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Across the United States, women are increasing their presence in skilled trades and construction careers. In 2024, women made up 11.2 percent of the construction workforce — totaling over 1.34 million workers — which is the highest share in more than two decades, according to the National Association of Home Builders. Similarly, data from the…

Are businesses struggling to stay on track to hit emissions goals? A sampling of media coverage would suggest they are. Last month, Delta Air Lines downgraded plans to reach net zero by 2050 from a “goal” to an “aspiration.” The AI boom is causing companies throughout the tech sector to report emissions increases. Automotive targets…

Microsoft’s latest Work Trend Index report suggests that organisations are entering a new phase in the evolution of knowledge work, in which artificial intelligence agents become embedded in everyday operations and employees take on supervisory roles over digital systems. The study, based on a survey of 31,000 workers across 31 countries alongside labour market data…

In facilities management, the term “firefighting” gets used a lot. Sometimes it is said with pride. Sometimes with frustration. Usually both. It describes the daily scramble to deal with leaks, outages, complaints, failed equipment, last-minute shutdowns, vendor delays, and emergencies that seem to arrive all at once. It is an “us against them” kind of…

“If I hear ‘AI’ one more time, I’m leaving,” one chief sustainability officer announced to a room of peers at our GreenBiz conference in February. Later that day, I attended a crowded session about how big tech companies are managing the growing demand for water and energy at data centers, along with 223 other attendees….

For Facility Influencer Charles Thomas, the key to a great day in facilities management starts the day before. “Every smooth day on site, usually started the afternoon before at my desk, with a calendar, a notepad and a clear picture of what the building and the people inside are going to need from me tomorrow,”…