Real estate and facilities leaders are being held accountable for performance outcomes they cannot reliably deliver because their systems, data and service models were never designed for the buildings they now operate.

Assets that once behaved like passive, location-defined investments have become real-time operational systems, consuming energy, generating data, hosting experiences and operating under intensifying regulatory and financial scrutiny.

Yet most organisations are still running portfolios with fragmented platforms, inconsistent data, and labour-intensive FM models built for periodic checks rather than continuous commissioning. O&M teams and service providers are not equipped for AI-assisted, analytics-led operations, leaving leaders responsible for outcomes they cannot control. This disconnect between how buildings behave and how they’re managed is now one of the biggest drivers of cost escalation, compliance exposure and value erosion.

In 2026, Verdantix predicts a decisive shift: buildings will be operated as unified, data-driven systems. Platforms will converge, FM services will become tech-enabled and re-skilled, edge computing will accelerate automation, digital twins will force governance reform, and the CTO will emerge as a pivotal leader in real estate strategy.

Get ahead of this transformation by joining our most anticipated webinar of the year on Thursday 15 January 2026, where we unveil 10 predictions that will redefine real estate operations, technology strategy and asset value in the year ahead.

You’ll walk away with:

• Why treating buildings as passive assets is now a major risk

• How unified building, workplace and data-centre platforms will redefine operating models

• The priorities leaders must act on to optimise performance and protect value

• A free 2026 Real Estate & Facilities Predictions Playbook