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PlaceTech
When the third largest shopping centres investor in the US decided to unify energy management systems across 17 sites, it called on Buildings IOT to integrate them without disrupting operations. Ryan Knudson, VP of corporate responsibility & sustainability at Macerich, explains how the company worked with Buildings IOT on the project it called EMS 2.0.
Canary Media
Donnel Baird, CEO of BlocPower, thinks the climate bill unveiled by Senate Democrats last week could transform the country’s home efficiency and electrification markets. It could certainly boost the bottom line for his company and help the primarily low-income and disadvantaged communities it serves.
Sustainable Proptech
Sustainable PropTech, a collaborative think tank of industry leaders in real estate and technology, has released an extensive report on Sustainable PropTech. This is a cohesive and deep dive into Canada’s sustainable property technology industry. Sustainable PropTech, was founded by Deena Pantalone and Joanna Creed, the principals behind Venturon, a Canadian-owned investment group that consults with and makes strategic investments in Real Estate Technology start-up companies. …
Commercial Observer
Throw a dart at a globe, and you will hit a recent, or current, climate-related disaster. In July, 100 million Americans were under an extreme heat warning, Western Europe was on fire, London broke 104 degrees Fahrenheit, and Delhi, which broke 120 degrees for the first time in May, was again experiencing a deadly heat wave. Each one of these events is an outlier, but taken together, it’s a pattern that suggests that it’s prudent, if not crucial, for commercial real estate investors, owners and…
Canary Media
The Biden-Harris administration is flexing its solar muscle. On July 27, it unveiled a new initiative to expand access to cheap clean energy in the form of community solar among those most vulnerable to the soaring costs of fossil fuels: low-income households. Unlike the big climate provisions recently — and miraculously — resurrected in the Senate, this is a program that the administration can implement without Congress’ signoff. The initiative will be jointly run by the Department of Energy a…
Taronga Group
RealTechX, the innovation platform of Asia’s leading built environment technology investor, Taronga Ventures, today revealed the 12 emerging businesses selected to participate in its ESG Impact innovation program for 2022.
Fast Company
As a global real estate investor, I’m motivated by the speed at which climate and carbon reduction strategies have taken hold across the world. But I’m noticing a blind spot in today’s market: the pricing of carbon. The built environment, responsible for 38% of global carbon emissions, is a major producer of carbon. Although some areas and companies have made significant progress with carbon reduction strategies, we must urgently address how buildings use and impact our global environment and p…
Bloomberg
Funding for companies working on technology to decarbonize economies may be at least partly resistant to the investor malaise that has hammered tech stocks and venture capital markets. But it’s hard to say for sure.
PlaceTech
The benefits BMW has seen from starting to scan its car plants have encouraged the motor giant to set a target of early 2023 to have a digital scan of every one of its vehicle plants worldwide, using NavVis and Nvidia systems.
TechCrunch
While the venture capital world slows, climate tech is bucking the trend as startups in the space continue to ink deals at a record pace. In the process, the sector is climbing the ranks.
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