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Philadelphia Phillies to give students inside look at ballpark operations
In a partnership with NEST, the baseball team is opening its HVAC control room and other mechanical spaces to high school students so they can experience managing a professional sports facility.
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Pittsburgh Public Schools OKs plan to close 12 schools
The Future Ready Plan estimates the district could save more than $100 million in facility costs and invest $103 million in modernized learning spaces over the next seven years.
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Advocates sue to allow guns in post offices in latest push against bans
The lawsuit is one of several this year that seeks to narrow the scope of gun bans in public or public-facing private buildings.
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Measurabl, USGBC California launch building performance dashboard
Facility managers can now track the energy, carbon and water-use performance of buildings across the state in one place, the organizations say.
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Grocery trade groups praise EPA’s slower refrigeration phase-out
The agency extended compliance deadlines for the use of hydrofluorocarbons, drawing approval from FMI and the National Grocers Association.
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Data centers raise temperatures up to 4 degrees in nearby neighborhoods: study
Use of a stronger vertical fan to push thermal plumes higher or not having parapets surround condenser arrays are two ways to mitigate the impact, a researcher says.
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Geopolitical tensions highlight operational technology vulnerability, security experts say
Zero Networks points to its 80% growth in operational technology customers as a sign of organizations’ increasing concern.
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EPA rule delaying refrigerant phase-outs will raise costs, critics say
In its effort to address “stranded inventory,” the Trump administration is creating demand for products that are no longer being produced, which is a recipe for higher prices, say industry groups.
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US energy storage installations hit Q1 record, up 32% year over year: SEIA
The clean energy trade group projects 613 GWh of deployment by 2030 thanks to robust data center demand. But federal policy gridlock threatens the industry’s trajectory, it said.
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Honeywell, NHL partner to improve hockey rink efficiency
Can advanced building automation, data-driven insights and integrated energy management create facilities that are more efficient, connected, secure and resilient? This project aims to find out.
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Inside Starbucks’ atmospheric and experiential renovations
About 1,000 locations will get $150,000 worth of work done this year that includes more power outlets, window curtains, warmer lighting, softer chairs and less use of disposable cups and plates.
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GSA accuses Congress of hijacking its building repair fund
The agency has lost the present-day equivalent of $22 billion, fueling a $50 billion maintenance and modernization backlog, the agency’s administrator says.
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Court ends NY ‘vampire rule’ that made gun bans in public-facing private property the default
Property owners can still ban guns under the federal appeals court ruling by using signage or other communications. The court upheld a part of the state law prohibiting guns in parks and other ‘sensitive’ public places.
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Enbridge, Meta to build 365 MW solar/200 MW storage project
Enbridge expects to invest $1.2 billion into the Wyoming project’s construction and anticipates that it will enter service by the end of 2027.
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Amtrak, DOT name developer for New York Penn Station renovation project
The $8 billion project includes expanding track capacity, a new Eighth Avenue entrance to a new train hall and improving the station’s existing subterranean structure.
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How builders are keeping materials costs down as Iran conflict persists
During recent earnings calls, major builders said they have seen prices rise as a result of the conflict but have methods for navigating the fuel spikes.
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Mandatory automated weapons screening coming to California hospitals
Automated detection equipment will be required for main public entrances and the entrances to emergency and labor and delivery departments under AB 2975, which takes effect next year.
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Google, Blackstone back AI infrastructure venture to support data center demand
The venture expects to bring 500 MW of computing capacity online by 2027.
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Q1 earnings: No slowdown for building system companies, real estate firms
Real estate firms saw strength in leasing, while building controls and HVAC companies benefited from electrification, reshoring and thermal management trends.
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Can Target’s small upgrades to bathrooms lead to big wins?
The retailer's efforts to modernize its experience aim to create durable long-term value for a key demographic: busy families.
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OpinionBoston’s BERDO emissions deadline has been extended — but prompt action is building operators’ best move
Missing the deadline could result in daily fines of up to $300 for each building and imperil the building’s ability to benefit from flexibility provisions.
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DOJ may intervene in lawsuit over alleged illegal gas turbines
The NAACP sued two Elon Musk-owned companies, alleging that the companies were operating 27 gas turbines without an air permit at the site, which is on the Tennessee border.
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Smithsonian castle to get hidden ‘seismic moat’ as it reopens for the America 250 celebration
The moat will separate the 170-year-old building from the ground to help it ride out an earthquake without damage to its unreinforced sandstone facade.
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Labor Department rescinds Biden-era overtime rule, formalizing return to 2019 salary threshold
The salary threshold is only part of the exemption test, one attorney reminded HR professionals.
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Commercial electricity use will likely surpass residential in 2027: EIA
Meanwhile, residential prices have been growing in all regions of the United States, “and we expect this trend to continue,” the U.S. Energy Information Administration said.
