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Sustainable Construction in 2025: What is Sustainable Construction?

What is it: RSMeans Data, a division of Gordian, presents a comprehensive guide to sustainable construction practices as of 2025. The article outlines how sustainability must be integrated across the building lifecycle—from design and construction to operations and eventual decommissioning. Highlighted approaches include the adoption of renewable materials, energy-efficient systems, water conservation strategies, and reduced waste outputs. Notably, it emphasizes adherence to certification programs such as LEED and BREEAM. The newly launched 2025 Green Building Costs Book provides actionable cost data, helping stakeholders plan and implement environmentally sound practices with financial confidence.

Source: RSMeans Sustainable Construction Overview

Stakeholder Audience: Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC), Building Operations, Corporate and Institutional Owners, IT/Technology-Cybersecurity, Organizational Leadership, Real Estate Investors and Developers, Service Providers and Consultants, Technology Providers and Integrators, Trade and Professional Standards Bodies.

Inform or Action: Informational. Stakeholders are encouraged to review the overview and consult the Green Building Costs Book to support sustainability planning.

#BLMI #IFMA #Autodesk #RSMeans #SustainableConstruction #GreenBuilding #LEED #BREEAM #EnergyEfficiency #BuildingLifecycleManagement

IoT Architecture Enables Smarter, Greener Facility Management

What is it: T&D World highlights how advanced IoT architectures are transforming facility management by enhancing system-wide data collection, analysis, and automation. The article features Avnet’s development of a secure, scalable IoT platform that connects disparate building systems—including HVAC, lighting, and energy management—under a unified digital architecture. By standardizing sensor and device interoperability, facility managers can implement predictive maintenance, monitor sustainability KPIs, and make proactive adjustments to reduce energy use and operational costs.

The Building Lifecycle Management Initiative emphasizes that architecting an organization's technology stack—extending down to endpoint devices such as IoT sensors—is now a vital step in lifecycle management. This strategic alignment ensures that data is actionable across the building’s lifespan, improves integration between design and operations, and enables intelligent decision-making at every stage.

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Stakeholder Audience: Facility Operations, Building Owners, IT/Technology-Cybersecurity, Technology Providers-Integrators, Corporate-Institutional Owners, Service Providers-Consultants

Inform or Action: Informational. Stakeholders may want to evaluate their current IoT strategies and explore how unified digital architectures could improve lifecycle management.

#BLMI #IFMA #Autodesk #IoT #FacilityManagement #SmartBuildings #Avnet #Sustainability #DigitalTransformation