Linda Strowbridge

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Linda Strowbridge

Linda Strowbridge is a freelance business writer based in Baltimore, MD. A long-time journalist in Canada and the U.S., Linda now writes extensively about the built environment, economic development, green business and the insights of business leaders.
Retail-industrial Trend Poised to Spark Real Estate Innovation

Retail-industrial Trend Poised to Spark Real Estate Innovation

August 25, 2022
Growing convergence between the retail and distribution sectors could have profound impacts on the commercial real estate industry. As retail and industrial clients adjust to shifts in consumer behavior and the overall economy, CRE professionals will be challenged to change their thinking about how to truly serve their clients. That challenge, however, could also produce […]
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Digital Tools Increasingly Vital to Success of Construction Projects

Digital Tools Increasingly Vital to Success of Construction Projects

April 26, 2021
Despite its traditional roots, construction has started to transform into a digital industry. Building information modeling, geospatial technologies, prefabrication and modular construction, drone services, augmented-reality wearables and other technologies are increasingly becoming a larger and more crucial part of successful, efficient, profitable construction projects. “An Overview of Emerging Construction Technologies,” a NAIOP Research Foundation report, […]
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How Supporting CRE Construction Could Drive the US Economic Recovery

How Supporting CRE Construction Could Drive the US Economic Recovery

February 22, 2021
Despite the severe economic downturn of 2020, the U.S. construction industry grew. Direct expenditures for building and nonbuilding construction climbed $51.7 billion to reach $1.4 billion for the year. Total jobs supported by construction grew by 400,000. And construction’s percentage of total U.S. GDP rose from 19.5% in 2019 to 21% in 2020. In the […]
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Technology is Changing the Shape and Value of Warehouses

Technology is Changing the Shape and Value of Warehouses

January 25, 2021
From robotic picker systems within warehouses to fleets of autonomous delivery vehicles to artificial intelligence that generates extraordinarily precise strategies to manage supply chains and anticipate consumer demands, technology is transforming the warehouse/distribution sector. In a new report, “The Evolution of the Warehouse: Trends in Technology, Design, Development and Delivery,” published by the NAIOP Research […]
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Consumer Trends Plus New Technologies Create Alternate Uses for Vacant Properties

Consumer Trends Plus New Technologies Create Alternate Uses for Vacant Properties

January 5, 2021
In “The Evolution of the Warehouse: Trends in Technology, Design, Development and Delivery,” authors Steve Weikal and James Robert Scott detail the industry advances, consumer trends and emerging technologies that are driving a rapidly growing sector. Although their work at the MIT Real Estate Innovation Lab regularly immerses both Weikal and Scott in the topic, […]
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