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  • Business Insider: Virtual Tours are Being Hyped as a Way for Commercial Real Estate Giants like CBRE and JLL to Keep Deals Flowing

    Here’s a look at how they work — and what factors they can’t replace. Building Engines, a property management software company that works with more than 800 customers, including Cushman & Wakefield and SL Green, announced Thursday that it has set up a partnership with FastOffice, a virtual tour and design platform.  Coronavirus lockdowns have…

  • Boston City Biz List: Building Engines and FastOffice Form Strategic Partnership

    Space Visualization, Real-Time Touring and Planning Capabilities Fill Critical Need in CRE Industry Building Engines, the leading provider of building operations software for modern commercial real estate (CRE), has partnered with FastOffice, the developer of a unique 3D visualization platform. The partnership will enable Building Engines’ customers to access FastOffice’s technology to help CRE brokers,…

  • NEREJ: Best Practices for Managing During a Crisis – by Tim Curran

    Emergency situations – whether they are sudden like a fire or continually developing crises like the COVID-19 outbreak – necessitate efficient responses from property owners and operators, and require established plans. The ability to execute on these depends on the proactive installment of appropriate emergency tools and protocols. While every situation is different in scope…

  • Forbes: How Commercial Property Owners Can Use Tech To Become Recession-Resilient

    POST WRITTEN BY: Tim Curran Tim Curran is the CEO of Building Engines, the modern building operations platform for commercial real estate. The real estate industry is not immune to economic cycles, including periods of recession. After a decade of growth in the U.S. economy, could we be approaching the end of a cycle and on…

  • The Real Deal: COVID-19 Panic Highlights the Importance of Tenant Communication

    We have entered uncharted territories. For this first in non-wartime, modern history entire states are being given stay-at-home orders. Watching the COVID-19 virus ravage cities around the world we have all come to understand the importance of the situation. As we lock ourselves in our homes for the foreseeable future we have so many questions.…

  • Propmodo: COVID-19 Panic Highlights the Importance of Tenant Communication

    We have entered uncharted territories. For this first in non-wartime, modern history entire states are being given stay-at-home orders. Watching the COVID-19 virus ravage cities around the world we have all come to understand the importance of the situation. As we lock ourselves in our homes for the foreseeable future we have so many questions.…

  • BostInno: Tech Madness Update: You Picked the Sweet 16, Now Vote For the Elite 8

    We’re back with Tech Madness updates. We’ve wrapped up Round 2 of voting. You picked the Sweet Sixteen contenders. Now, it’s time to whittle down the competition to eight. Let’s start with some quick numbers: A total of 57,399 votes have been cast in the competition thus far, and 15,384 of those were cast in Round 2.…

  • BostInno: Tech Madness Update: Here’s Who Made It To Round 2 – Vote for Sweet 16

    It’s time for a Tech Madness update, Boston! We’ve wrapped up round 1 of voting. The winners now proceed to compete to determine the Sweet 16. Some quick numbers: In the private bracket, 41,873 votes were cast in total. Cybereason raced past Tapple with almost double the number of votes. Applause took the win over…

  • BostInno: Introducing the 2020 Tech Madness Boston Bracket – Here’s How to Vote

    May the odds be ever in your favor, Boston startups. The 2020 edition of BostInno’s Tech Madness competition is officially open. The contestants: a fast-moving batch of 64 Boston-area private startups and 16 local public companies. The voters: the entire Boston innovation community—including you. The bracket, which BostInno’s editorial team assembled based on nominations you sent…

  • Mann Report: 5 Ways Tech Helps Property Managers Gain Control

    Thanks to technology, it’s never been easier to control the chaos of our lives, the challenges of property management included. With recent advancements, property managers are more equipped to keep operations running smoothly. CRE tech can help property managers control building operations by tackling menial operational activities, freeing them to focus on growing their business.…