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CRETech July 17, 2018
Glasses, Oculus, and Pokemon--oh, my! Augmented reality has made serious strides towards reality in the last five years, and the future is looking bright. Investment in AR and virtual reality tech is projected to reach $2.6 billion by 2025
CRETECH February 28, 2018
About six months ago, a team of architects at Perkins+Will met with executives from a major health care company to discuss the design of new medical exam rooms. The architects suggested a tweak to the planned design, but the client balked. Historically, that interaction would likely have ended with the architects going back to the drawing board, said Iffat Mai, the firm’s digital practice manage...
CRETECH February 18, 2018
A man enter the doors of the 'WeWork' co-operative co-working space in Washington, DC. On a cold February morning at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the skeleton of a modern 15-story building was rising from a muddy construction site along the East River. As long and as tall as a cruise ship, the sleek glass structure loomed above rusty, century-old dry docks, serving notice to the industrial ne...
CRETECH February 09, 2018
Brooklyn rental and roommate startup Nooklyn raised $825,000 in a round of seed funding, the platform announced Friday. Nooklyn lets users search available rooms, apartments and roommates in Brooklyn. Users can search for an available room in an apartment or match with potential roommates to try to find an apartment together. "Our mission is to fix the experience of finding apartments," ...
CRETECH February 02, 2018
1. Gensler — The firm was founded in 1965 and has 44 locations throughout the world. Its long list of expertise includes everything from aviation and brand design to sports and entertainment facilities. Value of projects: $276M 2. Van Tilburg, Banvard & Soderbergh — The Santa Monica-based firm was founded in 1994 and has offices in Denver and San Francisco. The firm has some big ongoing re...
CRETECH January 30, 2018
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ: AMZN) — Amazon today announced the opening of The Spheres, the company’s newest Seattle HQ buildings that are home to more than 40,000 plants from around the world. There’s no place else in the world quite like The Spheres – a spot where Amazon employees can work in an environment that’s more like a tropical rainforest in the clouds than an office. Plan...
CRETECH January 11, 2018
Today’s real estate professionals are operating in what is quite possibly the most exciting period of innovation our industry has ever experienced. Over the last few years, we have seen both an explosion of new tech tools designed to make each stage of the asset lifecycle more efficient, and a crop of early adopters eager to test-drive them. Weirdly enough though, adoption of these tools isn’t...
CRETECH January 08, 2018
Your mental performance can increase in green buildings. It's true- Cognitive scores can jump 100%! Think indoor air quality is just a buzzword? Think again! The average adult spends 92% of their time indoors and that air can be 1,000 times more polluted that outdoor air. Check out our blog to learn everything you need to know about the importance of indoor air quality. Everything You Need to...
CRETECH January 03, 2018
Dec 19, 2017• Dec 12, 2017• Nov 30, 2017• Nov 22, 2017• Servcorp, a global provider of luxury flexible workspace, announced a $30 million investment in co-working, modern design augmentations and enhancements to its technology infrastructure to improve workflow, connectivity and personalization, and create the ultimate flexible office space ecosystem. Servcorp has been profitable since its...
CRETECH December 20, 2017
MENLO PARK, Calif., Dec. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/-- Samitha Amarasiri has joined global consulting firm Protiviti as a managing director in its Security and Privacy consulting practice. Based in New York City, he serves clients nationally within the banking and insurance industries, and locally within the New York City metro area. Amarasiri primarily focuses on enhancing clients' cybersecurity p...