With the plummeting cost of sensor technology and the proliferation of analytics platforms to convert data into usable insights, real estate owners and operators are deploying solutions to monitor all sorts of outputs from their tenants and building systems.
Read MoreOver the past two years, the commercial real estate industry’s engagement with early-stage technology companies has seen a significantly uptick.
Read MoreThe recent history of building operations management has been defined by the steady improvement of the tools operators and engineers can use to inform decision-making.
Read MoreEnertiv is a data and analytics company focused on streamlining building operations to eliminate wasted expenses and improve tenant comfort.
Read MoreA lot of time, effort, and resources are devoted to ensuring that lease terms are set precisely to what the market can bear.
Read MoreReal estate companies are using a variety of strategies to develop in-house innovation engines to keep pace with the rapid changes coming to the industry.
Read MoreEven in industries as large and long-standing as commercial real estate, things can change quickly. Seemingly overnight, data is overtaking location as the primary competitive differentiator in the market.
Read MoreNot too long ago, building operations in commercial real estate was a black box. The performance and condition of the critical infrastructure, especially in older assets, was simply impossible to determine without being physically present.
Read MoreRecent advances in fault detection and diagnostics software promise to deliver something that has never existed in commercial real estate: true transparency into the health of building systems and the indoor environment, regardless of building type or size.
Read MoreImagine being the first CTO or Head of Innovation in a company’s history. Now imagine that company develops, owns and/or operates commercial real estate. There are hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars at stake and nearly limitless new technologies to evaluate.
Read MoreImagine you oversee operations for a portfolio of office and residential high-rise buildings. Your boilers have increasingly required emergency repairs and you’re convinced that the systems could be run effectively if your team had access to the right technology.
Read MoreTo compete effectively in today’s real estate market, companies not only need to adopt technology, they need to adopt the right technology.
Read MoreBy collecting and analyzing data on everything happening in a building – when equipment requires maintenance, when energy is being wasted, and when the indoor environment is uncomfortable or unhealthy – investments in IoT-based solutions can drive bottom line value.
Read MoreA great irony persists when calculating the return on investment for Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in commercial real estate: The value of the IoT lies in the data it generates, but to calculate this value exactly, data are required.
Read MoreIn a previous article, we explained what to look for in a tenant submetering service to avoid being locked in to poor service, billing discrepancies, and lack of flexibility – the Death Trap.
Read MoreThe number of LED installations has quadrupled from 215 million units in 2014 to 874 million units in 2016. Despite this staggering growth in the adaptation of LED lighting, LED market penetration is still at only 12.6%.
Read MoreReal estate companies are beginning to realize a hard truth: It is no longer a question of whether they need an Internet of Things (IoT) strategy, it’s a question of how and when.
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