CBRE pays $1.2B to expand data center, critical power system capabilities

The deal will help CBRE service data centers, power and energy assets and other facilities requiring uninterrupted power, its building operating segment chief says. 

By Joe Burns • Nov. 6, 2025

Heineken leans on renewable energy-powered heat batteries to decarbonize brewery

The beermaker is using a solar and thermal storage system to cut down emissions generated by its brewery and malting plant near Lisbon, Portugal.

By Zoya Mirza • Nov. 5, 2025

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Heat pumps have bright future, expert says

Installation training remains a challenge — alongside pushback from the fossil fuel industry and old worries about cold-weather operation — but the future favors the technology, a professor says.

By Joe Burns • Nov. 3, 2025

How the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills is recycling its wastewater

Epic Cleantec collects and treats the hotel’s wastewater, which is then reused to irrigate landscaping and vegetation at the rooftop bar.

By Jenna Graber • Oct. 30, 2025

Former Energy Star Portfolio Manager chief champions global benchmarking

Mike Zatz, 19-year veteran of EPA’s Portfolio Manager program, joined Measurabl this month to help it bring a Portfolio Manager-like platform to building operators in other countries. 

By Joe Burns • Oct. 27, 2025

Breweries invest in heat pumps to decarbonize, cut costs

New Belgium Brewery, Diageo and other beverage manufacturers are pursuing electrification technologies from AtmosZero and Skyven to reduce emissions and improve downtime risks.

By Hollie Stephens • Oct. 22, 2025

Inside the Aon Center: How JLL manages its home

The integrated property management giant has people working below ground and above the clouds to ensure the building — and the people inside — can work as efficiently as possible.

By Joe Burns • Oct. 17, 2025

Most organic waste generators would face disposal ban under Massachusetts proposal

Right now, the ban applies to businesses and institutions that generate more than one-half ton of organic material a week. If the proposal goes forward, it would apply to all businesses and residents. 

By Jacob Wallace • Oct. 17, 2025

Amazon to use mass timber-built delivery facility as sustainability lab

The e-commerce and tech giant aims to use the Elkhart, Indiana, delivery facility as a lab for construction and facilities practices that generate a lower carbon footprint.

By Lamar Johnson • Oct. 15, 2025

Honeywell to supply new power solutions for data centers

Working with industrial automation firm LS Electric, Honeywell will offer AI-driven power management solutions, including battery energy storage systems, to help meet the sector’s energy demand.

By Joe Burns • Oct. 10, 2025

As California’s new energy code nears, training is available to help FMs meet it

Software company IES and the U.S. Green Building Council California are offering advanced modeling and performance analysis training so building operators don’t have to fly blind.

By Joe Burns • Oct. 9, 2025

CBRE, Ecolab partner to improve water efficiency, reporting

The goal is to help clients measure, manage and reduce their water use to improve operating performance, the companies say.

By Joe Burns • Oct. 8, 2025

Energy efficiency is reducing Northeast peak demand, electricity bills: Acadia

New England states are projected to avoid 368 TBtu of lifetime energy use, and this projected total rises to 703 TBtu with the inclusion of New York State, the clean energy nonprofit says. 

By Robert Walton • Oct. 8, 2025

Sustainable, healthy design choices should be visible: JLL

Occupants value tangible initiatives, so facility managers should consider features that building occupants can interact with, survey responses show.  

By Joe Burns • Oct. 7, 2025

Facilities managers discover how the ‘circular economy’ offers them money-saving opportunities

‘Cooling-as-a-service’ and ‘workplace-as-a-service’ are among the models building operators are using to let their organizations hold onto their capital while polishing their sustainability credentials, specialists said at IFMA World Workplace 2025.

By Brian Martucci • Oct. 2, 2025

Facilities management conferences of note in 2026

Next year’s facilities management conferences will cover best practices for managing building systems, leveraging technology, recruiting and retaining talent and navigating market conditions. 

By Joe Burns • Sept. 30, 2025

With deal, Budderfly looks for EaaS growth in manufacturing sector

The energy-as-a-service model can help manufacturers improve their resiliency while lowering their costs and reducing their emissions, CEO Al Subbloie says. 

By Joe Burns • Sept. 30, 2025

Owner-tenant green retrofit investment boosts value: JLL

Tenants want prime space that meets their sustainability targets. That’s driving deals that include energy-focused lease clauses, the firm says.

By Joe Burns • Sept. 25, 2025

How FMs can more accurately report ESG-friendly furniture decommissions

EPA’s waste reduction model understates emissions reductions from furniture reuse. To show a more meaningful value, facility managers should request lifecycle assessments from suppliers.

By Dale Ewing • Sept. 18, 2025

Plan for lower water temperatures when replacing traditional HVAC systems with heat pumps

Fossil fuel-based systems supply water at higher temperatures than heat pumps. Operators that want to electrify their systems must look at coil sizes, piping and other elements, specialists say.

By Joe Burns • Sept. 16, 2025

AI can aid building energy retrofit decisions, but faces limitations: study

Large language models can deliver results in technical optimization tasks but struggle with payback optimization, researchers at Michigan State University say.

By Joe Burns • Sept. 15, 2025

Energy prices are soaring. Better buildings can help.

Cutting off clean energy sources while demand for AI skyrockets will spike energy prices. Energy efficiency is a solution for reducing grid loads while reducing the need for expensive infrastructure investment.

By Alex Dews • Sept. 12, 2025

University of Illinois Chicago tackles deferred maintenance at no upfront cost

An energy performance contract with Ameresco showed the institution how it can capture energy savings from mechanical system upgrades to cover costs over time. The savings make it possible to do upgrades faster, a facility engineer says.

By Joe Burns • Sept. 10, 2025

Desiccant-based storage system nearly halves cooling bills in trials

A technology developed and tested by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory could reduce peak air conditioning power demand by 90%.

By Joe Burns • Sept. 8, 2025

Energy savings contracts, backed by data, enable smarter facility upgrades

As electricity costs rise and federal incentives drop, building operators are tapping the contracts to improve efficiency and boost resilience.

By Joe Burns • Sept. 2, 2025