As the world becomes more connected through the internet of things and everything becomes “smart” it helps to bring more convenience to everyday lives but it can also lead to more avenues for outside parties to obtain personal information or perform cyber-attacks. When looking at smart buildings it is important to not only consider the security of the people who will be utilizing the building but also the security of the data that will now be stored within the building to help make it smart.
Coldwell Banker Commercial is proud to announce that it is once again one of the most recognizable names in the commercial real estate industry, according to the annual Lipsey Survey. The 2017 Top 25 CRE Brands survey ranks Coldwell Banker Commercial 8th among CRE brokerages.
Going green has come into play in most everyone’s lives in one shape or form by now and is being embraced more frequently than it used to be. This is due to accessibility being increased to green products as well as the affordability of green products being improved upon. One of the major things to go green and help to build a greener future is building commercial real estate utilizing green products as well as techniques.
The retail sector has seen some dramatic shifts in the past years as technology and the presence of online shopping continues to evolve and grow. Technology and online shopping has even driven some strictly brick and mortar retailers like Borders to go out of business.
Annually, Forbes releases its top cities for job growth and it is a comprehensive list of which locations in the United States are seeing the more growth. Not surprisingly in 2016 California continues to dominate the list as the Silicon Valley area continues to grow as technology companies continue to develop and grow even larger. Forbes looks at job growth and creation whether it be short, medium or long term back to 2004 and considers the momentum that job growth has seen to determine the ranking.
Flex space is typically for companies who are looking to have a warehouse and industrial space with manufacturing under one roof. The idea of flex space is to have multiple business needs and processes under one roof which can allow for a more efficient business flow but it may not be the right setup for every business.
Transit-oriented development or TOD is the development of transit hubs like train stations and airports into not only a place to go to travel but also a place to shop with retail locations coming into these transit hubs. As the traffic and congestion in these hubs comes in large numbers it only makes sense to put retail in the same place as most of these travelers are consumers as well.
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It is no secret that the tech sector is making huge impacts in everyone’s daily lives and even disrupting and changing the way certain industries do business. The commercial real estate industry and real estate in general is no exception to this trend.
