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Registration has opened for the Workspace Design Show 2025, which returns to Amsterdam on 5–6 November with a focus on how sensory workplace design is influencing the modern office. Held at the RAI exhibition centre, the event will bring together over 5,000 workplace professionals, including architects, designers and commercial interiors specialists. This year’s theme, Activate…

The flexible office market across Europe, the Middle East and Africa is shifting into a new phase, according to new data from Colliers. The region’s flex workspace footprint grew by more than 348,000 square metres in 2024, despite difficult economic conditions and reduced capital availability. The firm’s Flexpansion: The Architecture of Agility report charts a…

New research suggests there is a widening gulf in the use of AI tools between senior leaders and junior staff, raising concerns that productivity gains from the technology are being unevenly shared. According to the Work that Works report from employment platform Employment Hero, nearly three-quarters of senior managers in the UK use AI tools…

  Startup companies with hardware and software innovations will soon have a chance to partner with the New York City Dept. of Environmental Protection on improving the buildout and ongoing operation of the city’s massive municipal water system. The Environmental Tech Lab is seeking applicants for its annual startup incubator and pilot test program that…

Data centre development that aligns with Ontario’s economic development priorities has been promised a preferential place in the queue to connect to the electricity grid. The recently released provincial energy plan sets out the new policy, which is coupled with proposed amendments to Ontario’s Electricity Act introduced shortly before the legislative assembly began its summer…

The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) announced the member-elected executive committee and appointees to the global board of directors for the 2025-26 fiscal year (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026). Christa Dodoo, CFM, FMP, CIWFM, CMQ-OE begins her term as board chair. She is joined by First Vice Chair Luis R. Viña and Second…