NEST Commits $200,000 to Saint Joseph’s University for AI Facilities Management Initiative

July 23, 2026
NEST has committed $200,000 to Saint Joseph’s University to launch The Hawk’s NEST, a program focused on applying artificial intelligence and analytics to facilities management and skilled trades across North America.

NEST has committed $200,000 to Saint Joseph’s University to launch The Hawk’s NEST: Building the Future of IFM and Skilled Trades Intelligence, according to a press release.

The program will bring together students, faculty, and NEST professionals to develop artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data analytics solutions for challenges in integrated facilities management and the skilled trades. Work will focus on tasks such as estimating, route optimization, and operational efficiency for NEST clients across all 50 states.

The Hawk’s NEST will use over one billion data points in its first year to build tools that improve performance and decision making for NEST’s network, which spans more than 60,000 properties and 6,000 service providers in North America. Teams will aim to create faster, consistent service estimates based on geography, trade, and historical trends.

This commitment expands a multi-year collaboration between NEST and Saint Joseph’s University that previously included joint artificial intelligence and analytics projects. The new initiative is expected to strengthen research, workforce training, and industry engagement opportunities within the university’s Erivan K. Haub School of Business.

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