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    Opinion

    How cycling HVAC systems to cooling creates IAQ risks

    When outdoor humidity rises faster than a building’s systems can compensate, seasonal transitions drive humidity fluctuations that building envelopes and HVAC systems weren’t always designed to handle. 

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    Heat pump shipments rise through April, with more use for both heating and cooling

    Ongoing legal battles regarding non-condensing commercial gas water heaters and residential gas furnaces have not yet slowed U.S. gas storage water-heat shipments, AHRI data shows.

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    Hilton Boston Back Bay completes multimillion-dollar renovation, emphasizing wellness

    The redesigned 401-room hotel said it offers “travelers a front-row seat to both the heritage and future of Boston” and features an expanded fitness center and upgraded meeting space.

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    Manhattan, AECOM Hunt to manage $1.45B University of Florida stadium renovation

    The companies will partner on the renovation to expand concourses, upgrade spaces and improve accessibility at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, aka “The Swamp.”

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    Energy savings performance contracts offer a path to building upgrades when city budgets are tight

    With deferred maintenance growing and capital dollars stretched thin, local governments are using ESPCs to fund energy and infrastructure improvements through future operational savings.

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    Modular approach can speed data center construction by 30%: Flex

    More power, cooling and IT equipment is moving outside data halls in a shift that could help “future-proof” computing facilities, a company executive told Facilities Dive.

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    Building system sensors triggered Pentagon shutdown

    ‘Pentagon Shield,’ deployed after 9/11, identifies airborne threats and isolates at-risk areas. A false alarm caused Thursday’s shutdown, a military spokesperson said.

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    More cities are embracing AI permitting systems. Federal funding is available for them.

    Local governments have until July 13 to apply for up to $3 million in grants for automated permitting and building code systems.

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    JFK airport’s new Terminal 1 touts ESG performance

    Reduced emissions in both construction and operations are key benefits, but the project had additional health, sustainability and diversity achievements, project participants say.

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    Cities see opportunity in emerging sports markets

    Long Beach, California, and five other cities are exploring how to capitalize on women’s sports and minor league franchises “to create permanent economic activity,” Mayor Rex Richardson says.

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    Data center energy efficiency is the goal of new AI facility performance framework

    The guide from ASHRAE, NEMA and PNNL offers best practices on thermal management and integrated system performance, among other operational issues.

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    As lab properties recover, amenities pull in tenants: JLL

    Properties that are move-in ready and can accommodate tech companies with dry labs and biomanufacturing companies with wet labs can fill space, a report this week says.

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    Meta expands US solar portfolio, inks PPA with Zelestra

    The new power purchase agreement builds on the existing partnership between the tech giant and renewable energy company, which are backing several solar projects across the U.S.

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    Cyberattackers are walking into physical facilities: FBI

    One group is sending people posing as contractors or IT support to gain access to servers, steal files and demand ransom — sometimes within an hour, FBI and Google reports show.

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    Demand-response programs can lower utility bills, but beware of on-site power restrictions, experts say

    Virginia passed a law encouraging utilities to offer big power users the opportunity to participate in load-shedding programs, but for facilities, signing up is not an easy decision.

    Updated June 15, 2026
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    Non-condensing furnace, water heater ban goes back to appeals court. What’s next?

    The top court agreed with the Trump administration that Biden-era rules effectively eliminating non-condensing gas furnaces and water heaters from the market are based on an incomplete legal review.

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    Behind-the-meter data center gas plants will raise US energy bills

    Counterintuitively, it is data centers’ independence from the grid and use of natural gas that will hike energy costs for homes and businesses, write experts from Energy Innovation.

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    Vulnerabilities discovered in Trane, Vertiv data center products

    The companies are addressing the risks with updates, according to Team82 of cybersecurity company Claroty, which found and shared the vulnerabilities with the companies.  

    Updated June 10, 2026
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    Dallas apartment owners, operator, others sued over deadly explosion

    On the day of the explosion, a drilling contractor conducting geotechnical work and related rigging nicked a gas line while digging as part of a plan to link the property with another on the opposite side of the block. 

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    East Wing was a wreck before being razed for ballroom: court document

    The White House Executive Residence Office recommended tearing down the building as the most efficient way to address a facility that was structurally unsound, moldy and serviced by obsolete mechanical systems, an affidavit shows.

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    Microsoft, Planon integrate booking app with space planning insights

    The partnership aims to help workplace facility leaders obtain data that can inform spatial planning decisions, the companies said.

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    Hotels phasing out plastic poised to adopt aluminum solutions, Meadow bets

    The Swedish company plans to partner with contract manufacturers to market its aluminum-based dispensing systems to U.S. hotels, particularly those that have established sustainability strategies, said CEO Victor Ljungberg.

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    Can stadiums be energy efficient? USGBC map shows that many of them are

    The U.S. Green Building Council has conferred LEED status on 31 stadiums in North America, from the 9,500-seat Southwest University Park in El Paso, Texas, to the 88,000-seat Estadio Banorte in Mexico City.  

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    Schneider Electric launches AI-driven continuous BMS monitoring service

    EcoCare can reduce facility energy use 25% and improve operational efficiency 30%, the company claims.

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    Google commits to replenish more water than it uses by 2030

    The tech giant’s new goal puts it on par with competitors and fellow hyperscalers Amazon, Meta and Microsoft.