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Modular without the factory: Modulous’ plan to turn offsite building on its head
Modular without the factory: Modulous’ plan to turn offsite building on its head

We're always excited to share more about what our friends at Modulous are up to.

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Company AnnouncementsScott KaplanisJanuary 17, 2023
How Do You Measure the Social in Real Estate ESG?
How Do You Measure the Social in Real Estate ESG?

"We don’t want real estate owners to reinvent the wheel or think they have to start from scratch to optimize a building for health."

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Industry NewsScott KaplanisJanuary 10, 2023
Local Logic Named Data Supplier of the Year at the SFR Industry Awards
Local Logic Named Data Supplier of the Year at the SFR Industry Awards

Another accolade to round out a colossal year for a colossally talented team.

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Company AnnouncementsScott KaplanisDecember 27, 2022
New York’s Chrysler Building is Being Covered Up
New York’s Chrysler Building is Being Covered Up

Incredible piece from B1M walking through the history of New York’s iconic skyscrapers, echoing the idea that real estate is an echo of the times during which it was built.

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Industry NewsScott KaplanisDecember 20, 2022
Green and healthy | Dual WELL and LEED certifications underway
Green and healthy | Dual WELL and LEED certifications underway

A “powerful market signal” that the bar for modern real estate construction and design continues to push upward.

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Industry NewsScott KaplanisDecember 13, 2022
The Silver Tsunami’s Impact on Real Estate
The Silver Tsunami’s Impact on Real Estate

Since their, well, birth, the Baby Boomer generation (defined, as of this writing, as age 58-76) has expressed large influence on economic sectors due to their collective magnitude.

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Industry NewsScott KaplanisNovember 22, 2022
Why It’s So Hard To Find An Affordable Home
Why It’s So Hard To Find An Affordable Home

Very, very impressive piece by The B1M that outlines the modern mindsets surrounding rags-to-riches property redevelopment

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Industry NewsScott KaplanisNovember 15, 2022
Practical Advice For Leaders To Integrate Sustainability Across An Organization
Practical Advice For Leaders To Integrate Sustainability Across An Organization

It's all about change management (from our friends at Green Badger).

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Industry NewsScott KaplanisNovember 8, 2022
Homebuilders struggle to find buyers as cancellations rise
Homebuilders struggle to find buyers as cancellations rise

Markets are down, cancellation of new come contracts are up - but many see frowns that can be turned upside down.

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Industry NewsScott KaplanisNovember 1, 2022
The Biggest Tech Talent Hubs in the U.S. and Canada
The Biggest Tech Talent Hubs in the U.S. and Canada

Canadian tech hubs are exploding, and Toronto is chief among them

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Industry NewsScott KaplanisOctober 25, 2022
Returns made easy: Narvar teams with Fillogic for new retail option
Returns made easy: Narvar teams with Fillogic for new retail option

Portfolio company Fillogic continuing to grow at a break-neck pace in a quest to revolutionize the modern mall

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Company AnnouncementsScott KaplanisOctober 18, 2022
There’s an ESG backlash inside the executive ranks at top corporations
There’s an ESG backlash inside the executive ranks at top corporations

A reminder that change toward a more ESG-focused world is anything but guaranteed.

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Industry NewsScott KaplanisOctober 11, 2022
Not All PropTech is Equal: Don’t Let Inertia Kill Innovation
Not All PropTech is Equal: Don’t Let Inertia Kill Innovation

In terms of modernizing real estate with technology (or anything in life, really), starting can often be the hardest part.

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Industry NewsScott KaplanisOctober 4, 2022
Why Hasn’t Building Maintenance Software Merged with Smart Buildings?
Why Hasn’t Building Maintenance Software Merged with Smart Buildings?

Counting electrons is now par for the course – BMS systems should make operations more efficient!

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Industry NewsScott KaplanisSeptember 27, 2022
Hype vs execution
Hype vs execution

Hype vs execution – increasingly a dichotomy, when really, they should be one in the same.

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Industry NewsScott KaplanisSeptember 20, 2022
Why America Can’t Build
Why America Can’t Build

An interesting piece about the challenges of building large-scale projects.

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Industry NewsScott KaplanisSeptember 13, 2022
AirWorks Solutions Raises $5M to Continue Business Growth
AirWorks Solutions Raises $5M to Continue Business Growth

We’re excited to continue our journey with AirWorks and are very excited for the road ahead.

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Company AnnouncementsScott KaplanisSeptember 6, 2022
Why have SEC climate rules rattled real estate?
Why have SEC climate rules rattled real estate?

State of things regarding SEC's ESG plans.

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Industry NewsScott KaplanisAugust 30, 2022
The Canadian Real Estate Bubble’s Supply Shortage Myth Is Unraveling: BMO
The Canadian Real Estate Bubble’s Supply Shortage Myth Is Unraveling: BMO

1 year ago we had rock bottom rates, skyrocketing housing prices and housing shortages in every major city.

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Industry NewsScott KaplanisAugust 23, 2022
GitHub’s remote-first team plugs into on-demand office provider Desana
GitHub’s remote-first team plugs into on-demand office provider Desana

We're very proud of Desana's continued growth, and look forward to the continued growth of impressive customers adopting flexible work structures for their employees.

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Company AnnouncementsScott KaplanisAugust 16, 2022
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