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  • Office Tracking Devices: Enhanced User Experience Or Big Brother Watching?

    BISNOW

    What does it take to convince a corporate executive to surrender his or her corner office with a view? Evidence backed by data to support the argument that flexible and collaborative workspace is more efficient than traditionally closed offices.  To design office spaces centered around an enjoyable work environment, having a deep understanding of how the staff makes use of that space is crucial. Using technology to monitor employees’ movements throughout the day is a popular way for employers to…

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  • Amazon’s Clever Machines Are Moving From the Warehouse to Headquarters

    Bloomberg

    In a major reorganization, the retail veterans who once decided what to sell on the site have lost out to the marketplace data scientists. Amazon.com Inc. has long used robots to help humans move merchandise around its warehouses. Now automation is transforming Amazon’s white-collar workforce, too. The people who command six-figure salaries to negotiate multimillion-dollar deals with major brands are being replaced by software that predicts what shoppers want and how much to charge for it….

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  • PlanGrid To Roll Out Construction Productivity, Predictive Analytics Tools

    BISNOW

    As the labor shortage worsens and productivity stagnates in construction, tech companies and construction firms are finding ways to improve job-site performance and productivity. Construction tech company PlanGrid unveiled several new products meant to improve construction productivity during its inaugural PlanGrid Construction Summit in San Francisco on Monday. PlanGrid CEO and co-founder Tracy Young said during the event that as other industries have digitized and reported increased product…

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  • Managed By Q acquires NVS to offer space planning and project management

    TECHCRUNCH

    Managed by Q, the office management platform based out of NYC, today announced its acquisition of NVS. Founded by Jason Havens in 2011, NVS is an office space planning and project management service, helping businesses plan their moves or office redesigns from start to finish. The company helps connect with a network of brokers, architects, interior designers, etc. and manage the project on behalf of their clients to ensure it stays on schedule and doesn’t end up costing more than expected. …

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  • Your future office will be riddled with sensors and that’s okay

    The Next Web

    You won’t hear this often, but let’s talk about office buildings. They’re pretty awful. Most office buildings waste energy and productivity, use rooms and desks inefficiently and the air quality and the sedentary office lifestyle are often detrimental to employee health. But it doesn’t have to be like that. The office building of the future already exists today — often with cool future-appropriate sci-fi names like The Edge, The Dock or The Crystal. With the help of data analytics, a wide ar…

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  • TenantBase Raises $10.7M in Funding Round

    Connect Media

    Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Santa Monica, CA with five offices across the country, TenantBase is growing its business with a recent $10.7 million funding round. Led by Stonecutter TenantBase Investors LLC, an affiliate of New York-based Stonecutter Capital, the round includes previous investors. The tech-enabled brokerage firm aims to serve small to medium-sized business owners in finding commercial space. Leveraging a proprietary client-facing technology, hands-on local brokerage se…

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  • Guest Blog – Office tower or country club? How amenities are breathing life into our city’s buildings

    CRETech

    By:  Gabrielle McMillan, Equiem founder and CEO Amenities used to be the number one tool employers used to attract and retain great talent. But now that responsibility has shifted. Beginning at the very top of premium commercial property, communal facilities such as luxury change rooms, in-house gyms, high-end cafes and flexible co-working spaces are now commonplace in our buildings, levelling the field, and changing the way individuals and employers choose a workspace. As workspaces have…

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  • A Duo to Disrupt Them All

    CRETech

    Steve Wozniak never thought about selling his home-built computer. Along came Steve Jobs, who saw its potential, and boom! A partnership was born that would change every aspect of our lives. Duos are powerful. Like peanut butter and jelly. A movie and popcorn. Han Solo and Chewbacca. But they’re not just for delicious dishes or cartoon characters. In the real world, when two leaders partner around an inspirational idea, transformation happens. The ordinary becomes extraordinary. Think Hewlett…

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  • Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Luke Cohler from Jetty

    Geek Estate

    In our latest real estate tech founder interview, we’re speaking with Luke Cohler, co-founder and President of Jetty. Without further ado… What do you do? I’m the Co-Founder and President of Jetty, an insurtech startup based in New York City. Together with my Co-Founder, Mike Rudoy, we started Jetty to solve some of the frustration we had when we ourselves tried to buy renters insurance—Mike had trouble with renters insurance coverage and I had a hard time securing an apartment after li…

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  • Inside Instagram’s brand-new NYC headquarters, which has a gelato station, a stocked bar, and backdrops for capturing the perfect Instagram photo

    Business Insider

    Stepping inside Instagram’s brand-new New York City headquarters is like walking into a perfectly curated Instagram feed. There’s the pastel-colored juice and gelato bar where you can get a fruity beverage served in a coconut, complete with an umbrella. There’s a living wall that stretches up to the second story where you can recline on a brightly colored pouf and gaze out the large windows overlooking downtown Manhattan.

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