In $1B deal, Autodesk acquires water infrastructure software firm Innovyze

More than 2 billion people across the world lack access to safe drinking water at home, and by 2025 more than two-thirds of the plant’s population will reside in water-stressed areas, the announcement said.

New on CREtech+ Next Week: Harnessing Tech for Affordable and Equitable Housing

Carol Galante, Faculty Director at the Terner Center at UC Berkeley, sheds light on how technology can and should be used to create new and innovative solutions in affordable and equitable housing.

Accelerating climate action: learning from sustainable city leaders

Realogy’s revenue hits $6.2B after housing rebound

Boosted by a surging U.S. housing market, Realogy’s revenue grew 6 percent to $6.2 billion in 2020, the real estate giant said Tuesday. But its net loss ballooned to $360 million from $188 million in 2019, due to Covid-related impairment charges.

The Future of Work Might Look Like This

Deemed the most outdoorsy headquarters ever, REI’s so-called summer camp for adults was maybe too good to be true. The multinational firm NBBJ outfitted the eight-acre campus with fire pits, rooftop terraces, sliding glass doors, exterior staircases, passageways, skylights, and thoughtful landscaping, including blueberry bogs, that reference the site’s agricultural past. A multitude of interconnected workplaces with modular features blurred the lines between nature and the built environment.

Furniture startup Burrow raises $25M

Burrow, a startup that first launched with a modular sofa, eventually aims to sell you furniture for every room in your home. Today, it’s announcing that it’s raised $25 million in Series C funding.

Taking Stock Of Sequoia Capital’s Standout Year With Roelof Botha

The Sand Hill Road powerhouse emerged as the standout venture investor of 2020 based on returns from exits, with seven of its portfolio companies going public and another two acquired for close to $1 billion or more.

Redfin, CoreLogic and CoStar’s love triangle

Taking on the likes of Zillow and CoStar, Redfin struck a deal to buy RentPath for $608 million, the company said Friday. Yes, that’s the same RentPath that called off a $588 million sale to CoStar last year, after federal regulators blocked the deal on antitrust grounds. With Redfin, there are no such concerns since Redfin is new to the rental game. …

CREtech Officially Launches New Climate Tech Platform Aimed at Galvanizing the Real Estate Industry to Decarbonize the Sector and Promote ESG Initiatives

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CREtech, the largest media company devoted to covering the real estate technology sector, announced the official launch of CREtech Climate, a new platform devoted to educating and inspiring investment in climate tech, Sustainability, and ESG throughout the Built World. In collaboration with Fifth Wall and several leading real estate and advisory companies, CREtech Climate’s mission is to decarbonize the industry and promote sustainability and ESG through a daily newsle…

Workplace Must Adapt Or Die, But Evolution Was Never Optional

Although the widespread and sudden shift to remote work early last year was a shocking change, a pre-existing movement toward more flexible work options was already well underway, making some companies better positioned to weather the upheaval.