Having your online order literally dropped on your doorstep took another step toward reality as UPS shares the news of successful package delivery via a drone launched from atop a UPS vehicle. Call it multitasking at its best: the drone autonomously delivers a package and then […]
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How important is employee happiness to their employers? Not surprisingly, very important – job satisfaction leads to higher productivity, increased profits and lower turnover. The bottom line: keeping employees happy is essential for a company’s overall success. There are a lot of factors that go into […]
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“Workplaces that enhance employee health and well-being also enhance productivity—and employers’ financial bottom lines,” began Ed Klimek’s article, “Building for Wellness,” in the summer 2016 issue of Development magazine. Klimek described how the concept of “wellness” today is where “sustainability” was 15 years ago. But new […]
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Call it a step in the right direction: The steady stream of pedestrian commuters in Washington, D.C.’s Dupont Circle area are now able to generate enough electricity to keep the lights on at a nearby park. This is because the tangram-style geometric pattern walkers see embedded […]
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There’s no such thing as a free lunch. There’s also no such thing as free parking – a concept made famous in the urban planning world by UCLA scholar Donald Shoup, author of “The High Cost of Free Parking.” Commercial real estate developers are likely familiar […]
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How will the autonomous and driverless cars of tomorrow impact commercial real estate? NAIOP Distinguished Fellow David Dale-Johnson, Ph.D., addressed that question in the fall 2016 issue of Development magazine. But the tomorrow he envisions — one in which unneeded parking structures and parking lots could […]
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Building technology experts at O.CON: The Office Conference this week in Los Angeles shared some of the latest innovations in construction materials and their value propositions with attendees. Eric Nelson, an architect and energy expert with Nelson Architech GmbH, discussed a new kind of high-performance insulation […]
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Early tech adopters looking forward to sitting back while their cars navigate the daily office commute can celebrate that – while fully autonomous vehicles are likely several years down the road – automakers are actively implementing aspects of this technology. In fact, if your car has […]
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Office building design is evolving to meet the needs of changing tenant demands and trends, among them a balance of live/work/play through on‑demand amenities like childcare, laundry services, restaurants and more. At O.CON: The Office Conference, Jinger Tapia, principal, design at Ware Malcomb, will help attendees […]
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The underlying question for cybersecurity in the workplace is no longer “will you be hacked?” but rather “when will you be hacked?” As real estate organizations respond to the demand to be interconnected and embrace technology in their developments and within their organizations, they are also […]
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