Climate Change: Hope for Carbon Goals Set by China, California, EU
Bloomberg
After a week of far-reaching climate promises measured over decades, four of the world’s six largest economies have now proposed ending dates for their carbon emissions.
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Black, Female and Head of a Public Real-Estate Company. Meet the Only Person to Fit That Description.
Wall Street Journal
Leslie D. Hale made history as the first African-American woman to lead a public real-estate investment trust. Today, a little more than two years later, this industry club of female Black chief executives still has just one member.
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Google’s Sundar Pichai says future of office is employee ‘on-sites’
Business Insider
Google CEO Sundar Pichai said last week that the company was making changes to its physical spaces to better support employees in a future Pichai said would include “hybrid models” of work.
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Part I, Fly on the Wall Ep. 29: Andy Cohen, Gensler + Brendan Wallace, Fifth Wall
Fifth Wall
Episode 29 of Fly on the Wall kicks off a three-part series with Andy Cohen, Co-CEO of the innovative, leading design firm Gensler. In Part I of the series, Brendan and Andy discuss current pandemic-influenced sociological shifts and how they will impact both the layout of our cities and the design of our buildings. Andy also explores how the pandemic will affect the way we work – from the flexible layout of our office buildings to the notion of the five day work week – and why company c…
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Facebook’s Big Augmented Reality Play Could Spark New Wave Of Proptech
Bisnow
Technologies that people take for granted today, such as smartphones or Google Maps, have fundamentally changed the way the real estate industry does business. The next technology that could transform the industry, multiple proptech experts say, is augmented reality glasses.
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Blackstone Sets Goal to Reduce Carbon Emissions
Wall Street Journal
Blackstone Group Inc., BX 2.45% one of the world’s largest owners of real estate, is making a new commitment to cut its carbon footprint. The investment firm has set a goal of reducing carbon emissions by 15% within the first three years of buying any asset or company across its portfolio. The initiative will begin in 2021 and will apply to new investments where Blackstone controls the energy systems….
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Zillow Co-Founder Spencer Rascoff to Start SPAC
The Real Deal
Spencer Rascoff is co-chairing a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC), also known as a blank-check company, that will be seeking to invest in a tech unicorn and take it public, according to Inman.
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Amazon Unveils Drone That Films Inside Your Home. What Could Go Wrong?
The New York Times
When Amazon’s chief executive, Jeff Bezos, promised in 2013 that drones would soon be flying everywhere delivering packages, a miniature camera whirring through homes and recording video was probably not what people envisioned.
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NYC’s Newest Proposed Building Would Be the City’s Tallest—And Will Act as a Carbon Emissions Filter
Departures
Paris-based studio Rescubika just released a proposal for a new building in New York City that would both make a mark architecturally and environmentally. The 2,400-foot-tall tower would actually trap carbon emissions, reducing the carbon in the atmosphere….
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THIS WEEK: The Reimagining Real Estate Sustainability Summit – Last Chance to Register Free!
CREtech
Join us for our two-part virtual summit this Fall focused on the timely and important issue of sustainability and real estate. Attendees will hear from the leaders on the forefront of creating healthier, safer buildings and cities throughout the entire built world, including corporate professionals, real estate companies, investors, technology companies and governmental leaders. Register today to learn how buildings are being reopened safely, cities are adapting to the new post-Covid exp…
