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Despite implementing demand response programs, electrification efforts and power purchase agreements, AI’s computational requirements have led to increases in the Google's emissions, according to its 2024 Environmental Report.

Daikin Applied Americas says its new electric heat pumps feature low-GWP refrigerant, inverter compressors and other changes which enhance the systems' performance in sub-zero temperatures.

The U.S. office vacancy rate breaks 20% for the first time ever, according to preliminary second quarter data from Moody's. The increase in Q2 shows the third straight record-breaking quarter beyond previous historic peaks seen between 1986 and 1991.

Henry Ford Health says it plans to provide its new Detroit facilities with electric heating and cooling through a hot and chilled water pump system as part of a $2.2 billion campus expansion.

R-Zero is rolling out short-term leasing for its wireless, battery-powered office occupancy sensors, which it says can help organizations to quickly study patterns of peak utilization and find the right space mixes to support employee productivity.

A majority of employees surveyed across the U.S. and Canada are not engaged at work, with higher levels of anger and loneliness for remote and on-site employees, according to a new report by Gallup.

If signed into law, the Billingsley Terrace Structural Integrity bill would require the Department of Buildings to use predictive analytics to identify and address hazardous structures before they become dangerous.

Jupiter Intelligence's new ClimateScore Global generative AI tool can help building operators to understand climate impacts on buildings on building costs and protect their facilities from disruptions, CEO Rich Sorkin says.