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    NFMT East 2026: How building operations help organizations’ strategic goals

    Thousands of facilities managers and vendors are attending the conference this week to learn about industry issues and technology solutions impacting building operations this year. 

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    Safer Skies Act creates more tools for defending against drones

    State and local authorities have more options to help facilities protect their airspace from dangerous incursions.

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    This obscure legal clause is holding back US malls. Simon Property Group got Saks Global to forfeit it.

    What are reciprocal easement agreements, and how did Simon accomplish what most shopping centers can only dream of?

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    As facilities increase AI use, cyber threats loom as a constraint

    Businesses are prioritizing solutions that improve reliability, uptime, operational performance and physical security, according to a survey.

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    Power and capital constraints may drive shift to modular cooling, smaller data centers

    Customer adoption of AI could also change how and where data centers are built as well as how they’re sized and cooled, Nautilus Data Technologies says.

  • Plumes of smoke rise over the skyline following explosions on March 1, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.
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    Surging oil price spurs worries of eventual stagflation during Iran war

    In a development that could have downstream effects on facilities management, the average price for a gallon of regular gas jumped 16% during the past week, to $3.48.

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    Energy Star is moving to DOE. Industry groups are hopeful.

    Both the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency, which currently runs the program, had big staff cuts last year. At least one group has questions about DOE’s plans.

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    Which healthcare facility retrofits save the most energy and emissions?

    Schneider Electric and JLL examine nine measures that could help healthcare organizations save money and reduce carbon dioxide emissions as they upgrade their infrastructure.

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    Startup hopes more structured investigations reduce accident risks

    Haven Safety Corp. applies AI to an incident platform to analyze what happened and find patterns that reveal practices that can be fixed.

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    Retrieved from NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer.
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    Diesel continues upward trend as Iran conflict prompts more constraints

    Prices had already been rising for most of the year, but crude oil and shipping routes are facing immediate pressure from turmoil in the region.

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    AI offers more intelligent building security alerts, Johnson Controls expert says

    AI can help security teams detect anomalies quicker and with less error, but outdated tech infrastructure can be a barrier, he says.

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    Utilities lack tools to guard power grid from drone attacks

    Power grid asset owners and operators have growing concern around their ability to protect critical assets from drone attacks as the U.S. government warns energy companies to prepare for possible Iranian retaliation.

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    Strong demand for building sustainability standards: BREEAM

    The UK-based certification saw growth in the U.S. in 2025 and is particularly strong in industrial facilities due to its ability to support value creation in triple-net lease portfolios, BRE Global says.

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    How smart building systems became the weakest link in property security

    In many facilities, passwords are tracked in spreadsheets, shared across teams or passed along informally when responsibilities shift, exposing organizations to unauthorized access to their networks. 

  • Iranians protest against attacks on Iran by Israel and the United States on February 28, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Iran launched a wave of missiles at Israel and regional U.S. military sites in response to today's attacks, in which the U.S. and Israel struck a series of locations across the country.
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    Iran-linked hackers raise threat level against US, allies

    Energy, critical infrastructure, healthcare, telecommunications and finance are among the industry sectors likely to be targeted, security specialists say. 

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    How commercial property management firms are using AI — and hope to use it tomorrow

    In recent communications, executives at CBRE, JLL and Cushman & Wakefield detailed their company’s AI use and what further adoption will look like.

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    Why bigger batteries can make sense for facilities

    As energy costs rise and battery costs drop, installing batteries with more capacity can make sense for facilities that want to cover blackouts and use time-of-use arbitrage to avoid higher rates, a battery specialist says.

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    General Mills inks 25-year on-site heat and power agreement expected to save $30M

    Unison will handle financing, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the system, which also will reduce emissions roughly 28% per year, the company says.

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    Solar and wind PPA prices up 9% in 2025, set to continue rising with energy demand

    Meanwhile, energy storage agreements have emerged as a fast-growing new product category.

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    Brooklyn project shows feasibility of using geothermal in dense urban areas

    Although installation costs are higher than for conventional systems, geothermal is cheaper over the long term, project consultants say.

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    Home Depot launches real-time delivery tracking for large items

    The technology the company uses for live order tracking of small items is being made available for large products like appliances and lumber. 

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    Only 26% of maintenance is preventive: UpKeep survey

    Insufficient staffing and scheduling conflicts are the main barriers to more proactive maintenance, the survey of 214 managers by the CMMS software company finds.

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    Battery energy storage systems no longer just for backup: NeoVolta

    The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, rising electricity costs and energy reliability issues are helping drive adoption in the commercial and industrial segments, a BESS executive says.

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    Tariffs drove construction input prices up to start 2026

    January’s cost increases amounted to a “blistering” annualized rate of 7.1% for nonresidential input prices, according to Associated Builders and Contractors. 

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    Data centers remain standout industry for Schneider Electric

    The company saw steady growth from building technology customers amid a renewed push for efficiency and sustainability.