Curated daily by our industry experts. Stay informed on how tech is shaping the real estate industry with these important headlines.
RENX
The goal of SmartScore, which is from the same company that earlier introduced the WiredScore connectivity rating system for real estate, is to provide clarity, definition and measurement for the growing smart building industry. The certification aims to provide credibility and certainty to an industry rapidly undergoing digital transformation.
FastCompany
When the pandemic forced millions of teams to embrace remote work, tools like Dropbox, Zoom, Slack, and Atlassian’s Jira and Confluence made it possible to transition almost overnight. But the switch was rushed, and now we’re starting to see cracks in the foundation. The next step is replicating the human interactions and connections we’re accustomed to in the physical world in a digital one. The metaverse presents a massive opportunity here.
Gensler
In just a few short weeks, the curtain will close on 2021. This year, unprecedented in its own unique ways, broadened our understanding of what business and society will look like in the future.
Placetech
Capping off the most active year on record for blank cheque companies, a group of fintech and proptech experts have completed the IPO of a SPAC targeting real estate software providers.
Businesswire
Boston Properties, Inc. (NYSE: BXP), the largest publicly traded developer, owner, and manager of Class A office properties in the United States, announced today that Wellington Management has committed to a long-term, 106,000 square foot Net Zero lease at 140 Kendrick Street located in Needham, Massachusetts. The transaction includes a commitment from BXP to reposition the premises as Net Zero, Carbon Neutral, which is further defined by the LEED Zero Carbon Certification. Wellington Management…
Commercial Observer
Altus bought early data cruncher Reonomy for more than $200 million in November. Its focus could now stretch well beyond core US markets.
Amro Partners
According to a recent report by GRESB, (Global ESG Benchmark for Real Estate Assets) a growing number of the UK’s private and listed CRE companies are participating in voluntary ESG and climate-related disclosures. We have also witnessed wide-ranging levels of public commitment to Net Zero compliance by 2050 at corporate level, portfolio level and at individual asset level. The BBP’s (Better Buildings Partnership) Climate Commitment Group has enjoined 26 of the world’s largest real estate compan…
Commercial Observer
Newer proptech continues to raid legacy real estate tech for talent as the border between the two recedes.
Nareit
Technology’s imprint on our daily lives has become more pronounced than ever during the past two years. Earlier this year, REIT magazine spoke with five REIT technology executives to assess how real estate is embracing technology across various sectors, why real estate technology adoption may have lagged other industries, and where some of the challenges and opportunities lie ahead….
Eric Roseman
The continued acceleration and prioritization of the online identity
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