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The New York Times
The announcement, coming weeks after a similar pledge by China, will require a major overhaul of the infrastructure in Japan, which remains heavily dependent on fossil fuels.
The New York Times
George and Pat Ritzinger moved five years ago to a community that few would initially consider a retirement mecca: a former shopping center site in Wayzata, Minn. They had spent the previous 15 years in a townhouse development in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, yet found the atmosphere chilly.
Bisnow
In the wake of COVID-19, architects and their clients have all understandably been focused on air quality and cleanliness. But as massive as the pandemic has been in both scope and scale, it barely registers as a crisis when contrasted with climate change, experts say.
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The New York Times
It took reading 50 pages of “Billion Dollar Loser,” Reeves Wiedeman’s new book about WeWork and its co-founder Adam Neumann, before I wrote my first “insufferable” in the margin alongside an especially galling anecdote — a testament to how steady and restrained Wiedeman’s book is. He could have easily let loose from the beginning with a sensationalist narrative of exploitation and degradation, but he bides his time, allowing his evidence to accrue.
Construction Dive
The announcement comes as construction’s tech stack continues to grow, with onsite tools from reality capture and real-time BIM increasingly leveraged in the palm of contractors’ hands. That use on the jobsite has increased the need to easily integrate and feed the data they collect into larger solutions.
Built In NYC
Welcome Homes, an NYC startup that claims to offer the first fully online home building, customization and purchasing experience, announced Tuesday it has officially launched thanks to a $5.35 million seed round led by Global Founders Capital.
The Real Deal
No office, no problem, according to one of Silicon Valley’s major tech investors. In a concerning turn for commercial landlords hoping that tech companies will fill office buildings, Bill Gurley of Benchmark said an office is no longer a criteria for the startups that his venture capital firm funds….
The New York Times
Rents in the New York metro area — including parts of New Jersey and White Plains — are projected to drop 7.7 to 11.3 percent by the middle of next year, from the first quarter of 2020, according to Andrew Rybczynski, a managing consultant with CoStar Advisory Services, a commercial real estate data provider.
Bisnow
As office owners look for ways for tenants and their employees to safely and confidently return to their workplaces despite the coronavirus pandemic, data collection and transparency from smart building technology has only grown in importance, panelists said this week during Bisnow’s office optimization webinar. …
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