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  Autonomous mobile robot (AMR) cleaning machines have graduated from niche pilots and trade-show demos to become an integral part of routine facility upkeep across airports, global retail chains, warehouses, and more. Between 2024 and 2025 alone, the cleaning robotics market spiked from $14.11 billion to $17.47 billion, a marked 23.9% year-over-year increase, revealing how…

Facility managers can take actions to limit common allergy triggers, according to Kenneth Mendez, CEO of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Millions of people in the U.S. are affected by allergic disease, including asthma, the foundation says. “You need air conditioning systems with a minimum of a MERV-13 filter,” Mendez said in an…

A carbon removal buyers coalition founded by McKinsey, Google and others has backed a new approach to biomass energy that promises to provide always-on electricity while sequestering carbon dioxide deep underground. The Frontier coalition announced this week that it would spend $41 million on 116,000 removal credits from Arbor, a startup founded by a former…

In education, the focus is often – and rightly – on student outcomes. But behind every successful school day lies the unrelenting work of facilities managers, tasked with keeping the environment safe, compliant, and fully operational. Their role is vital, yet increasingly difficult to deliver under pressure from all sides. Here Vikki Horn, Senior Category…

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…

Geothermal technology is gaining traction in a growing number of institutional and commercial facilities. Geothermal technology — which taps into the heat trapped in the earth to provide year-round, efficient and sustainable heating and cooling — is gaining traction in a growing number of institutional and commercial facilities as building owners and facility managers look…