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  • Schneider Electric, Q42025, energy management, data centers
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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.

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    Automation, reshoring trends expected to boost industrial real estate activity

    The sector is looking to automation to drive efficiency, helping push occupiers into first-generation buildings, specialists say.

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    Labor Department moves to loosen independent contractor regulations

    The agency proposed a return to the “economic reality test” adopted during the first Trump administration.

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    Maintenance performance requires discipline in data management: Limble

    Organizations with high-quality CMMS data are more likely to report strong cross-functional trust in equipment data, while those that ignore data management are at risk of making decisions on false information, the report says. 

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    How adding safeguards to system diagrams can reduce breakdowns

    LOOP-BAR, a process designed to prevent problems in ammonia refrigeration systems, has applicability to other systems that pose dangers in the event of an incident.

  • Amazon Web Services data center in Ashburn, Va
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    $12B Amazon data center build will rely on surplus water

    The project will use only verified surplus water, which is water that exceeds what the community requires for its needs.

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    NEMA, other groups want the US to pay companies to employ veterans as electricians

    A House bill that transfers up to $500,000 to employers for hiring retired military would help ease a looming skilled-trades labor gap caused by skyrocketing energy demand, the groups say.

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    Recreation center is first public NYC building to meet LEED v4 Platinum

    The Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center in Brooklyn is also the first to use the city’s design-build process, which officials credit with significantly speeding up the project. 

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    PJM proposes behind-the-meter reforms in data center colocation effort

    The planned reform threatens the economic viability of new combined heat and power generation at industrial facilities in the PJM Interconnection, according to trade groups.

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    Mobile credentials provide safer, more seamless security: HID

    Higher education and commercial real estate are two markets that have seen faster uptake of mobile credentials due to the technologies’ range of use cases and security features.

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    Widely used disinfectants up asthma risk, study finds

    Hundreds of federally approved commercial cleaning products contain compounds that, when concentrated, can raise health issues, researchers say.

  • Rep. Rick Allen, Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act, ASAP
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    House bill targets appliance efficiency

    The Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act could see a floor vote this week. 

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    Legacy BMS protocol poses threat to building systems: Claroty

    LonTalk, a system networking protocol from the 1990s, is buried deep in many internet-connected building systems, creating vulnerabilities, the cyber-physical protection company says. 

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    What the tariff ruling means for building appliances and materials

    The Supreme Court’s rejection of the Trump administration’s authority to impose reciprocal tariffs could drive a reduction in prices for HVAC, electrical systems and other equipment, an economist says. 

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    Services help drive Cushman & Wakefield Q4 revenue up by 11%

    Executives say the company is leveraging AI and do not expect it to have negative impacts on its leasing and brokerage businesses.

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    How getting building data early in an M&A deal can add value

    Facilities teams that get a head start on integrating occupancy and other building data can save their organization money, says an executive from building software company Eptura.

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    Why Jack in the Box bets parking lot paint can cure sales

    The chain hopes improvements to product quality and restaurant cosmetics will reverse sliding same-store sales and help prepare for a full remodel program.

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    Johnson Controls to acquire thermal management firm Alloy Enterprises

    The deal is aimed at helping Johnson Controls meet high-density cooling demand for new and existing data center customers.

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    Crusoe and Energy Vault partner on modular data center deployment

    The AI infrastructure company is working with a provider of large-scale energy storage systems to demonstrate a new model for scalable, low-impact computing in West Texas.

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    Data centers can tap batteries, microgrids for faster interconnection: NEMA

    Battery systems are “increasingly critical” for data center operators willing to pay a premium for resilience and faster time to power, industry analysts say.

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    JLL real estate management, leasing showed strength in Q4

    The company says it benefited from a recovery in large office deals. It expects AI to boost its efficiency and drive data center deal opportunities, CEO Christian Ulbrich said. 

  • IAQ, indoor air quality, Airborne Act, Beyer, Fitzpatrick, ASHRAE Standard 241
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    House bill gives facilities tax breaks for improving IAQ

    One option would reward building operators for meeting ASHRAE Standard 241, which sets minimum requirements for outdoor airflow rates to control infectious aerosols.

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    Hidden assets: Why data centers don’t have to be the villain

    Scheduling intensive computing tasks for off-peak hours and implementing on-site generation assets are two ways data center operators can work with their utility to ease energy loads while generating revenue, a software company executive says. 

  • Colliers, Hennick, Mayer, AI, commercial real estate
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    Colliers going all-in on AI, CEO Hennick says

    The real estate services and engineering company generated revenues of $1.6B, up 5% year over year, with growth across all business areas, according to its 4Q earnings report, released last week.

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    How digital signage providers can help facilities teams add value

    Manufacturers like LG Electronics USA can act as facilitators, helping operators integrate third-party tools and software to drive positive outcomes, an executive says.