oct. 1, 2024 -
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Smart building tech provides key to meeting targets, but integration woes persist: Johnson Controls
Nearly three-fourths of retail and commercial real estate sustainability leaders surveyed by Forrester Consulting say their organizations lack the expertise to leverage building system insights.
By Joe Burns • Sept. 25, 2024 -
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Facilities management software can help balance growing repairs, shrinking budgets: JLL
Amid a mass retirement of older workers and an “ongoing war for talent,” nearly 40% of experts surveyed by JLL expect to increase their investment in facilities management software this year.
By Joe Burns • Sept. 24, 2024 -
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Walmart uses 3D printing for large-scale store expansion
The retail giant deployed Alquist 3D's technology to expand its online pickup and delivery space by nearly 8,000 square feet at its store in Athens, Tennessee.
By Matthew Thibault • Sept. 24, 2024 -
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Johnson Controls releases updates to Metasys building automation system
The next-generation analytics tools, increased security features and simplified administration can move facilities closer to autonomous building operations, the company says.
By Joe Burns • Sept. 23, 2024 -
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Cybersecurity firm flags attack on construction accounting system
Plumbing, HVAC and similar subcontractors using default credentials faced active intrusions due to an emerging threat targeting Foundation Software users, according to cybersecurity firm Huntress.
By Matthew Thibault • Sept. 23, 2024
