New technologies, demographic shifts, and sustainable solutions top the facility management trends to watch in 2019, according to a Sodexo report.

“Smart technologies are defined by their interconnectedness,” points out a recent ACEEE report on smart building markets. The companies that buy and sell them, however, are defined by their disconnectedness.

As building owners and facilities teams consider upgrading to smart building infrastructure, here are three broad scenarios that may be holding them back.

General Electric (GE) has completed the sale of its intelligent environments company, Current, powered by GE, to American Industrial Partners (AIP).

Data will be the golden key in the new energy future, and any company with an interest in data is already thinking about this energy future.

Smart buildings offer the best hope to reduce carbon effectively, reduce energy costs and provide good return on investment.

PCL Construction and Microsoft are teaming up to fuel joint innovation and development of smart building implementations.

Proponents and early adopters suggest the program can provide simplified credibility for landlords and simplified assurance for tenants via a formal third-party building assessment and an easily decipherable rating system that is tied to rigorous criteria.

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) is now implementing the Smart Buildings initiative in up to 100 buildings across Canada.

Smarter building technology systems are unlocking more meaningful data and providing more solutions than before. Here is WSP's take on this major trend.

A new $200-million hotel-office-condo-multifamily development officially broke ground in downtown Montreal last week.

The Built Environment Technology Association (BETA) has been established to help the real estate industry better utilize developing technologies.

Global technology trends have pushed a new network innovation to market, one that is expected to improve building efficiency and employee retention.

Rogers and RYCOM will implement the Cisco Smart Building platform across Oxford Properties' entire Canadian commercial and retail portfolio this year.

Johnson Controls has completed its merger with Tyco to form a new company well-positioned in the building and energy sectors.