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How smart buildings support hybrid work in 2026

How smart buildings support hybrid work in 2026

Hybrid work has moved beyond policy discussions and into operational reality. By 2026, most organizations will no longer ask whether hybrid work will continue, but how their workplaces can better support it. That shift places new expectations on the built environment—expectations traditional offices were never designed to meet.  Smart buildings have emerged as a critical enabler of hybrid work. Through […]

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No-Fire Season Is Real—Here’s Why Smart Companies Observe It — Improve Your HR

No-Fire Season Is Real—Here’s Why Smart Companies Observe It — Improve Your HR

Note: I should have published this before Thanksgiving, but I, quite frankly, forgot! Sorry! It’s officially no-fire season — that is, unless someone commits an egregious act— you don’t terminate employees from the week before Thanksgiving until January. That’s the rule from employment attorney Todd Stanton, and it’s a good one. (In the interest of full

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Secure systems for smart buildings: FM/IT compliance coordination at government facilities

Secure systems for smart buildings: FM/IT compliance coordination at government facilities

Facility managers at government agencies around the world face increasing pressure to meet complex and evolving compliance standards that span both physical and digital infrastructure. In the U.S., for example, these standards include cybersecurity frameworks like the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0, which emphasizes governance, risk identification, and incident response for critical infrastructure systems such as

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Scaling smart: How facility managers enable growth without adding more space

Scaling smart: How facility managers enable growth without adding more space

Growth doesn’t always mean buying bigger buildings or signing new leases. For many organizations, expansion can mean supporting more employees, clients, and operations within the same real estate footprint.   By combining workplace optimization, flexible office space strategies, and the latest workplace technology, facility teams can help companies scale without adding square footage.  The result is

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