Facilities Management

Data Centers Strain Traditional Facilities Software, Vendor Says

A Facilities Dive opinion piece says data center growth is exposing gaps in facilities software, citing JLL's 2026 growth projections.

Hospital HVAC Energy Use: Compliance Limits Efficiency Options

HVAC drives up to 55% of hospital energy use, and health codes limit common savings tactics, per Consulting-Specifying Engineer.

Facilities teams are being asked to run security like an ops system

Facilities management and security leaders are converging around access control modernization, service-network models, and continuity planning.

Facilities teams shift budgets to AI triage and serviced rentals, not more owned gear

AI triage and serviced rentals are pushing facility budgets toward outcomes: uptime, compliance, and faster project cycles.

Smart building spend is shifting from ‘smart’ features to heat resilience and cyber assurance

Heatwaves and cyber exposure are forcing smart-building programs to prove performance, not promises, as UK FM buyers tighten specs around outcomes, integrators

Facilities directors should lock in a restoration vendor before an emergency hits

For facilities directors, emergency preparedness is one of those responsibilities that can quietly fall to the bottom of the priority list, until a pipe bursts, a storm rolls through, or a fire breaks out. By then, scrambling to find a qualified restoration and reconstruction vendor is the last thin

Whats One Thing Every Facilities Director Should Do This Month?

Review your emergency response plan and partner with restoration providers before disasters strike.

Facilities directors should audit their emergency response vendor this July

July is a natural inflection point for facilities directors. Budgets are mid-cycle, summer maintenance windows are open, and severe weather season is in full swing. It is also, according to restoration and reconstruction professionals, one of the best times of year to take a hard look at whether you

The AI Reality Check: Why AI Adoption Strategy, Not Tools, Will Decide the Winners

Artificial intelligence has moved from novelty to necessity almost overnight. Since generative AI tools entered the mainstream just a few years ago, organizations across every industry have felt pressure to “do something” with AI—often before they fully understand what that somet