Joe Burns

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LEED v5 - now released - increases focus on indoor environment, worker safety

2 days ago | facilitiesdive.com | Joe Burns

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. LEED v5, the newest version of the U.S. Green Building Council’s green building rating system, launched at the end of April, ushering in a number of changes that could affect facility managers and building operators working to become certified under the system. The U.S. Green Building Council created the LEED rating system 25 years ago as a global benchmark for buildings to reduce their environmental impact.
Building obsolescence risks can help guide renovation planning: JLL

3 days ago | facilitiesdive.com | Joe Burns

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. What drives a building into obsolescence before the end of its lifecycle? A report by JLL identifies three key drivers: age and design, locational parameters and regulatory requirements. Operational efficiency, occupier preference for high-quality properties, and the rising tide of sustainability and climate risk mitigation efforts are among the issues weighing on aging commercial real estate assets, JLL says.
JLL sees successful Q1 for new real estate management services segment

5 days ago | finance.yahoo.com | Joe Burns

This story was originally published on Facilities Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Facilities Dive newsletter. Revenue at Jones Lang LaSalle’s newly formed Real Estate Management Services segment grew 14% in the first quarter from a year ago on the back of workplace management and project management, the company said in its Q1 earnings report, released May 7.
JLL sees successful Q1 for new real estate management services segment

6 days ago | facilitiesdive.com | Joe Burns

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Revenue at Jones Lang LaSalle’s newly formed Real Estate Management Services segment grew 14% in the first quarter from a year ago on the back of workplace management and project management, the company said in its Q1 earnings report, released May 7.
Colliers’ engineering segment booms, but tariffs postpone long-term leasing decisions

1 week ago | facilitiesdive.com | Joe Burns

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Colliers reported $1.14 billion in revenue during the first quarter of 2025, up 14% year over year and 7% quarter over quarter, as the result of strong performance from its recently formed engineering segment, the firm Tuesday said in its earnings report.
Composting program turns cafeteria scraps to brown gold

1 week ago | facilitiesdive.com | Joe Burns

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Ohio University processes more than five tons of food waste every day, turning the scraps left over from hungry college students at the school’s cafeterias into “brown gold” — compost that the university uses to fertilize plants around the campus and sell to neighbors.
Commercial real estate teams look for alternative space management, experience platforms: CBRE

1 week ago | facilitiesdive.com | Joe Burns

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Although many commercial real estate teams lean on technology for facility operations, many are either unsure how to use or are not unauthorized to use artificial intelligence, according to a report by CBRE.
Commercial real estate teams look for alternative space management, experience platforms: CBRE

1 week ago | finance.yahoo.com | Joe Burns

Unlock stock picks and a broker-level newsfeed that powers Wall Street. Joe Burns Mon, May 5, 2025, 4:19 AM 3 min read In This Article: This story was originally published on Facilities Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Facilities Dive newsletter. Although many commercial real estate teams lean on technology for facility operations, many are either unsure how to use or are not unauthorized to use artificial intelligence, according to a report by CBRE.
Office demand hits bumps, but Q1 finishes up year over year: VTS, CBRE

1 week ago | facilitiesdive.com | Joe Burns

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. National office demand showed weakness in the first quarter of 2025 following nearly two years of growth, according to the VTS office demand index. But the market remained stable overall, thanks to elevated leasing volume, per CBRE data. January saw a sharp 18.8% drop in occupancy, wiping out previous year-over-year gains and leaving VTS’ office demand index, or VODI, down 7.1% year over year.
Cushman & Wakefield unfazed by tariff uncertainty, bolsters services

2 weeks ago | facilitiesdive.com | Joe Burns

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Cushman & Wakefield increased revenue 5% year over year in the first quarter of 2025 to $2.3 billion, led by strong leasing performance in the office and industrial sectors in the Americas, the firm said Tuesday in its Q1 earnings report.