Nov 17 2011
IntelliCommand combines very smart technology with real estate knowledge. Buildings “talk” through sensors and meters, with the data collected and analyzed by intelligent systems that can either make automatic adjustments or dispatch human maintenance and repair pros who understand the problem even before they arrive on the scene. The system saves energy and labor costs, …
Nov 17 2011
CRE 2020 is CoreNet Global’s initiative to tap CRE thought leaders in considering how changes in the business environment will impact CRE organizations. Workplace, outsourcing, sustainability, portfolio optimization, asset management, enterprise leadership, HR, IT. Watch more interviews from the Fall 2011 Corenet Global Summit in Atlanta.
Nov 17 2011
Companies understand good practices in sustainability but struggle with ways to implement those practices. By ensuring greater to-down leadership and establishing cross-functional teams, companies improve outcomes in sustainability and pave the way for cost savings and a greatly enhanced reputation for sustainability. Watch more interviews from the Fall 2011 Corenet Global Summit in Atlanta.
Nov 16 2011
90 percent of companies intend to spend more on technology, 78 percent expect to use real estate more effectively, and 54 percent see social media impacting the way they operate in the future. To create a workplace that addresses these trends, companies are rethinking office designs to be a place where workers engage colleagues. Partnering …
Nov 16 2011
Building productivity is the holy grail of creating savings through strategic portfolio management. At CoreNet, Jones Lang LaSalle launched IntelliCommand™, the industry’s first integrated building management solution that combines cloud-based, smart-building technology with a world-class team of engineering and operations professionals to enable 24/7, real-time remote monitoring and control of facilities and portfolios worldwide. Chris …
Nov 16 2011
People may be fixated on the latest trends, but it is the slow-moving trends that make a difference. Worker mobility, collaboration in the workplace, expansion and contraction are not new trends but they continue to evolve and over time have a major impact on the business world. In a period of continuing economic uncertainty, most …
Nov 15 2011
India’s economy is growing at 7% to 8% annually, fueled by domestic demand as well as growth by multi-national companies such as IBM and Accenture. Infrastructure has been a bottleneck for growth, but U.S. companies continue to like the arbitrage in the cost of labor and real estate, as well as the quality of the …
Nov 15 2011
Chris Browne discusses JLL’s IntelliCommand system, which allows facility managers and engineers to identify building efficiency issues and fix them before they become problems. IntelliCommand results in energy cost savings of 18 to 20 percent, plus lower labor costs to maintain and repair equipment since the system helps diagnose root problems that otherwise might go …
Nov 15 2011
Despite progress in corporate real estate outsourcing, it is easy to find companies at any stage of outsourcing, from those in a fully in-house model, looking for trusted advisors helping them to move to an outsourcing model, as well as some that have fully outsourced over many years and are looking for new ways to …
Nov 15 2011
Once a CRE organization has cut costs and right-sized the portfolio, the question becomes taking value to the next level. Tod Lickerman recommends CREs change the discussion from RE as a cost and liability to an investment, a way to feed the growth fo the company. E.g., Instead of cost per sq. ft., look at …