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Author: Scott Sidman

  • Data as a Service in Commercial Real Estate: A New Operating Model in the Hybrid Work Era

    Historically, commercial real estate (CRE) landlords have considered the majority of their technology needs and responsibility in the context of everything required to operate their buildings, right up to the tenant door.   The resulting operational tech stacks included solutions such as work order and preventative maintenance systems, security access, space management tools, and an increasing…

  • Four Reasons Why Now is the Time to Hire a CTO

    The commercial real estate industry is in a period of acceleration across the board, from development, to tech adoption to major investment and M&A activity. With that comes a greater need for real estate companies to take a look at the strategies in place in response to this changing business landscape. One of the ways…

  • Hope Springs Eternal … in the Winter!

    I love this time of the year. Certainly the holidays and everything that goes with them are the primary reason. But I also truly enjoy the process of wrapping up with an end of year reflection, and looking ahead with anticipation and optimism. Most managers have their own processes for concluding the year that usually…

  • Going the Distance With Risk Management

    There is a scene in the movie Field of Dreams that resonated with me. The voice that originally convinces Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) to turn his cornfield into a baseball field, now instructs him to “Go the distance.” Ray was feeling somewhat pleased with himself at this point in the movie. He’d just built the…

  • Building Engines’ Partner, Genea, Focused on Delivering Value to the CRE Industry

    A quick scan of the commercial real estate publications and CRETech news sources from the past week show a clear focus on pending IPO’s (hello, We Co.,), co-everything, unicorns (VTS), consolidations and the impressive new fund raised by Building Engines investor, Camber Creek. Occasionally lost in the CRETech news hype cycle, is the great work done and real value delivered by…

  • Why We Acquired Real Data Management (RDM)

    Late last week, we announced our second acquisition in just under a year. – We acquired AwareManager on May 23, 2018, and RDM closed last week.   While these are two very different CRETech companies and products, they are part of the same overall strategy grounded in delivering value to our customers while achieving the objectives we’ve set for ourselves and our investors. – I thought it would be…

  • Three Important Trends of TRANSFORM 2019 that CRE Teams are Excited About

    [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On May 2nd, 2019, Building Engines hosted a crowd of passionate commercial real estate (CRE) professionals in Boston’s Seaport Hotel for TRANSFORM 2019. Our third annual client summit, was by far our most exciting – not only because of the record number of attendees, but because of the energy and excitement they brought to learn from each other and discuss how they are transforming property management and building…

  • An Open Letter to The CRE Industry: Stop Managing & Start Serving

    Among the various movements (CRE tech, co-working, amenities, community-building, etc.) currently working their way across commercial real estate (CRE), there is one over-arching theme I believe was inevitable and has the potential to make the biggest impact on the future of the business.  That is the transition to a hospitality-focused mindset for operating and managing buildings.   Over…

  • CRE Tech Trends Affecting the Occupant Experience

    We recently participated in a Realcom webinar, “Technology and the Impact to a Commercial Real Estate Strategy,” with other industry leaders from Washington REIT, GSA, IoTium, Lynxspring, and Corning to discuss the latest trends and technologies emerging in commercial real estate and how they are changing the landscape.   The CRE industry, once seen as a technology laggard, now has…

  • 7 Takeaways for CRE Leaders from BOMA 2018

    A few weeks ago, several members of the Building Engines team attended the 2018 BOMA International Conference and Expo in San Antonio, TX to collaborate with industry leaders on the current challenges, latest trends, and the future of the commercial real estate industry. Aside from the great receptions and informative content, the Building Engines team…