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How Digital Twins Can Help Optimize Empty or Underused Buildings

By Joshua Ridley, Willow Jan 28, 2026 Building Controls

Updated: Jan 28, 2026

The U.S. office vacancy rate reached another all-time high in the second quarter of 2025 at 20.7%, as Moody’s recently reported. That’s the highest vacancy rate in three decades, ABC News reported, with more than 900 million square feet of empty office space—enough to fill New York City’s One World Trade Center 300 times. U.S. […]

How Modern Facilities Management Systems Can Help Solve the Labor Shortage

By Bert Van Hoof, Willow Sep 17, 2025 Human Resources

Updated: Sep 17, 2025

The talent and labor shortage in facilities management (FM) is a top concern today, as shown in the National Fire Protection Association’s Industry Trends Survey and ManpowerGroup’s 2025 Global Talent Shortage Survey. In ManpowerGroup’s survey of 40,413 employers across major industries in 42 countries, 74% of global employers said they are struggling to find the skilled […]