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Insurtech Insights
Steadily serves the 17 million individual rental property owners who collectively own the large majority of single family and small apartment rentals across the US.
CREtech
Jay Olshonsky, President & CEO of NAI Global discusses how his company implements data analytics to create value for his clients as well as returns for his company.
FastCompany
The most polluting part of a building is hiding underfoot. Floors account for more than 40% of most multi-story buildings’ total mass, and many of the surfaces that hold up office floors and apartments are made of concrete. They represent a significant chunk of the emissions caused by constructing and operating a building over its lifetime. With the production of concrete being responsible for an estimated 8% of global carbon emissions, lowly floors are a serious climate challenge….
General Atlantic
The funding comes as the company reaches nearly 500 million downloads and continues its rapid growth fueled by the rise of remote work. The company will look to expand its team and product offering to support continued momentum as its valuation reaches €600m ($650m).
BentallGreenOak
BentallGreenOak (“BGO”) today announced that it is joining the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, which commits the company to achieving Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions by no later than 2050 for its entire commercial real estate investment portfolio. The firm’s historic track record for successfully reducing and offsetting carbon emissions in the built environment will be instrumental in setting an enhanced course on targets that recognize the need for radical disruption to address the urgent…
Axios
Driverless trucks are a daily sight in Bentonville, Ark., as they shuttle Walmart merchandise from a warehouse to a Neighborhood Market, Axios’ Joann Muller and Worth Sparkman report….
New York Times
There was a time, including when Martin Henn’s grandfather and father were at the peak of their careers, when many architects lived by a simple creed: bigger was better. But with a growing awareness of how that thinking contributes to the greenhouse gas emissions that are linked to climate change, a new vocabulary has sprouted in many firms: sustainability, circular economy, organic design.
CREtech
The commercial real estate industry is engaged in a technology revolution that’s improving operations, streamlining processes, and creating a better experience for tenets. One of the industry’s most important partners, of course, are banks. So, how are banks embracing CREtech? Are they keeping up with this technology revolution? Join Bob Bardusch, COO at Valley Bank, Amrit Gill, Head of Partnerships at Built Technologies, Mitch Karren, Chief Product Officer at SmartRent, Kurt Breitenstein, Se…
Medium
Last week the Pi Labs team had the privilege of attending the UK’s first face-to-face CRETech event since the pandemic. It was great to catch up with some familiar faces, spending time with our existing founders, as well as meeting some of the new founders we’ve recently backed in person for the first time. Founders from the Pi Labs ecosystem gathered from all parts of the UK, elsewhere in Europe, as well as several from as far as Israel. The well-placed Pi Labs booth served as a hub for founder…
Forbes
The opening of Amazon’s newest Amazon Fresh store in Westmont, Illinois last week did not garner near the fanfare that it deserved. The announcement is about as big as it gets in more ways than one. First, the store is approximately 35,000 square feet, and, second, it is also a full “Just Walk Out” experience, meaning customers can walk in, take whatever they want off the shelves, and just walk out, without ever having to stand in line again….
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