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Smart building tech provides key to meeting targets, but integration woes persist: Johnson Controls
Nearly three-fourths of retail and commercial real estate sustainability leaders surveyed by Forrester Consulting say their organizations lack the expertise to leverage building system insights.
By Joe Burns • Sept. 25, 2024 -
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Facilities management software can help balance growing repairs, shrinking budgets: JLL
Amid a mass retirement of older workers and an “ongoing war for talent,” nearly 40% of experts surveyed by JLL expect to increase their investment in facilities management software this year.
By Joe Burns • Sept. 24, 2024 -
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Exponential growth in the data center market is driving the need for more energy-intensive chips, leading operators to seek more power, improved cooling solutions and optimized designs that can boost efficiency and performance.
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Walmart uses 3D printing for large-scale store expansion
The retail giant deployed Alquist 3D's technology to expand its online pickup and delivery space by nearly 8,000 square feet at its store in Athens, Tennessee.
By Matthew Thibault • Sept. 24, 2024 -
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Johnson Controls releases updates to Metasys building automation system
The next-generation analytics tools, increased security features and simplified administration can move facilities closer to autonomous building operations, the company says.
By Joe Burns • Sept. 23, 2024 -
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Cybersecurity firm flags attack on construction accounting system
Plumbing, HVAC and similar subcontractors using default credentials faced active intrusions due to an emerging threat targeting Foundation Software users, according to cybersecurity firm Huntress.
By Matthew Thibault • Sept. 23, 2024 -
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Four lessons from the CrowdStrike incident for facilities management
Redundant systems and robust contingency planning helped mitigate the outage’s operational impacts, Cushman & Wakefield and Facilitron executives said.
By Brian Martucci • Sept. 23, 2024 -
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VergeSense unifies building system, occupancy data for smarter space planning
Facilities staff can draw on insights from WiFi data to deactivate specific spaces on days of low usage, cutting energy consumption and operational costs, the company’s CEO said.
By Joe Burns • Sept. 20, 2024 -
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Comcast’s MachineQ targets high-usage sectors with IoT-based power monitoring
The smart energy management system can help operators link energy consumption and asset utilization data, aiding predictive maintenance and sustainability efforts, the company said.
By Joe Burns • Sept. 13, 2024 -
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OTI to offer KODE Labs’ AI-driven smart building operating system to its clients
The operating system will help clients automate operations, enhance decision-making and improve portfolio efficiency, OTI says.
By Joe Burns • Sept. 10, 2024 -
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ServiceTitan, Ferguson launch effort to help contractors navigate supply chain volatility
Providing contractors with real-time pricing will ensure accurate job quotes, streamlined purchase order submissions and more reliable delivery timelines, the companies say.
By Joe Burns • Sept. 6, 2024 -
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L2L adds job aid technology to enhance maintenance standards, training, compliance
The SwipeGuide acquisition can accelerate training for new hires and help facilities managers create standards for maintenance tasks where they may not have existed before, an executive at L2L said.
By Nish Amarnath • Sept. 5, 2024 -
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LiquidStack makes high-performance coolant system available for advanced data centers
The new coolant distribution unit is compatible with liquid chip cooling in AI and high-performance computing applications and consumes less water and energy, the company says.
By Brian Martucci • Sept. 4, 2024 -
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Honeywell, Cisco integrate AI, real-time data on building energy efficiency, utilization
Adding Cisco Spaces data to Honeywell’s Forge Sustainability+ for Buildings will provide insights into HVAC, lighting and other building systems, the companies say.
By Nish Amarnath • Sept. 3, 2024 -
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Envoy, Logitech introduce meeting room management integration
The resulting workplace system can help optimize space management, reducing the administrative burden of managing meeting spaces, the companies say.
By Joe Burns • Aug. 30, 2024 -
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Orange County Public Schools deploys Facilitron CMMS as part of expanded partnership
Facilitron Works will improve the coordination of maintenance tasks across the 900-square-mile district, Facilitron says.
By Brian Martucci • Aug. 28, 2024 -
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Infogrid adds Buildings IOT’s adaptive buildings technology to its building decarbonization products
The automated demand management, advanced fault detection and diagnostics and grid-interactive capabilities will advance the automation of Infogrid’s suite of energy analytics products, Infogrid says.
By Nish Amarnath • Aug. 26, 2024 -
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R-Zero launches IAQ monitor, control dashboard to support occupant comfort, HVAC maintenance
Operators can also use the system to detect HVAC faults, fix ventilation problems and support healthy building certifications, the company says.
By Joe Burns • Aug. 21, 2024 -
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RaceTrac convenience store chain installs ‘smart’ toilet seats
The technology allows customers to disinfect the seat’s surface before use.
By Jessica Loder • Aug. 19, 2024 -
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Window Hero rolls out drone-powered exterior cleaning service, window security film
The drone, developed by AI robotics firm Lucid Bots, can clean in less time with fewer resources than human crews, while the window film offers protection from intruders, Window Hero’s president says.
By Nish Amarnath • Aug. 19, 2024 -
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Virtual front desk helps companies maintain remote and after-hours building entrances, Envoy says
The tool seeks to address security risks and inaccurate visitor records as companies increasingly lack a staffed front desk, according to Envoy.
By Benton Graham • Aug. 14, 2024 -
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Scenera adopts Microsoft Copilot AI tech to help building operators better access, analyze data
Adopting the natural language interface will help its MAIstro platform combine building data with facility operating procedures and recommend staff actions, says a company executive.
By Brian Martucci • Aug. 13, 2024 -
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AI prep is top challenge for companies drowning in ‘unstructured data’
The AI boom is forcing companies to consider data management upgrades, as some face budget constraints.
By Alexei Alexis • Aug. 8, 2024 -
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The air filter technology hotels are using to fight unwanted smells
Many hotels fight unwanted odors with fragrances, but that’s only “masking a problem,” according to Greentech Environmental’s Blake Bobosky.
By Noelle Mateer • July 31, 2024 -
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NodaFi secures $3.5M in seed funding to grow CMMS business
The company aims to develop a common platform for facility operations to help facilities managers save time on operational tasks, NodaFi's CEO says.
By Brian Martucci • July 30, 2024 -
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Wireless sensors can minimize equipment downtime, improve food safety for retailers: Ecotrak
Deploying Disruptive Technologies’ sensors will help Ecotrak’s customers automate work orders and manage their fridges, freezers, cooling and heating equipment, the companies say.
By Nish Amarnath • July 29, 2024
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