Category: Building Operations

  • FAQ: 8 Commercial Real Estate Questions from Property Teams Answered by Experts

    The commercial real estate (CRE) industry landscape has changed so much in the past few years that it has left even the most veteran of professionals with questions.   We recently met up with three CRE experts during the webinar, “What’s in Store for CRE Buildings Operations in 2023,” to talk about what they are seeing…

  • Proptech Trends 2023: A Commercial Real Estate Outlook

    The rise of technology in commercial real estate (CRE) has grown exponentially in recent years. And the companies that have not yet invested in CRE technology could be falling behind. Modern software has allowed CRE teams to run their buildings more efficiently with solutions ranging from HVAC management to tenant experience.   We recently connected with…

  • 2023 Commercial Office Trends: Top 5 Questions Answered for Property Teams

    Is 2023 the year companies fully bring people back to the office? According to research from McKinsey, 87% of people want flexible options that allow them to work in an office and virtually, such as a hybrid work model. Yet, 50% of companies want workers back in office five days a week, according to Microsoft…

  • 3 Tenant Improvements Commercial Property Teams Can Expect to Make This Year

    The past few years have impacted the commercial real estate (CRE) industry ten times over. It’s become increasingly apparent that property teams’ focus has fully shifted to their tenants. And tenant improvements commercial property teams have had to make have been no small feat either.   We met with three CRE industry experts in our recent…

  • 2023 Commercial Real Estate Overview: A Spotlight on What’s to Come

    With the new year underway, we connected with three commercial real estate (CRE) experts to discuss the outlook on the industry and results from the recently launched report, “The State of Commercial Real Estate Building Operations for 2023.” The panel of CRE experts included:  Each expert spoke on the top three challenges CRE teams can…

  • Top 7 Asset Manager Goals for 2023

    Many commercial real estate (CRE) asset managers are facing new challenges as the industry continues to shift. From the evolving workplace where remote and hybrid work have become the norm, to a strain on property teams grappling with labor shortage, to a new focus on ESG reporting and sustainability initiatives – and everything in between…

  • The CRE Property Manager’s Guide to Work Order Management

    Work order management can often be complicated and time consuming. Especially amid labor shortage strains and recession concerns, many commercial real estate (CRE) property teams have expressed concern about keeping up with work orders this year.   As property teams work to accomplish more tasks with fewer resources, saving time through greater efficiency has become…

  • Building Engines Wins 2023 BIG Innovation Award

    Today, the Business Intelligence Group has named Building Engines a winner in its 2023 BIG Innovation Awards, an annual business awards program that recognizes organizations, products, and people that are bringing new ideas to life in innovative ways. Building Engines has been recognized for its innovative achievements as a technology organization.  “We are thrilled to…

  • What is the Most Profitable Commercial Real Estate? Buildings Backed by Data

    Over the past few years – and especially in the years since the pandemic – leaders have been exploring ways to use data to make better business decisions in an effort to understand what is the most profitable commercial real estate (CRE). Unfortunately, this has sometimes been met with frustration. Ever since the promise of…

  • 3 CRE Property Management Trends to Help You Run Better Buildings

    We recently attended Realcomm’s third episode of their CRE Tech Innovation Series, “Innovation Outlook: Intelligent Building Technologies.” The webinar went into depth about the current state of technology in the commercial real estate (CRE) industry, how data is playing a major role in building operations, the latest property management trends, and so much more.  Experts…