The Office-Demand Debate: Cushman & Wakefield Sounds a More Positive Tone

Reports are varying about how much demand there is for office space. So, depending on which report proves accurate, office space demand could recover sooner rather than later. A recent indicator was a bit sobering: In-person tour volume dipping in July, according to the VTS Office Demand Index.

The battle over the future of work is about autonomy

While the debate around offices reopening pits the workplace against the home, the real issue is control.

What’s In The Water At Zillow? An Inside Look At Its Track Record Of Alumni-Spawned Startups

Former Zillow engineer Jason Tan now calls striking out in his interviews for Microsoft, Amazon and Google the best thing to ever happen to him. It’s what led him to become employee No. 63 or so at Zillow, where he would develop a love for startups and eventually go on to become the founder of fraud detection company Sift. …

We underestimated IoT security. Let’s not make that mistake with robotics.

New commercial robots are changing what’s possible in the physical world. They are tackling increasingly complex tasks beyond early uses such as manufacturing assembly lines and material handling in warehouses.

REEF Technology and Archer Aviation to run air taxis from parking garages

REEF Technology has unused flat rooftops. Archer Aviation has electric mini-helicopters. Together, they might have something. The two firms are partnering to run Archer’s proposed air taxis from REEF’s parking garages in Miami and Los Angeles. The partners aim to launch air taxi service from REEF garage rooftops by 2024, according to the Commercial Observer. Archer is still negotiating with the Federal Aviation Administration to get its aircraft into service….

NEW from CREtech Climate Cast: Overcoming Challenges with New Climate Technologies

Kate Frucher, Managing Director of The Clean Fight sits down with Michael Beckerman to discuss the biggest challenges facing the real estate industry in adopting new technologies to scale within the marketplace.

Korean 3D spatial data tool startup Urbanbase closes $11.1M Series B+ round

Urbanbase, a Seoul-based company that develops a 3D spatial data platform for interior planning and design, announced today it has raised $11.1 million (13 billion won) in a Series B+ round as it scales up.

This round of funding was led by Hanwha Hotel & Resort, which is a subsidiary of South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Corporation.

Cities Need Office Workers. Do Office Workers Still Need Cities?

As the end of summer brings the potential for a more significant return to the office by workers, big cities like New York and London are facing one of the greatest ever challenges to their economic model — hybrid work. The idea that workers might only come to the office two or three days a week presents a major problem for the businesses in city centers that rely on them, business owners told Bisnow in the fifth and concluding episode of Office Politics: The Battle For The Future Of Work, a …

Embracing Flexibility in the Office and Workforce, Part 2

Mikki Ward, VP of Real Estate Technology for EQ Office, speaks the importance of approaching office space through a lens of flexibility and humanity.

California’s Plan to Make New Buildings Greener Will Also Raise Costs

A recent building code change for new construction could reduce emissions by requiring use of solar panels and batteries, raising prices in an already expensive state.