Category: Smart Buildings & AI

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Challenge assumptions with evidence: the new approach to NHS estate maintenance

A new healthcare report recommends FMs prioritise data and evidence-based decisions, and ‘challenge assumptions with evidence’ to direct limited budgets and resources most effectively.
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How the World Cup has put sustainability in the global spotlight

As the World Cup’s carbon footprint grows, facilities managers are reducing emissions through smarter buildings, digital technology and data-driven sustainability.
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5 reasons why FM is harder than the FIFA World Cup

Having the world’s eye on you for 90 minutes is tough, and everyone’s a pundit after the match. But facilities management teams face far greater challenges every day but don’t get any of the spotlight or applause. The good news is that technologies such as CAFM, CMMS, AI and connected platforms are helping FM teams automate tasks, gain better visibility and make smarter decisions.
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World FM Day 2026: cultivating belonging through built environments

We're celebrating World FM Day - this year highlighting how built environments shape belonging, and how systems like CAFM and connected built environment platforms can support this.
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Is FM ready for digital twins?

Digital twins give facilities teams a dynamic, real‑time view of their buildings, enabling predictive maintenance, smarter decisions and more efficient operations.
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From PPMs to DDMs

PPMs are finally getting a makeover - turning them from time-based checks to insightful data-driven maintenance (DDM ) to save time and money.
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Paving the Way for Sustainable Infrastructure

How performance-based contracts can lead the way with infrastructure sustainability.
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Planting the Seeds of Smart Building Success

Explore how cultivating a smart building mirrors gardening—using the right tools, preparing, and nurturing growth.
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30 Years of FM and SWG

Celebrating our 30th birthday, we look back over the last three decades of our history and the evolution of the FM landscape.
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How Converging Technologies Are Shaping User Experience

We discuss how converging technologies like AI, IoT, and BIM can enhance operational efficiency, occupant comfort & maintenance strategies.
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How to Utilise AI for Building Maintenance and Management

Our latest blog outlines the potential of AI to enhance building maintenance and efficiencies through automation and data analysis.
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2023: A Year in Workplace Tech

We reflect on 2023 - a year of workplace focused technology including AI, the Metaverse, retrofitting with BIM and Digital Twins.