Organisations are struggling to translate their AI ambitions into measurable business value, new research from Colliers has found, putting pressure on workplace and real estate teams. Colliers’ report, Building Resilience: 5 Megatrends Redefining Corporate Real Estate, identifies AI-enabled workforces as ...

UK facilities management professionals view artificial intelligence (AI), automation and smart technologies as central to the future of their profession, but many organisations lack the data maturity needed to turn ambition into impact, according to new research from MRI Software. ...

Simon McNair, Head of New Business, Digital Services at Restore Information Management on the benefits of outsourcing mailroom operations and how AI is transforming operations Many organisations, including FM providers outsource their mailroom operations, with the key reasons for this ...

Facilities Management (FM) has long been viewed as a behind-the-scenes function: keeping the lights on, managing cleaning schedules, and responding to equipment issues. But that’s rapidly changing. As hybrid working, sustainability goals and emerging technologies reshape the modern workplace, FM ...

A new survey from workplace expert, Acas, has revealed that over a quarter (26 per cent) of workers are worried that artificial intelligence (AI) will lead to job losses. Acas commissioned YouGov to ask employees in Britain what their biggest ...

The Workplace Futures Conference 2025 explored FM & AI: everything you need to know which included the question, is the sector building its digital future on weak foundations? Sara Bean reports With AI now everywhere you look, this year’s Workplace ...

New guidance has been published by BSI explaining how to measure an organisation’s AI carbon footprint, and the main environmental sustainability factors to be considered when using artificial intelligence. While there is widespread optimism that AI can help solve societal ...

A consultation for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ (RICS) second edition of its financial crime standard which incorporates cryptocurrency and AI has launched. Titled Countering Financial Crime: Bribery, Corruption, Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Sanctions Violation, the standard was ...

Steve McGregor, Group Managing Director for DMA, discusses AI’s positives and pitfalls, advocating a cohesive approach between human and machine to benefit FM companies and their customers We did our own research in 2021 that revealed many tech firms lag ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to transform the future landscape of facilities management, according to global real estate advisor, CBRE, who says early adopters of this evolving technology can expect to enhance efficiency, reduce operational costs and improve the overall ...