25
Nov
2019
Data Center Trends To Track in 2020
Posted On November 25, 2019  By Ron Derven  And has 5 Comments

Once a niche real estate business, data centers are quickly moving into the mainstream, fueled by the changing needs of businesses large and small, the endless growth of connected devices and the staggering daily volume of information moving across the internet. According to the World Economic […]

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29
Jul
2019
Big Data’s Big Impact
Posted On July 29, 2019  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has No Comment

Big data. It’s a buzzy term thrown about, but what does it really mean? And what does it specifically mean for commercial real estate? Development magazine describes big data in CRE as spanning “everything from leasing, financial and demographic statistics, to building systems information, to tenant […]

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19
Jun
2019
Development Magazine Summer Preview: The Big-Data Era Arrives
Posted On June 19, 2019  By Jennifer LeFurgy, Ph.D.  And has No Comment

The digital revolution is shifting how we relate to each other and the world. As with other revolutions, rigid hierarchies give way to the power of the networked individual. Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist and Wharton professor, recently observed that a teenager with a cellphone can […]

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17
Oct
2018
Trends and Technologies Transforming Commercial Real Estate
Posted On October 17, 2018  By Marie Ruff  And has No Comment

Technology is evolving at what sometimes feels like an accelerating pace. The entire NASA organization in 1969 did not have as much processing power as an iPhone 7 does today. We’ve gone from the (at the time) cutting-edge 1G world of “brick phones” in 1981 to […]

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16
Oct
2018
Using Big Data to Curate Personalized Experiences
Posted On October 16, 2018  By Brielle Scott  And has No Comment

If you’re familiar with the movie Moneyball (based on a nonfiction book of the same name), you know that in the film, the Oakland Athletics general manager and assistant manager take a unique approach to building their baseball team within the constraints of their limited budget. […]

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27
Sep
2018
Putting Together the Office Property and Big Data Puzzle
Posted On September 27, 2018  By Jennifer LeFurgy, Ph.D.  And has No Comment

The use of technology in office building operations has come a long way from motion-controlled light sensors and key card entry systems. Building owners and operators are beginning to use an array of increasingly sophisticated software and hardware to gather more information about how their buildings […]

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17
Sep
2018
How Tech Startups are Solving the Construction Industry’s Woes
Posted On September 17, 2018  By Todd Burns  And has No Comment

The construction industry’s challenges are no secret — rising construction materials costs, a skilled labor shortage and overall lack of productivity improvements are driving up costs and extending timelines for many projects. Now Construction Technology (ConTech) companies are stepping up to address these challenges using digital […]

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19
Oct
2017
How to Use Big Data to Improve CRE Deal Valuation
Posted On October 19, 2017  By Richard Sarkis  And has No Comment

To the average consumer, “cost,” “price,” and “value” function as more or less synonymous terms. To the commercial real estate professional — and anyone who is well-schooled in economic theory — though, things are not so cut and dry. While price is as straightforward in CRE […]

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