09
Mar
2020
See Spot the Construction Robot Run, Climb, Scan and More
Posted On March 9, 2020  By Trey Barrineau  And has 4 Comments

As the construction industry struggles with labor shortages, it’s starting to embrace technological solutions. This includes robotics, as Development magazine detailed in its Spring 2019 issue. A promising new construction robot, Boston Dynamics’ Spot, illustrated the potential for this technology during a recent demonstration at HITT […]

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21
Jan
2020
More Cities Bid Good Riddance to Minimum Parking Rules
Posted On January 21, 2020  By Ron Derven  And has 1 Comment

Real estate developers, academics and city planners have long fought to have minimum parking requirements reduced or eliminated. Today, they finally seem to be winning the argument. Since Buffalo, New York, eliminated its parking minimums in 2017 — the first major city to do so in […]

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09
Oct
2019
Food Halls: What’s on the Menu for Real Estate Developers?
Posted On October 9, 2019  By Ron Derven  And has 1 Comment

Since Development magazine first reported on the growing trend in food halls in 2017, these eateries have bloomed into a thriving concept offering developers a menu of options to apply to aging malls, student housing, new and existing mixed-use developments and even tired rest stops along […]

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01
Jul
2019
Expanding Applications for Modular Construction
Posted On July 1, 2019  By Shawn Moura, Ph.D.  And has 7 Comments

Modular construction has come a long way since a 2010 issue of Development magazine profiled the building process in “First Look – The Skyscraper’s New Look.” Commercial real estate developers are adopting modular construction – in which building components are manufactured at a facility and then […]

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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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22
May
2019
Industrial Sector Embraces Innovation as Consumer Demand Stays Strong
Posted On May 22, 2019  By Trey Barrineau  And has No Comment

Amid a strong economy and surging demand for consumer products, industrial remains one of the hottest segments in the commercial real estate industry. That’s in spite of a minor cooling off that’s predicted for 2019 after several years of exceptional growth powered by the rise of […]

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12
Dec
2018
Private Bike-share Systems: Promising or Problematic?
Posted On December 12, 2018  By Trey Barrineau  And has No Comment

Many municipalities across the U.S. have implemented publicly financed bike-sharing systems, but private companies are also accelerating adoption of this flexible, affordable transportation solution. However, as the trend expands into electrically powered pedal-assisted e-bikes and e-scooters, safety and clutter issues are cropping up in cities nationwide. […]

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10
Oct
2018
New Concepts for Moving Freight Gain Ground
Posted On October 10, 2018  By Ron Derven  And has No Comment

Better, cheaper, smarter ways to move freight will likely change the way first-mile to last-mile deliveries are made. Putting these concepts into widespread use, however, may still be years off due to obsolete rules and government regulations. Robert T. Dunphy, transportation consultant; adjunct professor, Georgetown University […]

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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 2 Comments

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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07
May
2018
The Art – and Business – of Museum Development
Posted On May 7, 2018  By Ron Derven  And has 1 Comment

Opening a new museum is a massive, time-intensive undertaking that requires collaboration and deft management of competing agendas and politics among designers, contractors and museum operators, as noted in a summer 2017 Development magazine article, “The Challenges of Bringing a Museum to Market,” by Robbie Tarpley […]

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