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Nov
2018
Viewpoints: CRE’s Take on Amazon’s HQ2 Decision
Posted On November 14, 2018  By Marie Ruff  And has 1 Comment

After more than a year of speculation and fierce competition, Amazon has officially selected the location for its second headquarters – or, as it turned out, two locations for headquarters in Long Island City in New York City, and National Landing in Northern Virginia. Amazon describes […]

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Oct
2018
The Warehouse of the Future is Already Here
Posted On October 29, 2018  By Rick Steger  And has No Comment

Imagine asking a picking robot in any language you want for a product on a shelf 40 feet above the warehouse floor. Sound too futuristic? Think again — this kind of technology and others are currently making their way into a warehouse near you. Multilingual voice […]

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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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15
Oct
2018
From Fixed Asset to Fluid: CRE’s Wave of Change
Posted On October 15, 2018  By Kathryn Hamilton  And has No Comment

A tidal wave of tech startups, optimizing every square inch of real estate, data from smart buildings and how to best use artificial intelligence (AI) are all influencing commercial real estate from every angle. Some say the that CRE is no longer a fixed asset, it’s […]

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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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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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13
Sep
2018
Owning the Future of Commercial Real Estate
Posted On September 13, 2018  By Rich Tucker  And has No Comment

The commercial real estate landscape is always changing, and one of the biggest factors driving change today is the growth of shared workspaces. This presents challenges to traditional building owners, operators and brokers. But shared workspaces also present opportunities, if property providers are nimble enough to […]

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27
Aug
2018
Google Data Centers’ Impact Beyond the Walls
Posted On August 27, 2018  By Kathryn Hamilton  And has No Comment

When the first Google data center was built in Oregon a dozen years ago, it’s fair to say that the future demand for and impact of these behemoth facilities was understood by few. Now, ballooning data storage needs and the expectation for instant access to everything […]

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