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The Building Industry Stands at a Pivotal Moment

William Attardi on February 5, 2026

Rapidly changing technology, growing environmental awareness, and a host of other factors are impacting the building industry—in a time of unprecedented transformation, the built environment is at a pivotal moment. Facility managers and building operators face difficult maintenance and service challenges and decisions that point to a clear reality—buildings must evolve. As a key contributor to driving success and achieving goals, your building is central to these challenges and solutions, so understanding technological advancements and trends is crucial. Is your building ready for what’s ahead? DOWNLOAD THE REPORT AT: The Future-Ready Building: 8 Business Drivers Advancing Building Technology | Trane Commercial HVAC

5 Trends That Will Transform the Building Industry in 2025 by Michael Westerfield and Brent Lowe

William Attardi on March 14, 2025

Keeping up with building industry trends is essential for reducing costs, streamlining operations, and improving equipment efficiency. Commercial building management is undergoing seismic change as advanced technology with deep-data analysis becomes more affordable and available. Analystsestimated the smart building software market at nearly $7.3 billion at the close of 2022 and forecast it to reach $11.8 billion by 2028. This change affects everything in the building management space. We track shifts carefully through our conversations with systems integrators and facility executives, and these are five trends we expect to gain traction throughout this year:

  1. Cybercrime Will Make Digital Security A Priority For Facilities Managers In 2025
  2. Shrinking Labor Pool Will Drive Consolidation And Out-Sourcing
  3. Leveraging Technology To Navigate Compliance Costs
  4. Energy Efficiency Will Increase As A Selling Point In Office Spaces
  5. Preparing For Fluctuating Energy Costs

5 Trends That Will Transform The Building Industry In 2025

Telling Time – 12-hour time is a very ancient system that traces back to the Mesopotamian empires. They had a cultural fixation with the number 12, used a base-12 numerical system, and divided up most things into 12ths whenever possible – including day and night. The 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night system spread throughout Europe and the Middle East and has defied multiple attempts to change it over the centuries. Also, for anyone curious as to why there was such a love of the number 12, it was because that was how they counted on their hand. Look at your hand. Notice how each of your fingers minus your thumb has three easily identifiable parts to it. They used to count by using their thumb to count each part of the finger, much in the same way we count to 10 using our fingers today. So, 12 was the max you could count on one hand.