As the Iran conflict is entering its sixth week, the impact on U.S. facilities has been mixed. Although the costs are up for diesel and other oil-based products like asphalt, for many facilities, their power costs are locked in under the terms of their utility contracts to a certain extent. That could give some facilities a buffer of a year or two to ride out the conflict should it persist. 

There are other impacts. “With … the cost of filling up a tank exceeding $50, the return-to-office debate appears to be heating up again,” employment consulting firm Korn Ferry says in an article on its website.      

Cyber risks are increasing as Iran-backed groups seek out systems they can exploit. Building systems could be vulnerable if they’re seen as a weak link to their organization’s broader network.

“Building management systems ... were not built with security in mind,” Noam Moshe of cybersecurity company Claroty said in an interview.   

To provide a picture of the state of facilities six weeks into the conflict, we’ve compiled Facilities Dive’s coverage to date.