AirJoule $27M deal could help push water-from-air technology into data centers

ts acquisition of data center cooling company BitSink will help it provide an integrated offering to AI and other high-performance computing data centers, the company says.

By Joe Burns • Sept. 15, 2026

Maryland offering $103M in grants for energy efficiency, electrification

The program covers commercial building system retrofits and upgrades. Government and nonprofit buildings can apply for renewable energy and storage projects as well.

By Joe Burns • Sept. 14, 2026

JLL to manage global real estate services for world’s largest food and beverage company

The agreement with Switzerland-based Nestlé highlights how companies are shifting from fixed, long-term real estate commitments to “elastic portfolios,”  JLL says.

By Joe Burns • Sept. 9, 2026

Landlords flex rental power as data center viability becomes ‘everybody’s problem’

Data center supply is being snapped up as quickly as it hits the market, and landlords are taking a more cautious approach to how they structure leases, a partner at Vinson & Elkins said. 

By Joe Burns • Aug. 31, 2026

Occupancy needs, thermal efficiency boost CRE and building system companies: Q2 earnings roundup

Commercial real estate firms and building system manufacturers are benefiting from a deep structural demand for quality assets in the built environment, executives say. 

By Joe Burns • Aug. 18, 2026

Hubble’s US expansion signals maturation of flex office market

The push to expand its flex office marketplace comes as companies lean on flex and coworking space to help navigate shifting utilization patterns and the unknown impacts of AI, reports indicate. 

By Joe Burns • Aug. 13, 2026

KODE OS achieves FedRAMP High authorization

Achieved through Palantir’s FedStart program, the designation means KODE Labs can offer its building operating system to federal agencies operating in sensitive, mission-critical environments.

By Joe Burns • Aug. 7, 2026

Commercial real estate benefiting from ‘deep structural demand,’ Cushman & Wakefield CEO says

The company is investing in its technical capabilities as organizations seek thoughtful advice and careful management of buildings and infrastructure amid a volatile geopolitical environment, CEO Michelle MacKay said. 

By Joe Burns • Aug. 6, 2026

Schneider Electric, Budderfly to upgrade 7 municipal facilities in Cadillac, Michigan

The energy efficiency, distributed energy and building automation project aims to help the city stabilize operating costs and maintain services during outages, a city official said.

By Joe Burns • Aug. 5, 2026

Carrier sells energy service business to Opterra

The Noresco performance contracting business, which spans government and higher education campuses, will help the combined company meet customers’ energy resiliency demands, Opterra said.

By Joe Burns • Aug. 3, 2026

Schneider Electric bolstering energy, design products

Much of the company’s business is from data centers, but its growth is broad-based, the company said in its second-quarter 2026 earnings call.

By Brian Martucci • Aug. 3, 2026

Trane managing capacity as commercial HVAC demand surges

The company has the ability to fulfill orders as its backlog grows by billions of dollars and stretches into 2027, CEO Dave Regnery said on Trane Technologies’ second-quarter earnings call.

By Robert Freedman • July 31, 2026

JLL gains from integrated services, class A office demand

The company reported a 12% year-over-year increase in office leasing and is benefiting from its holistic approach to serving clients, executives said on an earnings call.

By Joe Burns • July 30, 2026

Johnson Controls touts absorption chillers to cut data center energy demand

Lower energy demand means data centers can go into more locations, CEO Joakim Weidemanis said on the company’s third-quarter earnings call.

By Robert Freedman • July 30, 2026

CBRE earnings spike on data center work and best Q2 leasing ever

Half of the company’s data center revenue stemmed from downstream management and operations of the facilities, CEO Bob Sulentic said.

By Joe Burns • July 29, 2026

$23M awarded to Massachusetts facilities for clean energy projects

The grants will cover up to 45% of the cost for large-scale projects to connect geothermal systems at universities, implement a next-generation industrial heat pump and decarbonize public ice rinks.

By Joe Burns • Updated July 31, 2026

Building automation products to proliferate in slimmed-down Honeywell, CEO Kapur says

Healthcare, hospitality and data center sector growth led to gains in the company's building solutions segment, its second-quarter financial results show.

By Robert Freedman • July 24, 2026

ASHRAE to tackle data centers, thermal systems at annual conference

The engineering society’s annual meeting, starting this weekend in Austin, Texas, will have programs on managing energy costs and integrating energy storage projects, among others.

By Joe Burns • June 26, 2026

K-12 schools can soften energy-cost hikes with performance contracts, Ameresco chief says

The contracts offer a way for school districts to lock in costs as electricity prices rise, says Louis Maltezos, co-president of the energy infrastructure company.

By Joe Burns • June 23, 2026

Major commercial real estate brokers, CoStar hit with antitrust lawsuit

CBRE, JLL, Cushman & Wakefield, Colliers and Newmark were all named as alleged conspirators in a price-fixing scheme via CoStar’s sharing real-time, confidential, property-level lease transaction data.

By Joe Burns • June 18, 2026

Energy savings performance contracts offer a path to building upgrades when city budgets are tight

With deferred maintenance growing and capital dollars stretched thin, local governments are using ESPCs to fund energy and infrastructure improvements through future operational savings.

By Vicky Uhland • June 16, 2026

Honeywell Technologies rebrand sets tone for building automation focus post spinoff

With the spinoff of its aerospace business on June 29, the company is positioning itself as Honeywell Technologies to leverage demand for building systems and on-site power generation. 

By Joe Burns • June 3, 2026

Most buildings waste 30% of their energy, Trane CEO says

Trane’s work across 14 facility verticals helps it find energy efficiency opportunities for its customers, CEO Dave Regnery says in a Barron’s podcast on June 1.

By Robert Freedman • June 3, 2026

The installation gap that’s costing facilities more than they realize

The real work begins when your equipment arrives. Is your installation team ready?

May 26, 2026

Q1 earnings: No slowdown for building system companies, real estate firms

Real estate firms saw strength in leasing, while building controls and HVAC companies benefited from electrification, reshoring and thermal management trends.

By Joe Burns • May 19, 2026