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brandonlin October 26, 2021
Ernst & Young has launched its inaugural EY Future Workplace Index, which tracks executive sentiment and behavioral data around the workplace of the future. The survey – one of the first of its kind and a barometer for the redefinition of the workplace – reveals the future of work is hybrid, meaning historically office-based workforces will work from the office and remote locations at any ...
brandonlin October 26, 2021
Homebuilding giant Lennar and Texas construction startup Icon are teaming up to build 100 3D-printed homes in a massive vote of confidence for the technology amid a nationwide home shortage. Icon’s proprietary Vulcan technology allows the company to create homes up to 3,000 square feet it say...
brandonlin October 26, 2021

Another Drexel University alumnus is launching a tech-based startup in Philadelphia.

Multifamily real estate investment platform YieldEasy, co-founded by Drexel grad

brandonlin October 26, 2021
Ross Rudd, Director of Technology and Innovation at Bridge Investment Group addresses the widest problem in implementing technology solutions- adoption.  In this episode Ross divulges how Bridge Investment Group has tackled technology adoption.
brandonlin October 26, 2021
A major home builder is teaming with a Texas startup to create a community of 100 3-D printed homes near Austin, gearing up for what would be by far the biggest development of this type of housing in the U.S. Lennar Corp. and construction-technology firm Icon are poised to start building next year ...
brandonlin October 26, 2021
Goodlord, a lettings technology and services platform, has acquired the fintech app acasa. This acquisition forms part of Goodlord’s push to broaden the range of services it offers to letting agents and their landlords and tenants. acasa is a fintech platform which allows tenants to manage household bills and split costs between housemates easily. The acquisition, which is for an undisclosed ...
brandonlin October 26, 2021
Company leaders are increasingly finding that their businesses function better with workers at home at least some of the time, and most firms have yet to put formal arrangements into place. The shift to hybrid work could have a knock-on effect on corporate real estate strategy with major office market impacts: a move away from a centralized headquarters.
brandonlin October 25, 2021
Bridgit, a Toronto-based workforce intelligence technology company that’s focused on the construction industry, is announcing today that it has raised $24 million in Series B funding. Founded by Chief Executive Officer Mallorie Brodie and Chief Operating Officer Lauren Lake, Bridgit’s post-Series B blueprint includes building out its team, furthering its product development activities, and lay...
brandonlin October 25, 2021
With vaccines widely available, cities largely back up and running and office buildings open for business, people are starting to question what will bring workers back to their desks in big numbers — aside from forcing them.
brandonlin October 25, 2021
3D-printed cement houses are about to take off, offering a cheaper, more efficient way to provide homes for those who need them — as long as they can be built in ways that don't worsen climate change. Why it matters: Developers of 3D-printed homes think they can take on multiple challenges: the affordable housing crisis, the shortage of skilled labor and rising material costs...