Embracing the Change: Navigating Construction’s Most Prevalent Challenges

May 23, 2024

Chris Grant

For many decades, the construction industry has played a vital role in reshaping communities, standing as a key indicator of economic performance and prosperity. In more recent years, labor challenges have shifted the industry's progression, threatening to disrupt integral projects and new developments throughout the country. With issues such as a shortage of skilled laborers and the need for new technology and software, today’s general contractors are faced with many industry-specific challenges that require innovative strategies and effective planning to guarantee continued success.

Water, Tech, Manufacturing and Risk: What’s Impacting the CRE Markets Today

May 10, 2024

Kathryn Hamilton, CAE

CBRE’s Spencer Levy took to the stage at NAIOP’s National Forums Symposium this week in Minneapolis to share his candid outlook on today’s economy, emerging markets and opportunities, and the vulnerability of real estate as it continues to evolve and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

BIM and the Future of Real Estate Investment: Mitigating Risk and Improving ROI

April 18, 2024

Anna Liza Montenegro

Building information modeling, or BIM, is one of the most powerful tools developers can use to reduce risk and ensure the profitability of their investments. BIM not only allows for better planning and project design, but also facilitates collaboration, communication, efficiency and ongoing asset management.

The Real Impact of Innovative Building Solutions

April 4, 2024

Bob Boyer

In the ever-changing world of construction, creative solutions are key to moving projects forward. In an industry where tradition can take precedence over innovation, it’s important for general contractors to regularly challenge the norm; doing so can uncover modern insights that reshape the way we build the communities where we live and work.

Health and Wellness in Industrial Buildings

March 13, 2024

Jennifer LeFurgy Ph.D.

Warehouses used to be spartan, utilitarian production and storage spaces. The emphasis was on throughput and convenience. However, some companies are incorporating human-centric features focused on wellness to capture market differentiation, increase employee retention and impact productivity.

AI and Technology in Industrial Development

March 13, 2024

Kathryn Atkins

How do you know if you are optimizing the space in all your properties worldwide? How long would that take you to figure out with your current analytical tools? While everyone might think they know what AI is, a session at I.CON West this week in Long Beach, California, did the job of defining it.

Meeting California’s EV Truck-Charging Demand

March 12, 2024

Marie Ruff

California is in a race to implement an ambitious goal: making all new cars and light trucks net zero by 2035. The state has implemented policies pushing fleets to go electric while also providing grants and incentives to help offset costs. On the infrastructure side, there are mandates streamlining the permitting process.

States are at the Forefront of Transportation Electrification Infrastructure

February 15, 2024

Toby Burke

During NAIOP’s Chapter Leadership and Legislative Retreat this week in Washington, D.C., chapter leaders and staff attended a session that recognized the leading role of state governments in establishing a national network of public EV charging stations following the passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021.

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