Are we ready for the smart front door? Masonite thinks so

Door manufacturer Masonite is showcasing the first residential smart door at CES 2022, highlighting the home building industry’s shift toward embracing connected technology. The concept was announced earlier in 2021, but CES is the first chance most will have to see the door in action.

Underused Office Buildings Get New Life as Deluxe Apartments

Overhaul of 1980s office complex in Virginia raises prospect that America’s office-building surplus could be ripe for apartment conversion

Plentific acquires TouchRight Software.

Leading Proptech platform Plentific’s suite of digital property management solutions continues to expand. Today, the company announced its acquisition of TouchRight Software, an award-winning reporting app that helps real estate professionals and contractors produce fast, paperless and high-quality inspection reports.

CBRE Acquires Buildingi, Leading Provider of Occupancy Planning and Technology Services

CBRE Group announced it has acquired Buildingi, a leading provider of occupancy planning and technology services, to meet growing occupier demand for holistic occupancy management services. Buildingi will fully integrate with CBRE’s Occupancy Management team and initially transition to “Buildingi from CBRE.”

How Proptech Startups Plan to Spend Their VC Money in 2022

Proptech startups entered 2022 with a variety of plans to deploy the record $32 billion of venture capital invested in the sector in 2021, with new hires, expansion into fresh markets, and the improvement of their technology platforms top of the list. The plans come as more real estate owners and operators — both older and newer — embrace tech, and the data it can provide, for their properties….

Out of many, one: Inside proptech’s record year of M&A

A lot can change in a year.

In the spring of 2020, after the coronavirus had shuttered the U.S. economy and wrecked confidence in many commercial real estate markets, the proptech venture capital firm MetaProp made a daring prediction: The ballooning crisis would not derail or even stall proptech investment, innovation and deal flow — it would supercharge it.

Preparing For The Future Of Work: Mark Rosenthal of HqO On The Top Five Trends To Watch In The Future Of Work

Increased Flexibility — Flexibility isn’t necessarily measured in days or hours. It’s measured in results and accountability. In fact, it’s not new. It’s always been this way. Employees who deliver great results have long enjoyed more flexibility from their managers. While the “trend” toward flexibility is being talked about more openly, it’s really about trusting employees to get their work done and focusing on deliverables and results rather than clock-punching. Some employees at our company c…

22 digital twins trends that will shape 2022

VentureBeat kicked off its 2021 digital twins coverage with Accenture’s prediction that digital twins would be a top trend for the year. Meanwhile, other consultancies and systems integration leaders expanded their respective digital twins’ practices to improve product development, manufacturing, and supply chains. Lessons from these early implementations are helping to shape best practices that will allow more enterprises to succeed in 2022….

Valencia PBSA project wins highest sustainability rating

Along with our project in Seville, these will be the first two buildings in Spain under development with this pre-certification, putting them among the most energy-efficient student housing developments in the whole of Europe.

New EU Rules Spark Fight Over What Is ‘Green’ Energy

Proposal to include some natural gas and nuclear power investments as relatively climate-friendly draws harsh response in Germany.