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  The advances in technology have made all sorts of improvements in the building maintenance industry, from increased efficiency to providing more accurate data. But is there a downside to the rise of these tools for maintenance managers? Not a downside, per se, but there are some challenges that come with the growing popularity of…

  The current economic backdrop presents both challenges and opportunities for real estate and facilities management. According to Top Facilities Management Trends for 2023 the latest part of CBRE’s wider facilities management series which regularly releases articles to share experience and knowledge in the facilities management space, clients will be looking to reduce costs and…

  Tax credits and federal funding programs have many facility managers thinking now is the time to do a boiler upgrade in their institutional and commercial facilities. While that may be the case, if a manager doesn’t know what they’re trying to accomplish or what they want, their anticipated savings may never be realized. Managing…

  Inspecting and repairing the exterior components of many institutional and commercial facilities are notoriously challenging tasks, especially with facilities taller than two stories that generally are out of easy reach for technicians using ladders and scaffolding. Managers often called in contractors with specialized equipment to access areas above that height. In recent years, managers…

Five years ago, Equifax Inc., a global credit-reporting agency, was the victim of a 2017 data breach, exposing the personal information of 147 million people. As the crisis unfolded, Julia Houston, the company’s chief strategy and marketing officer, was part of the team managing the fallout. Her takeaway: “Every executive really needs to be a…

In the popular imagination, a common vision is self-driving cars, which would enable passengers to watch movies or simply admire the scenery as their robotic vehicles whisk them to their destinations. However, according to Hull Xu, CFO of Cepton, a provider of light detection and ranging solutions (lidar), that is still a long way in…