29
Sep
2021
Automation and Digital Transformation in CRE
Posted On September 29, 2021  By Rochelle Broder-Singer  And has 5 Comments

Commercial real estate and construction have been notoriously slow to adopt new technologies. But digital transformation is coming to the industry. At CRE Converge 2021 in Miami Beach, experts discussed how several new technologies are affecting developers, builders, and owners: Reality capture technologies allow you to see […]

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25
Jan
2021
Technology is Changing the Shape and Value of Warehouses
Posted On January 25, 2021  By Linda Strowbridge  And has 2 Comments

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, […]

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25
Jun
2020
The Future of Industrial Real Estate and Logistics Systems
Posted On June 25, 2020  By Shawn Moura, Ph.D.  And has 2 Comments

The design and constructability of industrial projects has changed immensely over the past decade, alongside growing e-commerce demand, population density and trends like grocery delivery. Kim Snyder, president, U.S. West region at Prologis; Jinger Tapia, principal, design at Ware Malcomb; Brook Melchin, senior architect/director at Riddell […]

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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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25
Feb
2019
North American Industrial Forecast Sees Growth on Horizon
Posted On February 25, 2019  By Trey Barrineau  And has No Comment

Cushman & Wakefield’s 2019 North American Industrial Outlook report, which was released last month, shows that continued double-digit growth in e-commerce will boost demand for industrial properties through 2020, including urban depots, sortation hubs and cold storage facilities. However, finding qualified workers will remain a major […]

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10
Jul
2017
Robots Take Over the Warehouse
Posted On July 10, 2017  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has 1 Comment

Amazon’s announcement of its first mega-warehouse in New York first spurred excitement about new jobs for the Staten Island facility, quickly followed by buzz that Amazon plans to deploy robots and drones at the warehouse to reduce labor costs. This should be no surprise, as logistics […]

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08
Jun
2016
Watch Robots (and a Few Humans) Build Tesla Cars
Posted On June 8, 2016  By Julie D. Stern  And has 2 Comments

The cover of the spring issue of Development magazine comes to life in a Wired YouTube video, “How the Tesla Model S Is Made.” Thank you, NAIOP New Mexico members Dale Dekker and Kurt Browning, for alerting us to this video, which demonstrates how 3,000 workers […]

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