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Hotel guest rooms are unoccupied around 60% of the time, even when rented. Heating or cooling to 100% occupancy, 100% of the time, equals approximately 40% energy waste. To lessen this waste, the hospitality industry is embracing occupancy-sensing smart thermostats, which allow the building management system to automatically adjust the temperature of unoccupied rooms. The […]
On this episode of “Joe on the Go,” editor Joe Bebon visits Hotel Marcel, the greenest hotel in America. Architect and developer Bruce Redman Becker provides a behind-the-scenes look and discusses how he turned an abandoned and historic office building into a facility of the future. Watch now to learn about project challenges, upsides, and […]
On this latest episode of FMA Shorts, Melissa Sokolowsky, a senior project manager at the Smart Buildings Center, discusses the elements that make up a smart building. This clip was taken from a webinar titled, “From Brick to Click: The Rise of Smart Building Tech in FM.” The full session is available for FREE on-demand […]
The beauty of smart building upgrades will be on full display at one of the world’s largest and most famous art museums. Officials from the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), the New York Power Authority (NYPA), and The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) announced a nearly $25 million energy efficiency […]
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month—a timely reminder that today’s facilities managers aren’t just responsible for physical spaces, but also for the digital systems that power them. For an in-depth discussion on smart building cybersecurity, please don’t miss the upcoming webinar, “Facilities in the Digital Era: How to Defend Against Cyberattacks.” More event info and FREE […]
After years of promise, 2025 is poised to be the year artificial intelligence (AI) finally delivers real, measurable impact in facilities management. Now that AI is becoming more common, building supervisors can utilize it as a practical and essential tool to manage buildings more efficiently, sustainably, and intelligently. Facilities leaders today face intensifying pressure: rising […]
Traditionally, facilities management focused on operational efficiency—that is, keeping buildings running smoothly while controlling costs. Today, a new framework is reshaping this role: environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles. This shift places facilities managers at the center of corporate strategy by transforming the physical assets they’ve always controlled into critical components for achieving a company’s […]
Commercial buildings and infrastructure are responsible for a staggering 40% of global carbon emissions, a figure that puts facilities managers on the front lines of the climate challenge. While the buzz around artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI, has captured headlines, the real transformative power for commercial facilities lies in another category of AI: predictive and […]
Editor’s note: FM Perspectives are industry op-eds. The views expressed are the authors’ and do not necessarily reflect those of Facilities Management Advisor. Industrial organizations and building operators are rapidly adopting smart building technologies. From HVAC systems and lighting controls to advanced energy management solutions, facilities are evolving into connected ecosystems to boost efficiency, productivity, and operational […]
For decades, facilities managers (FMs) have been the unsung heroes of commercial and retail buildings, ensuring comfort, safety, and operational continuity behind the scenes. However, as the built environment faces the mounting pressures of rising energy costs, ambitious sustainability goals, and the challenge of “doing more with less,” the FM role is undergoing a deep […]