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By David Houck, Managing Director and Leader of Higher Education group, JLL Wide-eyed college freshmen flood the quads and dormitories of universities across the country with the expectation of high-tech classrooms, libraries, lounges, gymnasiums and residences. But as federal and state budgets remain tight and public pressure to curb skyrocketing tuition costs builds, universities are hard-pressed to meet the great expectations of their students and faculty with fewer resources. Adding to the challenge, many institutions lack the financial resources required to make even the most basic repairs and updates to their aging facilities and infrastructure. To fill the gap, many…

Owners and tenants are expanding the concept of sustainability to include wellness—the health and well-being of building occupants.

As developers are investing more and more in green building, those that are already in the front lines of sustainability are taking on a new challenge: healthy walls.

By Alexandra Pacurar No, this is not an article about how you should replace staff with robots, cut costs and get ready for more prosperous times. This is an article about how artificial intelligence and technology can take your hospitality business to the next level, as a useful addition to your skilled, professional employees. AI is present in accommodation establishments around the world, and while some hotels have limited its use to mobile software, others have experimented with robots. The Henn-na Hotel in Japan became widely known when it announced it “hired” several robots, including two for its front desk….

By: Jacqueline Dompe, Northwest Lead, JLL Project and Development Services Infrastructure spending and roll out plans were key talking points for the candidates along the 2017 election campaign trail, yet the true implications on public spending, government partnerships and the effect on the construction labor industry still remain to be seen. What can we expect to see in the coming months? According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, the amount of U.S. spending needed for highways, airports and other infrastructure is projected to fall about $1.4 trillion short of the $3.3 trillion needed through 2025. There is less of…

By Kevin R. Larimer, Managing Director Student Housing, Berkadia: Is “defensive” truly an appropriate classification for student housing investments?

By Chris Honn, Berkadia Senior Managing Director & Seniors Housing and Healthcare Group Lead The seniors housing industry has been attracting capital from multiple new sources as of late. Non-traditional players have increased both their interest and activity in the space, and in particular, multifamily companies have shown a particularly strong seniors housing appetite. But after years of anticipated outside attention, many are left wondering which catalysts have come to a head and how the sudden influx of investments to the seniors housing sector is impacting those who have been a mainstay in the space? #1 There’s Interest in Interest One of…

By Mark Bauer, Managing Director and co-lead of Data Center Solutions, JLL Cloud technology adoption, rising data consumption and new data sovereignty laws are forcing companies to re-think how and where their servers filled with data will be located. Multi-tenant data centers (MTDC) are expanding across the continent, driven by the growing appetite for content, according to JLL’s latest Data Center Outlook (2016). At the same time, the first wave of MTDCs are seeing their tenants’ 10-year leas es coming up for renewal. As a result, many tenants are renegotiating terms to include greater flexibility to adjust to changing technologies…

By Herman Bulls, Vice Chairman of JLL Americas and founder of the firm’s Public Institutions group Higher education is in the midst of a financial crisis. As a result, new ideas are flourishing to address the challenges. As cost reduction solutions and potential new revenue streams are explored, more university administrators are taking a closer look at their real estate portfolios, present and future. Visionary and progressive university leaders are viewing real estate as a means to protect campus boundaries, provide community services and support innovation by attracting top students, faculty and administrators. Updating and building new facilities remains key…