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.
270 articles by Robert Freedman
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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 -
Managers tighten surveillance infrastructure as cannabis industry matures
Aug. 13, 2026 -
Senate bill would make it harder to impose appliance efficiency standards
Aug. 10, 2026 -
Corroded sprinkler heads triggered catastrophic 2024 Georgia chemical plant fire: report
Aug. 7, 2026 -
Denver Broncos’ new training facility aims to be ‘player-oriented.’ It could be a difference-maker, players say.
Aug. 6, 2026 -
DOT failing building consolidation effort, watchdog says
Aug. 5, 2026 -
Trane managing capacity as commercial HVAC demand surges
July 31, 2026 -
Johnson Controls touts absorption chillers to cut data center energy demand
July 30, 2026 -
Bad data shouldn’t stop building system transformation, project leaders say
July 28, 2026 -
Building automation products to proliferate in slimmed-down Honeywell, CEO Kapur says
July 24, 2026 -
26 Federal Plaza likely had passive camera, security specialist says
July 22, 2026 -
Demand response can generate big sums — and penalties, energy specialist says
July 21, 2026 -
The ‘slog’ of lifecycle costing is worth the construction savings, facility manager says
July 20, 2026 -
Ventiva touts fanless cooler for 15% data center energy efficiency gains
July 17, 2026 -
$215B in annual energy cost savings starts with heat pumps: ACEEE
July 16, 2026 -
Verkada touts better security camera image search with NVIDIA tools
July 15, 2026