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  • Plugging into the Future: Real Estate’s Crucial Role in the UK’s Energy Grid Transformation

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    Thanks for keeping up with the CREtech Community in the News! For more news about members of the CREtech Community, follow us on Linkedin. As the UK pushes toward a net-zero electricity grid by 2030, the nation’s power infrastructure faces a pivotal challenge—and real estate is at the center of it. According to new research using Grid IQ by Savills Earth, real estate developments are now caught in a significant grid connection backlog, with 27 GW of demand facing off against 37 GW o…

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    Plugging into the Future: Real Estate’s Crucial Role in the UK’s Energy Grid Transformation

  • Starbucks to Debut Its First 3D-Printed Store in Texas This Spring

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    Thanks for keeping up with the CREtech Community in the News! For more news about members of the CREtech Community, follow us on Linkedin. Starbucks is set to open its first-ever 3D-printed store in Brownsville, Texas, marking a bold step into sustainable and experimental construction. Partnering with Peri 3D Construction, the coffee chain has built a 1,400-square-foot drive-thru-only location featuring exposed, layered concrete walls and minimalist signage along Boca Chica Boulevar…

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    Starbucks to Debut Its First 3D-Printed Store in Texas This Spring

  • AI Assistants or Content Overlords? Microsoft and Google Battle for the Future of Digital Helpfulness

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    Thanks for keeping up with the CREtech Community in the News! For more news about members of the CREtech Community, follow us on Linkedin. As Microsoft celebrates its 50th anniversary and Google approaches its third decade, the two tech giants are locked in a high-stakes race to define the next era of AI-powered digital assistance. In a wide-ranging report, tech editor Jonathan Bell explores how Microsoft’s Copilot and Google’s Gemini are shaping a new frontier—one where AI blends h…

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    AI Assistants or Content Overlords? Microsoft and Google Battle for the Future of Digital Helpfulness

  • BuildOps Becomes a Unicorn with $127M Raise to Transform Commercial Contracting Through AI

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    Thanks for keeping up with the CREtech Community in the News! For more news about members of the CREtech Community, follow us on Linkedin. BuildOps, a SaaS platform built for commercial service contractors, has officially entered unicorn territory, securing $127 million in Series C funding led by Meritech Capital at a post-money valuation of $1 billion. The Los Angeles-based company, founded in 2018, is redefining an overlooked sector by bringing AI-powered automation to commercial …

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    BuildOps Becomes a Unicorn with $127M Raise to Transform Commercial Contracting Through AI

  • Valley Bank’s 2025 Proptech Report Signals Cautious Optimism, with AI and Sustainability Leading the Way

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    Thanks for keeping up with the CREtech Community in the News! For more news about members of the CREtech Community, follow us on Linkedin. Valley Bank, in partnership with Nine Four Ventures, MetaProp, and PitchBook, has released its fourth annual report, The Present and Future of Proptech, revealing a cautiously optimistic outlook for the industry in 2025. Despite recent economic headwinds and a slowdown in private capital investment, the report points to areas of strong potential—…

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    Venn Taps Former Salesforce AI Chief Marc Mathieu to Spearhead AI Strategy in Multifamily Housing

  • Marc Mathieu Joins Venn to Lead AI Strategy and Redefine the Future of Multifamily Living

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    Thanks for keeping up with the CREtech Community in the News! For more news about members of the CREtech Community, follow us on Linkedin. Venn, the intelligent resident operating system for multifamily communities, has appointed Marc Mathieu—former SVP of AI Transformation at Salesforce and global marketing executive at Samsung, Coca-Cola, and Unilever—to lead its AI strategy. With a track record of pioneering brand and tech transformations, Mathieu brings his expertise to an industry still…

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    Marc Mathieu Joins Venn to Lead AI Strategy and Redefine the Future of Multifamily Living

  • No Shoes, No Makeup, No Pants: Why Embracing Informality Could Be Real Estate’s Secret Weapon

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    Thanks for keeping up with the CREtech Community in the News! For more news about members of the CREtech Community, follow us on Linkedin. In a refreshingly candid reflection on the future of real estate, journalist Emily Wright explores the growing power of human-centered design and the surprising commercial value of informality. Featured on the Grow Places podcast hosted by impact-driven developer Tom Larsson, Wright shares insights from over two decades in the industry—finally t…

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    No Shoes, No Makeup, No Pants: Why Embracing Informality Could Be Real Estate’s Secret Weapon

  • Trio of Sculptural Skyscrapers Complete in Jersey City, Transforming Transit Hub into Urban Landmark

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    Thanks for keeping up with the CREtech Community in the News! For more news about members of the CREtech Community, follow us on Linkedin. After more than a decade of planning and construction, the Journal Squared development in Jersey City has officially completed with the final of its three white-clad residential towers now finished. Designed by Handel Architects and HWKN, the project spans 2.3 million square feet and introduces 1,840 residential units, luxury amenities, retail space, and…

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    Trio of Sculptural Skyscrapers Complete in Jersey City, Transforming Transit Hub into Urban Landmark

  • Spare-it secures strategic investment to scale real-time waste intelligence for businesses.

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    Boston, MA – April 15, 2025 – Spare-it, the leader in in-building waste metering, announced today the closing of a US$4 million equity financing round led by Crédit Mutuel Equity, with continued support from Etablissements Peugeot Frères and Robin Capital. The funding will accelerate the development of Spare-it’s AI-powered platform and support its global expansion as organizations increasingly seek data-driven solutions to address the growing solid waste crisis. With global solid waste project…

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  • PGIM Closes $2B Fund to Power Global Data Center Expansion Amid Growing Digital Demand

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    Thanks for keeping up with the CREtech Community in the News! For more news about members of the CREtech Community, follow us on Linkedin. PGIM Real Estate, the property investment arm of Prudential Financial, has successfully closed a $2 billion global data center fund, marking its largest closed-end fund to date. With $450 million already deployed, the firm plans to invest the remaining capital over the next 18 months to develop, lease, and sell high-demand digital infrastructure. The mov…

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    PGIM Closes $2B Fund to Power Global Data Center Expansion Amid Growing Digital Demand
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