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  • CBRE digital chief set to leave for German start-up

    PLACETECH

    Dr Thomas Herr, EMEA head of digital innovation for CBRE, will join Evana as chief executive from 1 May, to steer the firm’s international expansion. He will succeed founder Peter Moog, who will remain on the board with responsibility for the long-term development and vision of the company. Herr commented: “Evana is one of the most exciting proptech companies in Germany. In recent years it has successfully established itself in the market, producing innovative solutions. I would like to thank…

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  • How CRE Can Adapt to Climate Change

    GLOBEST

    Mass urbanization and commercial real estate’s climate impact demand strong action by designers, urban planners and architects, developers and legislators around the world. It’s also a subject that Gensler has taken very seriously: the Gensler Cities Climate Challenge (GC3) outlines the firm’s commitment to design all their projects to net-zero standards by 2030; and addressed it in their recently released Design Forecast  “Shaping the Future of Cities.” Diane Hoskins and Andy Cohen, Co-CEOs at …

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  • New IDC Spending Guide Forecasts $124 Billion Will Be Spent on Smart Cities Initiatives in 2020

    IDC

    A new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Smart Cities Spending Guideshows global spending on smart cities initiatives will total nearly $124 billion this year, an increase of 18.9% over 2019. The top 100 cities investing in smart initiatives in 2019 represented around 29% of global spending, and while growth will be sustained among the top spenders in the short term, the market is quite dispersed across midsize and small cities investing in relatively small projects…

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  • Real estate firms are getting to grips with digital says KPMG

    MPAMAG

    Real estate companies are focusing on how digital transformation can boost their business. A KPMG survey of real estate and property technology (PropTech) firms globally shows that 58% say they have a digital strategy in place, up from 52% in 2018.

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  • ‘Tiny Warehouses’: The Answer to Last-Mile Distribution In Big Cities

    GLOBEST

    Bond, a property technology firm that focuses on last-mile delivery, is taking a page out of the book of co-working firm WeWork. The New York City-based start-up scouts out underutilized commercial space in dense city areas to establish “tiny warehouses” for last-mile delivery and is plotting an expansion in New York and two Northeast cities.

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  • InventoryBase Growth Continues With the Appointment of a New Commercial Manager

    YAHOOFINANCE

    In line with their recent launch of the new service, InventoryBase Workstreams, the industry-leading proptech specialists have now appointed a new commercial manager as the business continues to grow. Warrick Swift will be responsible for the commercial development and marketing of all Radweb products, operations and business development.

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  • New Smart Cities Panel Added To Upcoming Austin CREtech Conference

    CRETECH

    New York, NY (February 21, 2020) —CREtech (cretech.com), the leading global conference and research company devoted to innovation in the built world, will feature a Smart City panel at its first event of 2020 to be held in Austin, Texas on April 22 and 23rd. . This ground-breaking panel will discuss how technology will play a key role in the future of cities and highlight the innovation taking place at the intersection of real estate and infrastructure.

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  • How To Get a Yes from this Proptech VC + Live Q&A

    YOUTUBE

    Urbantech Managing Director Andrew Ackerman (@andrewackerman) will be speaking with Camber Creek General Partner Jeffrey Berman (@Camber_Creek) about all things real estate tech. Berman is a bona fide member of the proptech old guard, investing actively in real estate startups well before it became (even remotely) hot with some of the most well-known startups that are reshaping the real estate industry in his portfolio. Berman has a bird’s eye view into what forces are changing the industry and …

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  • Dave Eisenberg, Partner, Zigg Capital to Speak on Successful Founder Exits Panel at Upcoming CREtech Austin Conference

    CRETECH

    CREtech (cretech.com), the leading global conference and research company devoted to innovation in the Built World, will showcase a panel of startup founders who have successfully scaled and sold their businesses at their first event in 2020. To be held in Austin, Texas on April 22nd and 23rd, the event will feature Dave Eisenberg, Founding Partner at Zigg Capital and former Founder/CEO of Flooredalong with several other founders who have successfully scaled and sold their startups in the real e…

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  • Meet Ackman-Ziff’s New COO, Andrea Jang

    COMMERCIALOBSERVER

    Ackman-Ziff has a new chief operating officer, and she means business. Andrea Jang was previously Americas Head of Growth at JLL Spark, where she focused on real estate venture investments. Prior to that, she was a senior vice president on JLL’s corporate development team. Now, she’s tasked with driving operational effectiveness and efficiencies across another  of New York City’s top advisory firms. Commercial Observer lunched with Jang to learn more about her first few weeks in the new role, th…

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