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  Owners must design and build facilities that account for changing realities to ensure they run efficiently, safely and sustainably over time — or risk paying in the long run. New construction has always been a numbers game, challenging building owners to juggle competing priorities — initial costs, speed to build, long-term performance and a…

ENR’s Construction Industry Confidence Index rose four points between Q3 and Q4, to a slightly optimistic 52 rating. The economic index also rose four points, to a 48 rating. The confidence index measures executive sentiment about where the current market will be in the next three to six months and over a 12- to 18-month…

Evolution is underway as the industry embraces a new chapter. Both today’s aging and youthful workforce and fast-paced culture are colliding with technological advancements. What are the results of a shifting demographic mixed with higher tech? How is that impacting maintenance? How does that impact a facility, and specifically healthcare? Technology evolves continuously. The world…

When Amazon’s MGM Studios filmed the second season of the Prime Video series “Fallout,” it substituted the diesel generators traditionally used to electrify movie and television productions with a network of solar-powered trailers. The technology, called Solar Ring, from GreenLite Trailers, provided 4,952 kilowatt-hours of electricity to 14 trailers in the production’s central basecamp over…

  A carbon nanofilter designed to be slotted into a ventilation system like a HEPA filter can remove almost all of the carbon dioxide in a building, helping to reduce emissions and save building operators money by enabling HVAC systems to work more efficiently, a study published in Science Advances says. “Every building already has…

  Patagonia’s top sustainability strategist is a materials scientist. Colgate-Palmolive’s chief sustainability officer reports to the growth and strategy team, and PepsiCo’s CSO has managed profit-and-loss statements for billion-dollar commercial businesses. The 13 leaders I interviewed in 2025 for the Climate Pioneers series come from diverse industries and backgrounds but share a common priority: a…