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Lauren September 23, 2022
Compass Inc. cut more jobs, part of cost-reduction moves by the real estate brokerage as it aims to turn a profit even in a weakening US housing market.
Lauren September 13, 2022
  • Modulous’s Series A is rare example of a tech firm increasing its valuation as global markets slide – a testament to growing interest in companies that help decarbonise real estate
  • The Modulous software platform automates design, costing and programming – mean...
daryn July 25, 2022
Today, Fifth Wall, the largest venture capital firm focused on technology for the global real estate industry, announced the $500 million close of its inaugural Climate Fund. The fund aims to invest in software, hardware, renewable energy, energy storage, smart buildings, and carbon sequestration technologies to decarbonize the $10.5 trillion real estate industry.
daryn July 21, 2022
86 views Jul 19, 2022 Speaking to Steve Sedgwick and Karen Tso on CNBC’s Squawk Box Europe, Gregory Dewerpe, founder of Europe’s largest proptech VC A/O PropTech states that the key to tackling the climate crisis is investing in firms that reduce CO2 emissions and the need for a coordinated plan between investors and policy makers to deliver incentives and policy making that will encourage inv...
daryn July 20, 2022
Bridge Investment Group Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BRDG) (“Bridge” or the “Company”) today announced the launch of its newest strategy, Bridge Solar Energy Development (“Bridge Solar”), in partnership with Lumen Energy Inc. (“Lumen”).
daryn July 20, 2022
With sustainability and hybrid work high on the agenda, the world’s largest flex office provider has teamed up with a Nordic startup to fit out its spaces with reusable furniture.  
daryn July 19, 2022
There are many in the built environment biz who claim to be aiming for some definition of "net zero;" Bruce King and Chris Magwood start off their new book by stating that zero is not enough. In "Build Beyond Zero: New Ideas for Carbon-Smart Architecture," they claim that our buildings can actually help repair the climate. They conclude the introduction by writing, "In this book, we invite you to ...
daryn July 15, 2022
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.  
Lauren July 13, 2022
Manufacturers of commercial electric vehicles are poised to play an increasingly larger role in the logistics sector, as e-commerce demand continues to surge and strain supply chain responses.
Lauren July 11, 2022
Typically, it makes sense to start working on solutions to problems when there’s one to solve. But with the development of electric vehicles, or EVs, and the implications this will have in commercial real estate, maybe a bit of advanced planning is called for.