18
Jul
2018
Potential New Supreme Court Justice Could Improve Regulatory Policies
Posted On July 18, 2018  By Rich Tucker  And has No Comment

Congressional Republicans hoping to advance their federal deregulation agenda are expected to have an ally if nominee Brett Kavanaugh is approved by the Senate to join the Supreme Court. The justice, who currently sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, […]

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11
Jul
2018
Room for Urban Growth: A Study on Developable Vacant Land in U.S. CBDs
Posted On July 11, 2018  By Diana Sabau  And has No Comment

One of the recurring features of a growing U.S. city is a tendency to greatly expand its footprint, a phenomenon popularly known as urban sprawl. Oddly enough, this centrifugal kind of mobility is not the result of a lack of developable land within a city’s existing […]

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25
Jun
2018
Build Smarter: 7 Ideas for Containing Construction Costs
Posted On June 25, 2018  By Clay Edwards  And has No Comment

Though the real estate industry has seen a development rebound over the past decade, rising construction costs are weighing down the buoyant market. The persistent skilled labor shortage makes staffing and maintaining sites expensive. Materials are pricier, and now tariffs on steel, aluminum and lumber imports […]

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20
Jun
2018
In A Swift Reversal, Seattle Sets Aside Proposed “Head Tax”
Posted On June 20, 2018  By Peggi Lewis Fu  And has 1 Comment

There are still some legal maneuverings underway, but the city of Seattle has walked back plans to impose a steep levy – a “head tax” – on almost 600 businesses. Other areas across the U.S. are considering similar levies. Last week, the Seattle city council voted […]

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18
Jun
2018
Mass Timber High-rise Construction Becomes a Global Trend
Posted On June 18, 2018  By Ron Derven  And has No Comment

In an age of shimmering glass and steel mega-structures, the idea of wooden high-rise buildings seems almost quaint. Since the concept of modern engineered-wood buildings was proposed more than a decade ago, however, the idea has caught on in a big way. Today, there are around […]

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11
Jun
2018
The Architecture and Design of the Ideal Workplace
Posted On June 11, 2018  By Marie Ruff  And has No Comment

In a typical office, employees have a safe, comfortable environment in which to work – one that may be considered fine or adequate, but which doesn’t necessarily inspire. A lot of people say, “Where I work isn’t all that bad,” said architect Charles First, AIA, CCM, […]

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08
Jun
2018
The State of Industrial, According to I.CON
Posted On June 8, 2018  By Brielle Scott  And has 2 Comments

After two days of learning and networking at a conference, it can be difficult to fully absorb all of the new ideas and strategies you’ve heard about. This year at I.CON: The Industrial Conference, NAIOP asked industrial expert Clark Machemer, senior managing director with Crow Holdings […]

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08
Jun
2018
E-commerce is Breaking all the Rules
Posted On June 8, 2018  By Kathryn Hamilton  And has No Comment

Every session at NAIOP’s I.CON: The Industrial Conference has mentioned e-commerce, and the conference’s closing panel was no exception. U.S. e-commerce sales increased 16 percent in 2017 and, according to research and advisory firm Forrester, U.S. e-commerce sales will rise by 9.3 percent annually over the […]

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08
Jun
2018
Is Retail Dead, or Just Changing?
Posted On June 8, 2018  By Kathryn Hamilton  And has No Comment

Four retail and industrial experts took to the stage at I.CON: The Industrial Conference to discuss the intersection of retail and industrial. Here are the top 10 soundbites from this jam-packed session that tried to answer the ultimate question: Is retail dead? There has never been […]

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08
Jun
2018
Community, Synergy and Progress at the New York Center for Innovation
Posted On June 8, 2018  By Jennifer LeFurgy, Ph.D.  And has No Comment

Just 25 miles north of Manhattan in Rockland County, New York, a former pharmaceutical campus is poised to provide just over 2 million square feet of cutting-edge innovation and collaboration space. Attendees of NAIOP’s I.CON: The Industrial Conference were given a tour this week of the […]

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