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  • The dome of the U.S. Capitol is seen at night
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    Lawmakers spar over IRA credits in budget hearings

    Members of the House are debating the Inflation Reduction Act’s costs and benefits after Republicans proposed major cuts.

  • JLL, C&W, Colliers, Johnson Controls
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    For the big players in facilities management, a good quarter

    Despite tariff uncertainty and recent reorganizations, the four largest U.S. commercial real estate brokerages — CBRE, JLL, Cushman & Wakefield and Colliers — reported strong growth in the first quarter. 

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    HqO launches platform to link building operations, tenant experience and financial outcomes

    The platform aims to unify disconnected data and processes and provide a system of record for tenant experience that can help inform asset value and decision-making.

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    IFMA adds its name to Energy Star fight

    Facility managers rely on the program for making informed decisions about commercial appliances and building systems, the group says.

  • Two technicians look at a tablet in a facility.
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    World FM Day puts renewed focus on talent

    Finding skilled labor is a struggle for many facilities managers, but training workers on the newest tools can help to boost morale and meet operational goals, experts say.

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    House GOP proposes early phaseout of IRA clean energy tax credits

    The House Ways and Means Committee’s draft budget scales back the technology-neutral clean energy investment and production tax credits while leaving carbon capture credits largely intact.

  • The LEED certification logo on the outside of the Hillsboro Civic Center in Hillsboro, Oregon.
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    LEED v5 – now released – increases focus on indoor environment, worker safety

    The new version streamlines decarbonization targets and accounts for indoor air quality, continuous monitoring and maintenance staff safety, USGBC’s director of existing buildings says.

  • Russell Vought, OMB, GSA, federal building occupancy standards
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    Federal agencies told to start tracking building occupancy

    An Office of Management and Budget memo accelerates and expands a process that the Biden administration began to require at least 60% occupancy of federal buildings.

  • CBRE, smart building tech, Tim Schipper
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    Q&A

    CBRE: Think of your smart building data as jet fuel

    Artificial intelligence can be a game changer by making building operations a value-added part of an organization, but facilities managers must be unyielding in the quality of their data, says Tim Schipper, CBRE’s EVP of global operations. 

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    Building obsolescence risks can help guide renovation planning: JLL

    Deep retrofits of central business district office assets can generate well over $3,500 per square meter while saving upwards of 60% on energy costs, the company says.

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    Trump rolls back Biden-era efficiency rules

    The standards covered tankless natural gas water heaters and commercial refrigeration equipment. A fourth resolution nixed certification requirements for a range of products.

  • JLL sees successful Q1 for new real estate management services segment

    The company benefited from growth in its workplace and project management businesses, along with a broader recovery in the office sector, but it won’t predict future market conditions. 

  • building solutions, data center cooling, Joakim Weidemanis
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    Tariff impacts are manageable, Johnson Controls says

    The building solutions company is also confident it can manage increased competition in the data center cooling market, executives said in an earnings call this week.

  • President Donald Trump speaks at the White House on May 8, 2025.
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    US, UK agree on framework for tariff, market access deal

    Although not yet legally binding, the proposed agreement outlines the potential makeup of the Trump administration’s first trade pact since unveiling its reciprocal tariff plan in April.

    Updated May 9, 2025
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    Colliers’ engineering segment booms, but tariffs postpone long-term leasing decisions

    Talk about tariffs on services raises an additional concern for the company, although its decentralized structure could help it avoid higher costs, executives said. 

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    Opinion

    To save money, building owners should treat energy standards as a floor, not a ceiling

    Projects to make their facilities more efficient are an opportunity for owners to use sustainability goals to drive long-term business value.

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    DOE pauses energy standards for federal buildings

    The one-year stay gives the agency a chance to see if the Biden-era rule aligns with the priority the Trump administration is putting on fossil fuels, officials said.

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    Trump administration plans to end popular Energy Star program

    The program has helped consumers save more than $500 billion in energy costs and 5 trillion kWh since it launched in 1992 under President George H.W. Bush.

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    How campus investments in digital buildings can fund future sustainability projects

    Smart building and campus energy management systems helped the University of Wyoming move past its “spreadsheet from hell” and Georgia Institute of Technology qualify for a $214,000 utility rebate.

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    Trump administration court filing may spell end of overtime final rule

    The U.S. Department of Labor is still reconsidering the Biden-era effort to expand overtime pay eligibility, according to court documents.

  • FY 2026 federal budget, generators, IAQ, apprenticeships
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    Proposed Trump budget cuts could have spillover effects on facilities

    The administration seeks to eliminate community development block grants and programs for reducing diesel emissions and improving indoor air quality, potentially reducing money available for commercial properties.

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    Composting program turns cafeteria scraps to brown gold

    Ohio University processes more than five tons of food waste every day into soil amendments it uses on campus. But it’s had to rethink parts of the program, the school’s sustainability director says.

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    How Extra Space Storage is using solar to make money from its rooftops

    The company’s solar project manager walks through what factors determine if a roof is suited to solar panels, whether for the building’s own energy or for a leasing opportunity.

  • A worker installs solar panels at the construction site of a new solar energy park as wind turbines spin behind on April 06, 2023 near Prenzlau, Germany.
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    Trump proposes slashing DOE budget by $19.3B

    The president proposed making deep cuts to Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding and the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 

  • Businesspeople in a modern office.
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    Office demand hits bumps, but Q1 finishes up year over year: VTS, CBRE

    The national market faced harsh conditions in the first two months of 2025, erasing year-over-year gains in 2024. A cooling labor market and return-to-office trends make future conditions unclear, the firms say.