How to get New York City’s biggest buildings to zero carbon
Canary Media
New York City got a lot of attention last month for its decision to ban natural gas in new buildings. But what can the city do about gas use in the buildings it already has?
Latest Trends and Insights in Real Estate Technology
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Austria’s PlanRadar, which digitizes construction and real estate docs, raises $70M Series B
TechCrunch
Back in March Vienna-based PlanRadar snapped up a €30 million Series A to digitize construction and real estate projects. The Austrian startup — a platform for documentation and communication in construction and real estate projects — is continuing its funding roll with a $70 million fundraising round co-led by Insight Partners and Quadrille Capital. The round also drew participation from existing investors, including Headline, Berliner Volksbank Ventures, aws Gründerfonds and Cavalry Ventures,…
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Future-Proofing Your Technological Infrastructure, Part 3
CREtech
Jason Lund of JLL challenges tech companies to learn key real estate industry terms and hurtles, and discusses how implementing a technological infrastructure within real estate will transform the built world.
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Boston Properties Partners With Senseware on Indoor Air Quality
Commercial Observer
Change is in the air for office properties. On Thursday, Boston Properties, the nation’s largest publicly traded developer, owner and manager of Class A office space, announced that after extensive nosing around, it has selected proptech startup Senseware as its partner in indoor air quality (IAQ) monitoring for the company’s portfolio….
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Caren Maio Joins Moved to Bring Automated Onboarding to Multifamily
Moved
Moved, the first automated moving platform for multifamily real estate, has made a key hire. The company announced today that Caren Maio has joined the company as President & Chief Strategy Officer. “I’m thrilled to share that Caren Maio has joined the Moved executive team. Her experience as a PropTech entrepreneur and leader make her the perfect fit for the next chapter of our company,” said CEO Adam Pittenger. “I can think of nobody better suited to bring our product to the multif…
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Hemlane lands another $9 million to enable remote property management
PR Newswire
As landlords accelerate their adoption of technology, fast-growing technology company Hemlane continues to drive this trend to lower operating costs and increase efficiency. The all-in-one property management platform announced today that it closed $9 million in funding co-led by Asymmetric Capital Partners and Prudence, with participation from Aglaé Ventures and State Farm Ventures. The round took place at a material increase from the prior investment’s valuation….
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‘It’s All Just Wild’: Tech Start-Ups Reach a New Peak of Froth
New York Times
There’s more money and more bubbly behavior. Investors insist it’s rational.
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The CEO who fired 900 employees over Zoom is coming back
CNN
The CEO of Better.com, best known for firing 900 employees over Zoom just before Christmas, is coming back to work.
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GREEN IS GOOD PART 2: SUSTAINABILITY’S IMPACT ON OFFICE INVESTMENT PRICING
Cushman & Wakefield
In Part 1 of this series, we examined the effect of sustainable strategies upon rents and leasing of U.S. office assets. Utilizing LEED-certification as an indicator, we determined that there was a noticeable premium for rents and revenue, controlling for quality, age and class of buildings. In Part 2 of this series, we examine how LEED certification impacts sale pricing. …
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Green Building Council to deliver CREtech London keynote
Placetech
Julie Hirigoyen, chief executive of increasingly influential real estate support group, UK Green Building Council, will address delegates on how to embed ESG throughout the industry at the forthcoming property technology show, due to take place in April.
