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Bringing Up Leaders: Robert Brunswick

Robert Brunswick, chairman & CEO of Buchanan Street Partners, spoke with editor-in-chief Suzann D. Silverman about leadership in real estate and his efforts to inspire and train the industry’s future leaders.

QR Code QRiosity

While the technology’s market penetration to date is likely still in single digits, on-site listing signs at all sizes and shapes of commercial spaces now feature odd-looking squares of encoded black-and-white patterns known as “Quick Response” codes. How effective are they? By Brad Berton.

Radiating Efficiency: Increased Use of Heating and Cooling Systems

As the 2010s progress and the next generation of commercial development ramps up, relatively low-humidity U.S. markets in particular seem destined to gradually transition from conventional air-driven HVAC systems toward water-based, or “hydronic,” radiant heating and cooling systems. By Brad Berton.

Testing Ground: Look to the GSA

Love the federal government or hate it, there is no debating its clout when it comes to real estate. Its sprawling portfolio also gives it built-in influence across a wide swath of real estate business areas, from property management and leasing to sustainability. By Paul Rosta.

From Zero to 60 with Grace Huebscher of Beech Street Capital

Beech Street Capital L.L.C. is roaring down the Interstate in an Indianapolis 500-class race car with Huebscher at the wheel, looking to double the $1 billion in originations it lent last year. By Paul Rosta.

Return of Capital Markets Activity?

During the recession, banks were gun-shy of offering money to anyone but the finest of credit risks — and even then, they were extremely stringent. So in these days of tenuous economic recovery, has anything changed? By Allison Landa.