Higher ed institutions see drastic drop in space utilization: Occuspace

Dining areas and student centers are the only spaces that maintained utilization levels in fall 2025, according to data covering North American institutions.

By Joe Burns • Updated Feb. 12, 2026

All eyes on utilization: How CRE leaders are rethinking building space

Building utilization rates are increasing as workplace operators leverage data to inform space decisions, CBRE says.

By Joe Burns • Feb. 10, 2026

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Schools on front lines of facilities management innovation

As research mounts on the importance of a school’s physical infrastructure to the performance and well-being of its students, administarors, parents and the community expect facility managers to make the best use of often-limited resources.  

By Facilities Dive staff

Facility managers should inspect retaining walls and foundations for leaning, cracks

Even a small amount of water can degrade retaining walls and foundations, so ensuring proper drainage is a must, one engineer says.

By Joe Burns • Feb. 6, 2026

Super Bowl stadium will showcase next-gen digital signage, cybersecurity

The world’s largest outdoor 4K video boards, interconnected LED screens and ribbon boards will provide an immersive game day experience, NFL and tech executives say.

By Joe Burns • Feb. 5, 2026

Using carbon dioxide to cool data centers reduces energy use 25%, Karman Industries says

It also reduces the space data centers need by 80% through elimination of an extensive cooling infrastructure, the company claims.

By Brian Martucci • Feb. 5, 2026

ICE’s warehouse-to-detention-center plan raises facilities risks

Companies risk a backlash from selling property to the agency or getting involved in renovations or post-transition operations, critics say.

By Robert Freedman • Feb. 4, 2026

Federal prisons bureau is speeding repairs with facilities ‘strike forces’

By keeping the work in-house and using inmates to help, the agency is making progress against a $4 billion repair backlog, the Bureau of Prisons deputy director says.

By Robert Freedman • Feb. 3, 2026

2026 Facilities Outlook: Opportunities for building operators

From resilience in the face of energy, weather and security threats to the future of electrification, here's what Facilities Dive sees on the horizon for building operators this year.

By the Facilities Dive team • Jan. 30, 2026

IWBI introduces ratings to help operators attract tenants, investors seeking healthy buildings

The two new ratings offer a pathway for building operators to show progress toward occupant wellness, the International WELL Building Institute says.

By Joe Burns • Jan. 29, 2026

Wider view of risk, resiliency needed to thrive in an era that promises uncertainty

Cybersecurity, physical security and energy needs will join extreme weather to shape 2026 facility resilience plans, operations specialists say.  

By Robert Freedman • Jan. 29, 2026

Philadelphia proposes closing 20 schools in $2.8B facilities plan

The move comes as the district has seen a slight increase in overall enrollment but ongoing drops in its traditional public schools.

By Anna Merod • Jan. 29, 2026

Project delays hit facilities managers across the board

Warehouse and transportation are two sectors in which almost 15% of FMs have had all of their projects delayed, a survey by the International Facility Management Association finds.

By Robert Freedman • Jan. 28, 2026

Amazon Go’s demise exposes a hard truth: Fuel-less c-stores aren’t working

The tech giant blamed a lack of differentiation, but the end of its c-store chain underscores that fuel-free locations are struggling to turn a profit.

By Brett Dworski • Jan. 28, 2026

Energy savings to push electrification forward in 2026 despite federal headwinds

To save money, increase resiliency and meet state and local mandates, building operators continue to switch to electric systems, experts say in Facility Dive's 2026 outlook on electrification.

By Joe Burns • Jan. 26, 2026

Winter storm warnings mean prepare for burst pipes, water leaks

Freezing temperatures can cause costly water damage, both seen and unseen. Facility managers must protect pipes and respond quickly during emergencies, a restoration professional says. 

By Joe Burns • Jan. 23, 2026

Concierge model could limit headaches from office redesigns

More facilities managers see the model as a way to increase operational agility as building sensors lead to more frequent space changes.

By Joe Burns • Jan. 22, 2026

PNC mandates 5-day RTO starting May 4

PNC’s policy change closely follows one at competitor Truist, which ended hybrid work Jan. 1. 

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Jan. 15, 2026

K-12 facilities need $90B to close maintenance, capital gap

Schools should be spending 7% of their budgets on facilities, but they’re not close to that, according to the 2025 State of Our Schools report.

By Robert Freedman • Jan. 13, 2026

No chillers needed for Vera Rubin server racks: Nvidia CEO

Speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Jensen Huang said his company’s latest computing architecture is vastly more energy-efficient than previous iterations.

By Brian Martucci • Jan. 9, 2026

Want insights on your city’s infrastructure? Now you can Google it.

New Ask Google Earth feature allows users to see everything from the number of stop signs to storm drains in a city.

By Ryan Kushner • Jan. 7, 2026

Federal cap on indirect research costs struck down on appeal

For managers who oversee university facilities, the money is considered critical because it supports the infrastructure that enables research to be conducted.

By Ben Unglesbee • Jan. 6, 2026

Top 10 trends impacting workplaces: CBRE

The workplace as “curated experience” is one of the trends facility managers will need to know about, suggests the firm’s report, prepared in partnership with Technology Architecture Design.

By Joe Burns • Dec. 23, 2025

Pittsburgh’s Acrisure Stadium to offer free Depend products at NFL games

The pilot program with Kimberly-Clark is the first to focus on bladder-leak products, the company says, as stadium venues prioritize attendee comfort and hygiene.

By Joe Burns • Dec. 22, 2025

Friday office occupancy is unlikely to rebound. Adjust accordingly, a specialist says.

Employees prefer to work from home or take time off at the end of the week, so schedule programming in the middle of the week, a CBRE consulting director says.

By Joe Burns • Dec. 18, 2025

Solving the communication gap behind refrigeration problems

Many system breakdowns begin long before there’s equipment failure. The key to heading these off is early escalation of process safety management anomalies.

By Kushal Aurangabadkar • Dec. 17, 2025