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Why 95% of Facility Management AI Projects Fail, and What the 5% Do Differently

I’ve watched organizations burn money on AI pilots that never leave the conference room.The pattern is predictable: leadership approves a budget, a vendor delivers a demo, the pilot launches with…

  • Shawn Grant
  • January 18, 2026
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How to Write a Commercial Plumbing RFP That Gets You Accurate Bids and a Reliable Partner

A plumbing RFP decides most of what you’ll pay a plumber for the next year or two, before anyone’s touched a pipe. How much detail goes into it
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The Record Fails During the Emergency. The Bill Arrives in Accounts Payable.

A rooftop unit fails on a ninety-degree afternoon. The store manager texts the regional facilities lead. The lead calls the contractor. A..
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The Four Failures Commercial Maintenance Keeps Repeating

This research started with a pretty simple question: how do facility managers, property managers, and maintenance supervisors actually describe their work when..
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What Cleaning Company Owners Want Facility Managers to Know: Insights From Three Operators

Facility managers spend a lot of energy managing cleaning contracts. Complaints, missed expectations, and quality disputes eat up hours that structured communication..
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Shawn Grant, Founder and CEO of ClearFM

If you oversee multiple properties, the future of facility management is really about seeing the full picture. It’s having a clear, real-time view across the entire portfolio and understanding what’s actually happening, not just reading reports after the fact. That kind of visibility is what allows leaders to empower their FM teams to stay ahead of issues instead of constantly reacting to them.

Shawn Grant

Founder, ClearFM