Technology
Blazing the EC Glazing Trail Will the Next Office Development Wave Mainstream Dynamic Electrochromic Glass?
Commercial window experts have great expectations for a budding technology known as “dynamic electrochromic glazing” for window glass, which allow allows property operators to optimize solar heat gain for prevailing conditions without losing daylighting benefits.
OneRoof Energy Brings 100 New Green Jobs to San Diego; LaSalle Investment Management Expands Portfolio
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor Mayor Jerry Sanders, CleanTECH San Diego and OneRoof Energy have announced the creation of over 100 new green jobs. OneRoof Energy is the first U.S. residential solar company working directly with roofers to sell and install its solar systems. Last year, the company received $50 million in financing to create […]
FedEx to Build $142 Million Flight Facility; Memphis Multifamily Properties to Be Auctioned Online
By Eliza Theiss, Associate Editor FedEx Express, a unit of Memphis-based FedEx Corp., plans to build a $141.9 million flight-training facility adjacent to the existing Airways Boulevard location, reports The Memphis Daily News. The company currrently leases several flight-training facilities scattered throughout Shelby County. The new Air Operation Training Center would consolidate all flight-training into […]
Visionaries: Building Evolution: Syska Hennessy’s Co-Presidents Rate Construction Improvements, Recommend Future Needs
Syska Hennessy Group co-presidents Gary Brennen and Cyrus Izzo discuss the most beneficial solutions being implemented in building design and development today, where shortcomings remain and what owners’ and developers’ priorities should be for the greatest efficiencies in the future.
Finance & Investment: The Future of Automation: Is CRE Ready for Full-Scale Electronic Loan Processing?
The commercial real estate industry has long lagged behind when it comes employing electronic automation. Are we finally ready for automated loan processing? By Keat Foong.
Visionary: The New Technology
Liberty Property Trust chief information officer Steve Messaros spoke with CPE about the integrated, corporate-level approach the REIT has taken to its business strategies, and in particular how technology and real estate work together. By Suzann Silverman.
Technology: Software Integration Comes of Age in Commercial Real Estate
Commercial real estate is notorious as a lagging adopter of new technologies, but even so, the industry is coming to appreciate the value of software systems integration. By Dees Stribling.
Aid in the Shade: Coming Development Wave to Include Sophisticated Shading Devices
Over more than a decade, commercial property executives in Germany and other European nations have come to rely on an energy-conserving mechanism that has yet to catch on in the United States: exterior sun-shading devices. By Brad Berton.
Market View: Top Real Estate Tech Trends 2011: A Year in Review
We jumped the early-adopter stage on many technologies in 2011, moving innovations like intelligent buildings and mobile applications to the forefront in the CRE industry. By Jim Young.
Editor’s Note: Technology’s Advance
Exciting new technological developments are advancing the industry, no matter what the uncertain economic climate may bring. By Suzann Silverman, Editorial Director.