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  • Going Off the Grid?

    CP EXECUTIVE

    With distributed generation technologies (DG) like rooftop solar increasing faster than many utilities can expand grid capacity, nearly half of 150 global executives surveyed recently by Accenture say parts of their grid will reach maximum capacity in three years or less. Only 1 percent believes it will take longer than five years. The study, conducted as part of Accenture’s Digitally Enabled Grid research program, found the proportion of both commercial and residential consumers with rooftop…

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  • D-Link and Microsoft collaborate on smart cities

    SMART CITIES WORLD

    Networking technology specialist, D-Link, is collaborating with Microsoft to provide customised intelligent edge solutions for smart cities. It is using Microsoft’s Azure machine learning platform, AZURE media services and Azure IoT Edge to deliver seamless machine learning, modelling, conversion, deployment, and video analytics in one loop.

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  • A Zillow Shakeup? Don’t Read Too Much Into It

    COMMERCIAL OBSERVER

    Zillow announced on Thursday that they will be replacing CEO Spencer Rascoff with co-founder and former CEO Rich Barton. The move comes as Zillow’s stock price continues to take a beating as it pursues a lofty plan to buy and sell homes. But despite the change in leadership, don’t expect Zillow to slow down anytime soon. The change in leadership comes at an inflection point for Zillow. Pivot or die? (Eventually.) The word pivot is synonymous with early stage tech companies. When your first bu…

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  • Nestio Cofounder Talks Launching Startup, Supporting Women In STEM Fields

    FORBES

    Caren Maio does not back down from a challenge. After years of battling New York City’s rental market, which she describes as “the Wild West,” she entered the science, math, engineering and technology (STEM) fields to cofound her online real estate company, Nestio. With a background in sales and publishing for brands like Nike and The Wall Street Journal, Maio wasn’t sure how to enter the mysterious world of tech startups, but she wasn’t fazed. Together with her cofounder Mike O’Toole, she…

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  • Your Office Lease Is Expiring. Now What?

    TRUSS

    When it comes time to re-sign a lease or decide if you should look elsewhere for office or coworking space, it’s important for entrepreneurs to make the right choice for their own small business. There are countless factors that weigh in on this important decision, and ultimately, it can affect your employees and the ability for your business to grow and reach its full potential. That means moving office space is more than just changing your address and packing up….

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  • DivcoWest launches tenant experience app at one of its DC properties

    TECHNICALLY

    Divco West Real Estate Services, a client of investment management company JLL, launched a new tenant experience software platform at its Washington, D.C., property located at 1133 15th St NW. Boston-based HqO, with an app of the same name, has been implemented to provide tenants with control, community, content and commerce opportunities, a spokesperson for the company tells Technical.ly. The tenant experience (TeX) software is now accessible by all 10 business tenants in the building, which…

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  • Briq, the next building block in tech’s reconstruction of the construction business, raises $3 million

    TECHCRUNCH

    Bassem Hamdy has been in the construction business for a long time. He spent the last few years at the construction software business Procore, now a $3 billion company developing technology for the construction industry, and now Hamdy is ready to unveil his next act as chief executive and co-founder of Briq, a new software service for the industry. Hamdy started Briq with his own cash, amassed through secondary sales as Procore climbed the ranks of startups to reach its status as a construc…

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  • Co-Living Developers Say Their Buildings Make More Money Per SF Than Traditional Multifamily

    BISNOW

    Co-living has been spreading consistently in the past few years, and two operators say it has been more successful than once expected. Ollie’s ALTA LIC in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens, New York, provides a sort of apples to apples comparison between pricing in co-living versus traditional apartments. It is the largest co-living property in the country, with 169 of its 466 units split into 422 co-living bedrooms with common spaces. Ollie CEO Christopher Bledsoe told National Rea…

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  • How Blockchain Technology Could Disrupt Real Estate

    CB INSIGHTS

    Blockchain technology could have a major effect on the real estate industry, from property purchasing to due diligence to title management. We identify the early adopters and potential impact. The real estate industry is undergoing a digital transformation. While historically a “pen and pencil” business — often relying on inefficient and archaic methods for doing business and keeping records — technology has begun to help reshape the expanding global market.

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  • Co-working firm Jay Suites launches conference-room platform

    THE REAL DEAL

    Flexible office space firm Jay Suites is venturing into the conference-room leasing business. The New York-based firm, which has 700,000 square feet of office leased in the city catering to mid-size enterprise clients, has opened a 20,000 square foot space at 515 Madison Avenue and a 22,000 square foot space at 15 West 38th Street. The spaces, named Jay Conferences, will be filled with conference rooms and equipment for hire, starting at $99 a day per person. The need for conference room-l…

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