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New York Times
There was a time, including when Martin Henn’s grandfather and father were at the peak of their careers, when many architects lived by a simple creed: bigger was better. But with a growing awareness of how that thinking contributes to the greenhouse gas emissions that are linked to climate change, a new vocabulary has sprouted in many firms: sustainability, circular economy, organic design.
CREtech
The commercial real estate industry is engaged in a technology revolution that’s improving operations, streamlining processes, and creating a better experience for tenets. One of the industry’s most important partners, of course, are banks. So, how are banks embracing CREtech? Are they keeping up with this technology revolution? Join Bob Bardusch, COO at Valley Bank, Amrit Gill, Head of Partnerships at Built Technologies, Mitch Karren, Chief Product Officer at SmartRent, Kurt Breitenstein, Se…
Medium
Last week the Pi Labs team had the privilege of attending the UK’s first face-to-face CRETech event since the pandemic. It was great to catch up with some familiar faces, spending time with our existing founders, as well as meeting some of the new founders we’ve recently backed in person for the first time. Founders from the Pi Labs ecosystem gathered from all parts of the UK, elsewhere in Europe, as well as several from as far as Israel. The well-placed Pi Labs booth served as a hub for founder…
Forbes
The opening of Amazon’s newest Amazon Fresh store in Westmont, Illinois last week did not garner near the fanfare that it deserved. The announcement is about as big as it gets in more ways than one. First, the store is approximately 35,000 square feet, and, second, it is also a full “Just Walk Out” experience, meaning customers can walk in, take whatever they want off the shelves, and just walk out, without ever having to stand in line again….
CREtech
Chirag Chotalia, Partner at Threshold, discusses the essential criteria he looks for when making a new investment.
TechCrunch
The commercial real estate brokerage market in South Korea is fragmented, which makes finding a new office for tenants a challenge due to inaccurate listing information, high brokerage fees and complex paperwork. A Seoul-based proptech startup called Rsquare built a data-driven platform to digitize the process, enabling tenants to compare multiple properties and find an office….
Coyote Software
Coyote Software, the cloud-based CRM system for buying and managing commercial real estate (CRE) assets, and SharpLaunch, the all-in-one marketing platform for commercial properties, have launched an integrated marketing solution for building owners, asset managers and agents/brokers. SharpLaunch’s streamlined marketing tool is now integrated into Coyote’s platform, where users can easily and quickly produce marketing material for individual properties and schemes, including branded websites an…
Co-Founder and Partner, Christian Hernandez at 2150
In the race to tackle the climate crisis, timing is everything. With the most important climate conference in our history now underway, the pressure to deliver airtight strategies to meet net zero carbon targets has never been greater. As the host of the COP26 UN climate talks in Glasgow, the UK finds itself front and centre of this debate. Last week the government set out its long-awaited climate blueprint, involving ambitions from further growth of offshore wind and electric vehicle expansion…
Axios
From smart home devices to sensor-laden factories, the Internet of Things (IoT) is poised to generate trillions of dollars in value by the end of the decade, according to a new report from the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI)….
New York Times
People think about the office differently now — including the C.E.O.s who for so long kept a watchful eye on which workers were at their desks.
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