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FM professionals weigh the price of digital transformation

MRI Software’s 2025 Voice of the Facilities Manager report reveals that facilities management professionals are ready to take the next step in digital transformation, with more than two-thirds (68 per cent) expecting to invest in new technology within the next 12-18 ...

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AI-readiness in FM: Balancing innovation with the human touch

Facilities Management (FM) is, first and foremost, a people business. While Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform operations, it cannot replace the human expertise, judgment, and experience that define the industry. The real challenge is ensuring that AI ...

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2025 Workplace Index reveals rise of digital workplace leader as over a third of businesses look to increase office attendance

Research released in Eptura’s 2025 Workplace Index, reveals that 34 per cent of businesses plan to increase office attendance, a trend which is prompting enterprises to enhance their use of AI and cross-platform data analytics to better manage workplace occupancy ...

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AI depth charge

A shortage of skills in FM is creating huge pressures to prioritise tasks, meet compliance deadlines and ensure preventative maintenance targets are achieved. Esther Coleman, Senior Product Manager at Idox believes enhancing CAFM with AI can begin to bridge the ...

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Virtual reality check

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 ...

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BSI publishes guidance on AI sustainability

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 ...

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AI adoption promises efficiency gains in property management

Ongoing economic pressures, regulatory changes, and shifting tenant and owner expectations have tightened profit margins and created challenges for property management professionals, highlighting the need for operational efficiencies. MRI Software, a global leader in real estate solutions and services, has ...

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AI in training and education

The hype around AI is so intense that there is a risk it will fail to capitalise on the opportunities it affords. Nowhere is this more salient, argues David Sharp CEO of learning provider International Workplace, than in training and ...

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Navigating AI in FM

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 ...

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Trade Union warns workers must have a say in avoiding the dangers of AI

Following the speech on AI by Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday, and the launch of the AI Opportunities Action Plan, UK trade union, Unite, is warning that workers must not become the victims of the AI revolution. Unite General ...

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