DOE announces ‘largest-ever investment in America’s grid,’ giving $3.5B across 44 states

The funding is expected to increase grid resiliency, increase the supply of clean energy and lower energy costs.

By Robert Walton • Oct. 19, 2023

Utility, charging company battle over EV fast chargers slows deployment amid massive needs

State and federal policies are driving utilities and EV charger providers to transform U.S. transportation. They have found common ground in some areas but cannot agree on the utility role in fast-charging deployment.

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 18, 2023

NineDot Energy signs Starbucks as anchor customer for NYC community battery storage

The batteries are part of New York's Value of Distributed Energy Resources program, which gives participants credits for discharging energy during times of high grid demand.

By Robert Walton • Oct. 18, 2023

Washington, DC, aims to attract sustainable office-to-multifamily conversions

While the pace of adaptive reuse projects has slowed, the city is offering incentives to bring more housing to the urban core.

By Mary Salmonsen • Oct. 17, 2023

GSA issues RFI for Green Proving Ground program

A $30 million funding bump will help the agency evaluate new technologies meant to improve the sustainability and efficiency of its buildings.

By Joe Burns • Oct. 17, 2023

Bedrock Energy raises $8.5M for autonomous geothermal HVAC technology

The company says it uses autonomous drilling and advanced subsurface modeling to help property owners recoup their decarbonization investments in under five years.

By Nish Amarnath • Oct. 16, 2023

High office vacancies contrast with data center growth: CBRE market reports

Artificial intelligence has driven strong data center leasing growth in Dallas/Fort Worth, while San Francisco continues to struggle with converting unused office space. 

By Joe Burns • Oct. 11, 2023

$19B JFK project opens construction support facility

The hub will produce concrete on site and employ barges to reduce emissions and congestion on the airport rehab project.

By Sebastian Obando • Oct. 11, 2023

Matterport adds AI-enabled automated room measurements to its digital twin platform

The technology reduces the time required to capture property data and helps operators optimize the functionality of spaces, the company says.

By Joe Burns • Oct. 10, 2023

‘Empty’ federal buildings under scrutiny

Unused office space poses financial and environmental issues federal agencies must address, lawmakers from both parties said at a Senate committee hearing.

By Nish Amarnath • Oct. 9, 2023

Megaproject boom squeezes supplies for life sciences construction

Labor and material shortages are causing cost increases and continued delays as lead times for generators, electrical switchgears and elevators stretch to two years, said Cushman & Wakefield exec Jason D’Orlando.

By Sebastian Obando • Oct. 6, 2023

Office utilization rates on climb to pre-pandemic levels

Culture, collaboration and communication are bringing employees back into the office on their own terms, said participants in a recent webinar by FM:Systems.

By Joe Burns • Oct. 4, 2023

NREL adds geothermal hybrid system to energy project cost analysis tool

The tool can help facilities owners and operators identify the optimal mix of geothermal heat pump technologies, renewable energy, conventional generation and energy storage, the lab says.

By Joe Burns • Sept. 28, 2023

Return-to-office mandates can have DEI implications. One nontraditional office aims to be more inclusive.

The Coven's emphasis on designing an office with a sense of community in mind echoes the sentiment of other workplace experts.

By Caroline Colvin • Sept. 27, 2023

JLL’s division president discusses top healthcare facility concerns

Facility managers deserve a place at the table in the earlier stages of planning renovations, construction, design, sustainability initiatives and more, says Alison Flynn Gaffney.

By Nish Amarnath • Sept. 25, 2023

Turner, Pike break ground on $650M New York hospital

The Strong Memorial Hospital renovations represent the University of Rochester’s largest capital project to date.

By Joe Bousquin • Sept. 21, 2023

Jacobs scores $25M Connecticut water project

The work includes engineering services and support for improvements to the overall facility, sludge system, water quality lab and treatment process.

By Sebastian Obando • Sept. 20, 2023

NREL provides baseline data on building energy use, efficiency upgrade benefits

The federal research center’s new End-Use Load Profiles dataset outlines possible shifts in buildings’ energy consumption under various “what-if” energy efficiency and electrification upgrade scenarios.

By Joe Burns • Sept. 18, 2023

Jacobs wins $517M award to modernize Texas schools

The $2.4 billion capital improvement program, which is the largest-ever investment in the Austin Independent School District, involves renovations, security improvements, technology upgrades and maintenance across 25 schools. 

By Sebastian Obando • Sept. 13, 2023

CBRE’s Smart FM Solutions implemented across more than 20K client sites

The AI-powered software can reduce client maintenance costs and energy consumption by as much as 20%, the company says. 

By Joe Burns • Updated Sept. 11, 2023

Lumen Energy, with $11M in Series A funding, launches automated power purchase agreement software

With its Auto PPA tool, building owners and operators can calculate costs and benefits of on-site solar and other clean energy systems to increase net operating income with zero upfront capital, the company says.

By Joe Burns • Sept. 8, 2023

Hensel Phelps starts $164M Austin airport gate expansion

The 84,500-square-foot upgrade is one of 61 planned projects worth a total of $6.5 billion at the Texas travel hub.

By Matthew Thibault • Sept. 8, 2023

University of Wisconsin expands solar across Stout campus facilities

A recent 560-panel installation highlights ongoing efficiency upgrades taking place across the public university system.

By Joe Burns • Sept. 6, 2023

Value of indoor air quality improvements can help offset upgrade costs, keep buildings efficient

As school starts and return-to-office mandates bring people indoors, lingering COVID-19 concerns and new ventilation requirements raise indoor air quality questions.

By Joe Burns • Aug. 31, 2023

Dottid rolls out AI assistant for Asset OS platform to integrate data insights into workflows

The chat interface has a help desk to streamline data integration and ensure accuracy by providing user-specific portfolio information, the proptech firm says. 

By Joe Burns • Aug. 30, 2023