JLL taps Hexmodal to automate healthcare facility compliance

The partnership will enable JLL to offer scalable inspection services that can reduce field service labor costs and increase compliance accuracy as new accreditation standards take effect.

Illinois sets 3-GW energy storage target, requires utilities to develop virtual power plants

The law incentivizes new energy resources and expands help for businesses to lower their energy use, among other things.   

No chillers needed for Vera Rubin server racks: Nvidia CEO

Speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Jensen Huang said his company’s latest computing architecture is vastly more energy-efficient than previous iterations.

AI evolution to drive more complex data center infrastructure, operations: JLL

Operators are looking to on-site power generation and energy storage as ways to manage modern data centers as power requirements and constraints grow, a report says.  

Cyber risks grow as manufacturers turn to AI and cloud systems

Manufacturing is the most-attacked sector, IBM says. Facilities’ building systems face a similar cyber risk, making the trends on the factory floor relevant to facility managers.

6 facilities management trends set to define 2026

Innovations in artificial intelligence, rising security threats, skilled labor pressure and the federal government’s rollback of energy efficiency incentives are among the trends defining the facilities management landscape for the coming year.

Updated Jan. 20, 2026

Trump administration sues cities to stop gas appliance bans

Federal courts have been mixed on whether the bans run counter to a federal law that sets appliance efficiency standards, which the government argues preempts the bans.

Federal agencies look to performance contracts as energy efficiency aid shrinks

Agencies are authorized by statute to use energy performance contracts to make efficiency upgrades with little up-front cost, the National Lab of the Rockies says.

Federal cap on indirect research costs struck down on appeal

For managers who oversee university facilities, the money is considered critical because it supports the infrastructure that enables research to be conducted.

Honeywell to upgrade Fort Benning lighting, building controls

The modernization project will strengthen the military installation’s infrastructure and operational readiness while reducing power demand and energy waste, the U.S. Army says.

13 predictions for how facilities management will evolve in 2026

AI-driven building management systems, energy-focused building retrofits, real-time occupancy decisions and digital skilled-trades training are some of what industry participants expect in the new year.

Want insights on your city’s infrastructure? Now you can Google it.

New Ask Google Earth feature allows users to see everything from the number of stop signs to storm drains in a city.

Where new 2026 recycling and waste laws are taking effect

Some laws in Illinois, New York and other states could impact how facilities manage certain types of waste. 

Bill would authorize and fund cameras in all post offices

Broken or missing cameras are part of a maintenance and repair backlog that has persisted for decades, according to government reports.

Infrared sensing touted for preventing building leaks, heat loss

The technology offers a practical way to identify temperature anomalies and loss, researchers say

Wegmans expands biometric surveillance to customers

The company limited the collection of facial recognition information to employees when it started a security pilot program in its New York City stores in 2024.

Updated Jan. 5, 2026

White House delays furniture tariff increases for a year

The U.S. is pushing back duty increases due to "productive negotiations" with trading partners, keeping the current 25% rate in effect.

Nanofiber filters in ventilation systems can remove most indoor CO2, study finds

A filter made by University of Chicago researchers captures 92% of building CO2, demonstrating enough efficiency to offset any CO2 created to make, maintain and replace the filters, they say.

Updated Jan. 5, 2026

Top 10 trends impacting workplaces: CBRE

The workplace as “curated experience” is one of the trends facility managers will need to know about, suggests the firm’s report, prepared in partnership with Technology Architecture Design.

Home efficiency upgrades could offset data center loads while creating jobs: report

A report from AnnDyl shows significant potential benefits for local grids, employment and utility ratepayers when data center companies invest in residential energy efficiency.

Pittsburgh’s Acrisure Stadium to offer free Depend products at NFL games

The pilot program with Kimberly-Clark is the first to focus on bladder-leak products, the company says, as stadium venues prioritize attendee comfort and hygiene.

How heat pumps are transforming high-performance facilities

The transition to heat pumps is underway across energy-intensive facilities like hospitals and airports, demonstrating that this technology is operationally feasible and economically sound.

Emergency managers, meteorologists push back against breakup of NCAR climate research center

Dismantling the nation’s premier weather and climate institution would have “a horrible impact on the local level,” says the chair of the International Association of Emergency Managers USA Weather Caucus.

Cambridge property takes novel approach to quality in life sciences sector

The 16-story, mixed-use lab and office building also has a performing arts center, providing employees proximity to cultural programming, a developer says.

Researchers tout model for customizing BIMs for facility management

Building information models that help managers oversee construction can also be used with maintenance and operations if the appropriate data is imported and predictive modeling built in.