Robert Freedman
Lead Editor | LinkedInRobert Freedman is lead editor of Facilities Dive. He focuses on maintenance, soft operations, regulatory compliance, data centers, drones, security, refrigerants and water management, among other issues. He’s a 35-year veteran business reporter and editor and a past president of the American Society of Business Publication Editors and the ASBPE Educational Foundation. He’s the editor of two books on business journalism — Best Practices of the Business Press (Kendall-Hunt, 2004) and Journalism That Matters (Marion Press, 2006) — and the author or editor of four other books, including Broker to Broker: Management Lessons From America's Most Successful Real Estate Companies (John A. Wylie & Sons, 2005). He has an MA in humanities from Marymount University and is the recipient of more than two dozen awards for his journalism from ASBPE, Association Media & Publishing, Parenting Media Association and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, among other organizations. He has been with Informa TechTarget since 2019 and previously was editor of Legal Dive and CFO Dive. He can be reached at rfreedman@industrydive and on LinkedIn.
285 articles by Robert Freedman
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AI isn’t a tool, it’s a teammate: facilities management CEO
Oct. 5, 2026 -
Legacy BACnet standard leaves HVAC, other building systems vulnerable to hacks
Oct. 2, 2026 -
4.5-foot-thick walls needed to absorb data center noise: researcher
Oct. 1, 2026 -
Public facilities remain biggest users of energy services companies
Sept. 30, 2026 -
Facilities are using 48E investment tax credits to make energy projects pencil out
Sept. 29, 2026 -
‘Elephant skin’ tiles show promise for reducing AC: research
Sept. 25, 2026 -
Facilities fueling energy storage installations
Sept. 24, 2026 -
Commercial building operations put $610B into US economy last year: BOMA
Sept. 23, 2026 -
Data center backup power contributes to health risks: report
Sept. 22, 2026 -
Brown University adds 700 cameras in wake of deadly shooting
Sept. 21, 2026 -
Facility problems led to 3.5M lost school days: GAO
Sept. 18, 2026 -
DOE supports bringing back incandescent bulbs
Sept. 17, 2026 -
Emergency Kennedy Center closing tests court order
Sept. 16, 2026 -
GSA faces building repair costs up to 436% higher because of cap, administrator says
Sept. 15, 2026 -
On-site power, storage raise data center fire risk tenfold, insurer says
Sept. 14, 2026 -
Supporters hopeful as DOE and EPA finalize Energy Star transition plan
Sept. 4, 2026 -
NYC biometric bill could harm building security, critics say
Sept. 3, 2026 -
Building system controls alternative touts its affordability
Sept. 2, 2026 -
Noise lawsuit is latest in legal wave hitting data center operations
Aug. 31, 2026 -
Kennedy Center faces demolition if renovations aren’t done, DOJ says
Aug. 27, 2026 -
Facilities betting big on low-cost, 100-hour iron-air batteries
Aug. 26, 2026 -
The IRS has made its facilities more secure, but a watchdog won’t disclose how
Aug. 21, 2026 -
Oak Park, Illinois, gas appliance ban legal, federal judge rules
Aug. 20, 2026 -
NYC bill seeks facial recognition ban at public-facing facilities
Aug. 19, 2026 -
Power ‘quality’ is why SpaceX’s Terafab is going with on-site gas, analysts say
Aug. 18, 2026
