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Google’s Pixel 10a smartphone, launched in March, contains 36 percent recycled materials, by weight, more than the latest Apple iPhone models. That includes aluminum, cobalt, copper, gold, tin, tungsten, rare elements, plastics and glass. It took a decade of close collaboration between Google’s environmental sustainability, product design, materials engineering and supply chain teams to reach…

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 smart buildings industry has made significant investments in sensors, dashboards, Internet of Things (IoT), and artificial intelligence (AI). By 2030, this investment is projected to exceed $200 billion. Over 70% of new commercial…

AI is opening the door to predictive maintenance in facilities for managers, staffs and organizations willing to embrace the changes needed to make it happen. Key Takeaways:  For many engineering and maintenance managers, tangible applications and benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) have been rare. But one area in which the rapidly expanding technology shows the…

Clear Behavioral Health has opened its 16th location and first in Orange County with a new outpatient mental health center in Anaheim Hills. It offers an intensive outpatient program (IOP) for adults and teens ages 13 to 17 across east Anaheim and the surrounding communities. The Anaheim Hills center expands access to mental healthcare in…

Bon Secours has begun construction on Norfolk’s first freestanding emergency department (ED). The ED will be located on the first floor of 155 Kingsley Lane and is expected to open in late 2027. The Virginia Department of Health approved the project through the Certificate of Public Need process in February 2026. The ED will include…

Healthcare systems that treat parking as a strategic design variable from the first feasibility pass will have more sites to choose from. Key Takeaways:   As outpatient demand grows and medical office space remains scarce, parking capacity is becoming a critical factor in determining which healthcare sites are viable for development and expansion. Adaptive reuse…