Technology
Earthquakes Spur Interest in Seismic Risk for Properties
Earthquakes have heightened interest in seismic risk among property owners and investors in the U.S....
Moody’s Analytics Releases Risk Management Program
Moody’s Analytics has released RiskAnalyst 5.4, a risk management program that standardizes the way lenders collect, analyze and store credit data to make lending decisions. ...
Colliers Launches High-Tech Property Marketing with FoneMine
Colliers Parrish International, a commercial real estate firm based in San Jose, Calif., has launched a mobile marketing program with FoneMine, a Silicon Valley tech firm headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. ...
Cassidy Turley Launches New Web Site and Brand
Commercial real estate firm Cassidy Turley has launched a new company identity, ad campaign and Web site as part of a revamped business strategy...
Inovonics Software Helps Apartment Submetering
Inovonics, a provider of commercial grade wireless security products, has launched TapWatch 3 software and the RDL8500 remote data logger for multifamily submetering. ...
Dubai’s Building Technology Wows Conference Attendees
The world’s tallest building, the $20 billion Burj Dubai, is taking shape in the desert of Dubai amid a rising collection of structures that form an engineer’s dream. ...
Meridian Markets Software for Building Management
While the economic slowdown has curtailed construction, a California firm that sells software solutions for managing capital building projects is counting on the need to reduce risk to spur demand for the technology....
Texas Eco Centre Earns LEED Platinum Pre-Certification
Eco Centre at Lake Pointe in Sugar Land, Texas has received the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Core & Shell Platinum-level pre-certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), says Bill Stone, director of project leasing with Cushman & Wakefield of Texas. ...
Building Owners Ask Justice Department for Clause to Avoid Costly Building Changes
The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International has asked the Justice Department to exempt existing facilities from having to comply with proposed changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines. ...
California Company Aims to Cut Operating Costs
“Spend management,” a catchphrase for optimizing operating costs, has never been as crucial to the commercial real estate space as it is during these tempestuous economic times. ...
Regency Centers to Pilot Energy-Saving Technologies
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Regency Centers, a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) that owns and operates grocery-anchored and community shopping centers, has been selected to participate in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Net-Zero Energy Commercial Building Initiative...
Microsoft’s Virtual Earth Grapples with Google Earth
Microsoft’s Virtual Earth is battling toe-to-toe with Google Earth for commercial real estate customers in the aerial view and mapping technology arena. ...
Q&A: Satellier Helps Modernize Indian Construction Projects
Ironically, for a country that serves as a back-shop for a lot of outsourced technology, India still lags when it comes to technological advancement, which in turn hampers the progress of construction projects. ...
Roundtree Visuals Uses Artwall to Convey its Message
Roundtree Visuals of Emeryville, Calif. has introduced a colorful Welcome Artwall as an information center for commercial real estate spaces. Integrating art with technology, its design can be used with any monitor, including a freestanding display. ...
Lift for Landlords
An essential pricing tool in the hotel, airline and rental car industries for years, revenue management software has yet to gain widespread acceptance...
