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Commercial Observer
“Summertime and the livin’ is easy,” goes the old song, but summer can also offer unique challenges and opportunities for property owners. To continue the musical analogy, a few proptech startups are using technology to help owners with their exterior building work in hopes of curing their “Summertime Blues.”
The Real Deal
In this new series from The Real Deal, owner and developer Eric Brody of @Real Tech Talk with Eric Brody is breaking down one of the most challenging parts of the real estate biz: construction. Watch and see as we find out how the slow and angry business of construction can get a little easier.
Nuveen
The 21st century has been one of technological revolution. The cost of computing power has dramatically fallen while broadband and mobile connectivity have become ubiquitous. These phenomena have given rise to new technologies and business models that have quickly permeated every part of modern life. Technology continues to change the way consumers and businesses behave, their real estate needs and their interactions with the built world. While real estate has historically lagged other sectors o…
WSJ
Medical software provider CentralReach decided last year to allow all 373 of its employees to work remotely on a permanent basis. Then the company signed a lease for a splashy new office.
PropTech News
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) is partnering with the REACH program in a landmark, Australian-industry-first partnership agreement announced.
Nornorm
The fully circular and subscription-based furniture service provider NORNORM has teamed up with IWG, with 3.500 offices the world’s largest provider of flexible workspaces. Together they are redefining the furniture concept for workspaces across IWG’s portfolio of brands and centres as demand for hybrid working accelerates. The first centre with NORNORM’s timeless Nordic design office furniture will be the new Signature Central Park office in Utrecht.
PlaceTech
Avison Young Romania has adopted the latest product from office leasing tool Bright Spaces, a rising star of real estate tech investor Pi Labs.
Sifted
“How conservative is the construction industry on a scale of one to ten, with one being most conservative? Good question, can I go negative?” laughs Mateo Zimmermann Gonzalez, investment manager at CEMEX Ventures.
GlobeSt.com
Interesting news out of Chicago’s Fulton Market District. A multi-tenant office building, 167 Green Street, has made electronic badge access available to all working in the building. Developers Shapack Partners and Focus, with real estate investment firm Walton Street Capital, claim that this is the “first multi-tenant office building in the United States to offer all tenants building access through employee badge in Apple Wallet,” according to a press release.
Forbes
Most building owners and property managers recognize the need to develop and initiate a net-zero action plan, but a confusing array of regulations, pathways and metrics—constantly changing and different from state-to-state—are holding up progress.
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