Tag: RTO

How Tech Companies Are Reshaping the Workplace Amid the AI Race

By Joe Bebon, Editor Jul 31, 2025 Design and Construction

Updated: Jul 31, 2025

Technology companies are strategically optimizing their real estate portfolios to free up capital for artificial intelligence (AI) investments while simultaneously enhancing workplace effectiveness. JLL’s “2025 Technology Spaces Report” explores how technology organizations are using data-driven strategies to balance cost optimization with innovation demands across office and specialized research spaces. “The race to lead in artificial […]

The Facilities Manager’s Playbook for Smarter, People-Centered Office Design

By Alexis Linton, Density Jul 29, 2025 Design and Construction

Updated: Jul 29, 2025

If you’re looking after facilities in 2025, you’re not just managing square footage—you’re shaping the systems that power the workplace. With the move back to the office, businesses are re-evaluating how their spaces operate, not just how they look. Done right, smarter space planning can improve the in-office experience while also driving operational efficiency and […]

From Office to Ocean: Turning the Tide on Plastic Pollution

By Tom Spillane, Vivreau Jul 18, 2025 FM Perspectives

Updated: Jul 24, 2025

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. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, located between California and Hawaii, is a floating monument to our collective inaction. It continues to grow, fed relentlessly by the 20 million tons of plastic waste that flow […]

JLL Report: Workplace Strategies Shift as Hybrid Work Slows

By Joe Bebon, Editor Jul 8, 2025 Design and Construction

Updated: Jul 8, 2025

In a dramatic swing that signals evolving corporate real estate (CRE) priorities, JLL’s 2025 Occupancy Planning Benchmark Report reveals portfolio optimization has surpassed cost-cutting as the primary focus for CRE leaders and office utilization has increased as organizations tighten policies on hybrid work. Improving space data accuracy and reporting; increasing employee presence on-site; and growing the use […]

The Evolution of Workplace Experience: Balancing Tech, Flexibility, and Human Needs

By Caitlin Kamm, Envoy Jun 18, 2025 Access Control

Updated: Jun 18, 2025

As organizations navigate post-pandemic work arrangements, the conversation has evolved beyond simple location preferences to deeper questions about how workplace experiences shape productivity, collaboration, and talent retention. Modern workplace strategists are rethinking fundamental assumptions about space utilization, technology integration, and generational preferences. As a result, the modern workplace is undergoing a profound transformation, and facilities […]

Office Conversions and Demolitions to Outpace New Construction in 2025: CBRE

By Joe Bebon, Editor Jun 5, 2025 Design and Construction

Updated: Jun 5, 2025

More office space will be removed from the U.S. market this year than added to it for the first time since at least 2018 and likely longer, providing another indicator of the market’s stabilization and nascent recovery, according to a new report from CBRE. CBRE’s analysis of office-market activity across the largest 58 U.S. markets […]

RTO Mandates and Rising Workplace Violence Call for More Integrated Security

By Tim Williams, Pinkerton Apr 29, 2025 Access Control

Updated: Apr 29, 2025

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. Companies and government agencies have recently doubled down on return-to-office mandates. In September, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy revealed that employees would have to return to the office five days a week—ending their hybrid policy—starting […]

The Need to Create Engaging Wellness Centers Across Facility Types

By Lisa Kendall, LIVunLtd Apr 25, 2025 Design and Construction

Updated: Apr 25, 2025

Rising costs and concerns about inflation have turned tenants and guests into savvy, budget-conscious consumers. Whether managing multifamily properties, office buildings, or hotels, facilities management professionals face increasing pressure to justify every dollar spent on amenities. Every offering must deliver real, measurable value that convinces tenants their money is well spent, regardless of the property […]

A CRE Readiness Plan as Companies Enforce Return-to-Office Policies

By Ben Reinberg, Alliance Consolidated Group of Cos. Apr 23, 2025 Building Controls

Updated: Apr 24, 2025

Office vacancy rates have climbed sharply in the wake of the pandemic as many firms downsized office space due to remote work. Nationally, the United States office vacancy rate hovered around the high teens by late 2023 (nearly 17%–20%, up from roughly 9% pre-pandemic)​. Major city centers have been hit especially hard. These elevated vacancies […]

From Mandates to Meaning: How Facilities Managers Can Reshape Today’s Workplace

By Carolyn Voelkening, Appspace Apr 21, 2025 Design and Construction

Updated: Apr 21, 2025

There’s no denying that improving the employee experience is complex and even challenging for many organizations—further complicated by the surge in return-to-office (RTO) mandates. As we’ve seen in various news reports, mandates don’t operate in a vacuum. While employers continue to push for in-office presence, team members across all geographies and industries have their own […]