12
Jun
2017
E-commerce, M-commerce and the Distribution Center of Tomorrow
Posted On June 12, 2017  By Brielle Scott  And has No Comment

“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” – Charles Darwin  This quote shared by Gregory Healy, executive managing director, supply chain and logistics, Colliers International, is an apt way to sum up […]

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09
Jun
2017
Blockchain, Virtual Reality, IoT and Other Emerging Tech for CRE
Posted On June 9, 2017  By Brielle Scott  And has No Comment

At I.CON: Trends and Forecasts this week, Michael Beckerman, founder of the News Funnel, moderated a panel of CTOs and tech-focused leaders on what’s ahead for tech-enabled CRE. Brandon Garrett, AIA, Associate/Design Technology Leader at Dekker/Perich/Sabatini kicked off the session by sharing some of the tech-enabled […]

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17
Apr
2017
Eight New Ideas for the High-rise of the Future
Posted On April 17, 2017  By Jonathan Ward  And has 2 Comments

Seventy percent of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050. This is a dramatic change over one and a half generations, and it will require us to rethink how we build our cities. At the same time, many tech companies — Amazon, Tencent, Google, […]

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01
Mar
2017
Drone Delivery One Step Closer for UPS
Posted On March 1, 2017  By Kathryn Hamilton  And has No Comment

Having your online order literally dropped on your doorstep took another step toward reality as UPS shares the news of successful package delivery via a drone launched from atop a UPS vehicle. Call it multitasking at its best: the drone autonomously delivers a package and then […]

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14
Feb
2017
Longer Commutes Make for Unhappier Employees
Posted On February 14, 2017  By Rachel Karitis  And has No Comment

How important is employee happiness to their employers? Not surprisingly, very important – job satisfaction leads to higher productivity, increased profits and lower turnover. The bottom line: keeping employees happy is essential for a company’s overall success. There are a lot of factors that go into […]

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15
Dec
2016
Turning Foot Traffic into Power
Posted On December 15, 2016  By Brielle Scott  And has 2 Comments

Call it a step in the right direction: The steady stream of pedestrian commuters in Washington, D.C.’s Dupont Circle area are now able to generate enough electricity to keep the lights on at a nearby park. This is because the tangram-style geometric pattern walkers see embedded […]

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12
Dec
2016
Who Pays for Free Parking?
Posted On December 12, 2016  By Rachel Karitis  And has No Comment

There’s no such thing as a free lunch. There’s also no such thing as free parking – a concept made famous in the urban planning world by UCLA scholar Donald Shoup, author of “The High Cost of Free Parking.” Commercial real estate developers are likely familiar […]

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02
Nov
2016
Exploring Dynamic New Technologies in Building Construction
Posted On November 2, 2016  By Brielle Scott  And has No Comment

Building technology experts at O.CON: The Office Conference this week in Los Angeles shared some of the latest innovations in construction materials and their value propositions with attendees. Eric Nelson, an architect and energy expert with Nelson Architech GmbH, discussed a new kind of high-performance insulation […]

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02
Nov
2016
Modernizing a 10-year-old Office Design
Posted On November 2, 2016  By Brielle Scott  And has 1 Comment

The four-building America Center office campus sits on a 30-acre site perched along the picturesque San Francisco Bay at the north end of Silicon Valley. It’s taken years for the project to reach the finish line: Two building were completed before the economy took a turn, […]

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10
Oct
2016
Evolving Office Design to Meet Changing Demands
Posted On October 10, 2016  By Brielle Scott  And has 1 Comment

Office building design is evolving to meet the needs of changing tenant demands and trends, among them a balance of live/work/play through on‑demand amenities like childcare, laundry services, restaurants and more. At O.CON: The Office Conference, Jinger Tapia, principal, design at Ware Malcomb, will help attendees […]

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