Link to Facilities Dive (Jan. 6, 2026) | In 2025, facilities managers faced challenges including tariff uncertainty, increased security risks, changing workplace dynamics and rising operating and energy costs. So what’s next? Facilities Dive invited readers and other industry experts to share their predictions on how facilities management and their roles could change in the year ahead. …
Building preservation and upgrades will drive net-zero progress
Embodied carbon, circular material flows and adaptive reuse of existing building stock will become the most defensible financial strategy in 2026. Trends in insurance, permitting and material costs are all pointing the same direction: Preserve and upgrade what we already have. — Colin Mangham, director, corporate sustainability and innovation, U.S. Green Building Council California and Net Zero Accelerator (Read full article)
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