Sustainability

Sustainability

FM Latinoamérica: 40% of global CO₂ comes from the buildings we operate — and FM owns the lever

An opinion piece in FM Latinoamérica reframes decarbonisation as core FM work rather than an ESG side-quest: 40% of global CO₂ comes from buildings, and the Facility Manager has influence at every lifecycle stage — from design briefs to vendor selection to commissioning. A useful read for any FM team still pitching sustainability as 'extra'.

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EDP Renewables and Meta sign third PPA — 250 MW solar adds to growing data-centre energy stack

EDP Renewables and Meta have signed a third power purchase agreement, this time for a 250 MW solar project. The cumulative procured energy between the two companies is now 545 MW. For FM and operations leaders running large data-centre estates, PPAs of this scale increasingly define what 'sustainability' looks like in practice.

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AI is helping legacy HVAC systems hit New York's Local Law 97 emissions cap

An energy-management firm tells Facilities Dive that retrofitting sensors and AI control onto existing HVAC plants can cut emissions by 22% — enough to keep older buildings on the right side of New York's Local Law 97 fines. The pattern is replicable wherever cities are tightening building-level emissions caps.

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Mitsubishi Electric named in CEOE 2025 Best Practices catalogue — sustainability case for buyers

Spanish employers' confederation CEOE has included Mitsubishi Electric in its 2025 Catalogue of Environmental Best Practices, citing the company's sustainability and energy efficiency programmes. For FM buyers, recognised case files like these are useful weapons to put alongside vendor decks during procurement reviews.

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GM hits 100% renewable electricity for US operations — bar rises for corporate FM teams

General Motors says it is now matching 100% of its US electricity use with renewables — already at 70% globally in 2025. As one of America's largest industrial energy consumers makes the switch, the cover story for FM teams who say large-scale renewable matching is 'too complex' has effectively closed.

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The Energy Cost of AI: When Optimisation Creates Its Own Demand

AI and robotics promise energy savings through system optimisation, but at scale their own power consumption may outpace the efficiency gains. Manufacturers face a paradox: the tools designed to reduce waste are themselves becoming significant energy consumers.

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Variable speed HVAC motors: the quiet route to 50% energy savings

ABB data shows that matching HVAC motor speed to real-time demand can halve energy consumption. For facility managers under decarbonisation pressure, variable speed drives represent one of the highest-ROI retrofits available.