SMDC Brings Solar Power to Iloilo with 1st Renewable Energy Energization in the Visayas
SM Development Corporation (SMDC) celebrated Earth Day 2026 by energizing its first solar power system in the Visayas at the Style Residences in Iloilo City. The installation, part of a pilot rollout with Buskowitz Energy, is expected to shave roughly 15% off the community’s electricity consumption. SMDC says the project extends its sustainability agenda beyond Metro Manila, positioning renewable energy as a core feature of future SMDC Nature developments. The move aligns with SM Prime Holdings’ broader ESG goals for its residential portfolio.
OPINION: You Can’t Fix a Structural Problem with Another Software Subscription
UK estate agencies face a turning point as new Renters’ Rights and Employees’ Rights legislation threatens recurring revenue and raises staffing costs. At the same time, a flood of PropTech subscriptions has left owners with overlapping systems, duplicated workflows, and...
How Smart Restroom Design Can Save Facilities Thousands Annually
Facility managers are turning to Bobrick’s Fino top‑fill soap dispensers and low‑flow faucets to slash restroom operating costs. The bulk‑soap system can cut supply expenses by up to 80% and reduce maintenance time by roughly 25%, translating to an average...
Spicerhaart Restructures Lettings
Spicerhaart’s lettings arm has launched a Centre of Excellence, a centralised support hub that handles administration and compliance for its property‑management portfolio. By off‑loading these back‑office tasks, local agents can devote more time to rent collection, repairs, property visits and...
Alto Rolls Out AI Tools for Agents
Alto, a SaaS platform serving roughly a third of UK estate agencies, has launched five AI-driven tools under the Alto Intelligence brand. Three capabilities—Alto Prospecting, Alto Lead Flow and Alto Smart Listings—are available immediately, with Alto IQ and AutoCert slated...
CRE Firms Install over 1 GW Solar Nationwide
Report: Commercial real estate companies have installed over 1 GW of solar across US #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/SrqPPkAJ7L
Property‑Management SaaS Becomes Core Real‑Estate Infrastructure
Industry analysts say property‑management software has moved beyond a convenience upgrade to become the backbone of real‑estate operations, linking rent collection, maintenance, leasing and reporting. The shift is driven by tenant expectations, owner demands and the need for financial visibility...
AMC Deploys Prisma Prop Tech Resident Portal Platform Across Portfolio of Managed Multifamily Communities
Apartment Management Consultants (AMC) has rolled out Prisma Prop Tech’s resident portal and payments platform across its portfolio of more than 900 multifamily communities. The unified solution offers digital rent payments, credit‑building, rewards, fraud protection, and two‑way messaging integrated with AMC’s property‑management...
AutoStore Conducts Pio Pilot with OBOS for Residential Storage
AutoStore announced a pilot of its Pio automated storage system in partnership with OBOS, a leading Nordic real‑estate developer. The pilot, located in the OBOS Living Lab in Oslo, installs a 20 m² grid with 150 bins that can store up...
ASHRAE Highlights System Performance, Workforce Needs, Building Technologies as Industry Priorities in 2026 Technical Program
ASHRAE has unveiled the technical program for its 2026 Annual Conference in Austin, Texas, scheduled for June 27‑July 1. The agenda spans eight tracks—including AI in building design, building decarbonization, and workforce development—and features research‑driven sessions on data‑center cooling, resilient...
Federal Incentives Spur AI Overhaul in Facilities‑Management Operations
Facilities‑management companies are racing to embed artificial‑intelligence tools after Washington rolled out fresh incentives and stricter compliance mandates. The shift promises faster capital‑improvement planning, predictive maintenance and streamlined back‑office workflows, according to industry experts.
Host Hotels Leverages AI and Climate Data to Build a More Resilient Portfolio
Host Hotels & Resorts is deploying AI‑driven sensors and climate analytics to boost sustainability and resilience across its hotel portfolio. Real‑time monitoring of HVAC, central plants and hot‑water systems has already cut 2,300 metric tons of CO₂ and saved over...
VGIS Turns Construction Data Into Real‑Time AR Twins
vGIS Brings Construction #Data to Life with Real-Time #AR Digital Twin Visualization via @WevolverApp #EmergingTech #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/wFusJuwNWU
Mortgages Are High Stakes. Can AI Be Trusted to Get It Right?
Mortgage lenders are turning to neuro‑symbolic artificial intelligence to address the high‑stakes risk of erroneous underwriting. LoanLogics CEO Dave Parker argues that combining pattern‑recognition with explicit regulatory rules creates a transparent, auditable model that can satisfy the Equal Credit Opportunity...
Newrez Projects 15% Cost Cut via AI Investments
Newrez, the mortgage subsidiary of Rithm Capital, said its AI‑driven partnerships with HomeVision and Valon are expected to trim operating expenses by roughly 15% of the current run rate. The lender posted first‑quarter pre‑tax profit of $250.6 million (excluding mark‑to‑market effects...
PROPTECH-X : What Actually Drives Tenant Experience in Commercial Real Estate?
The article argues that "tenant experience" in commercial real estate is an outcome, not a collection of apps or gadgets. It stresses that seamless connectivity, friction‑free access, comfort, responsiveness, and consistency are the true drivers of satisfaction. These outcomes depend...
AI Giants Secure 40,000 Sq Ft at King’s Cross, Cementing London’s Tech‑Driven Regeneration
OpenAI, Anthropic and Jeff Bezos’s AI venture Prometheus are negotiating for roughly 40,000 sq ft of office space in King’s Cross, joining DeepMind, Wayve and Synthesia. The influx underscores a broader shift toward AI‑powered spatial analytics in the 67‑acre redevelopment, positioning the...
Scaling a Real Estate Portfolio? Here’s Why Multiple Virtual Real Estate Assistants Are the Secret Weapon
Virtual real‑estate assistants let investors scale portfolios without the overhead of local hires. By hiring remote workers at $8‑$15 per hour, investors can replace a single full‑time employee with a team of specialists handling leads, listings, tenant communication, and bookkeeping....
AI, Connectivity Demands Make Next-Gen Wi-Fi a Priority for More Building Operators
Cisco’s 2026 State of Wireless survey of over 6,000 professionals shows AI‑driven connectivity demands are pushing building operators to replace legacy Wi‑Fi with next‑generation standards. More than three‑quarters of respondents are already deploying or planning Wi‑Fi 6E or 7, and 80%...
Welsh Data Center Proposal Rejected by Local Council
Anglesey County Council rejected Carbon3.ai's plan to turn the former Octel chemical plant in Amlwch into an AI data center. The proposal, submitted in January, aimed to repurpose existing structures and leverage Wales' AI Growth Zone incentives. The decision follows...
Your MLS Just Learned to Talk
FBS introduced the Flexmls MCP Server, an open‑standard bridge that lets Flexmls subscribers query their entire MLS database through AI models like ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. The connection relies on the Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing agents to ask natural‑language...
Report: Commercial Real Estate Companies Have Installed over 1 GW of Solar Across US
The U.S. commercial real‑estate sector has surpassed 1 GW of on‑site solar, reaching 1.086 GW across 2,157 projects from more than 65 owners. Prologis tops the industrial category with roughly 311 MW, while Public Storage leads self‑storage with 111 MW. Community solar accounts for...
Utah Planning Commission Delays Decision on Kevin O’Leary-Backed Data Center Project
The Utah Planning Commission in Box Elder County has postponed its vote on a hyperscale data‑center project backed by Kevin O’Leary’s O’Leary Digital. The "Stratos" campus could host up to 9 GW of power on 40,000 acres of private land plus...
Real Brokerage to Acquire RE/MAX for $880 M, Creating Real REMAX Group
Real Brokerage Inc. announced a definitive agreement to acquire RE/MAX, LLC for roughly $880 million, merging its AI‑driven platform with RE/MAX’s global franchise network. The deal creates Real REMAX Group, a combined entity of about 8,500 franchisees and more than 180,000 agents,...
The Real Brokerage to Buy RE/MAX for $880 Million, Forming a Global Cloud‑based Brokerage Giant
The Real Brokerage agreed to acquire RE/MAX in an all‑cash transaction valued at about $880 million. The merger will unite more than 180,000 agents across 100+ countries and generate roughly $2.3 billion in annual revenue, creating a direct rival to Keller Williams and...
Vendoroo Integrates AI Front‑Desk and Maintenance Tools Into Rent Manager Platform
Vendoroo announced its entry into the Rent Manager Integrations Program, making its AI‑powered front‑desk and maintenance platform available to Rent Manager’s hotel and property‑management customers. The integration promises to slash manual maintenance coordination by as much as 95%, giving hotel...
Eptura Introduces New Innovations Delivering Real-Time Data Visibility and AI-Powered Workflows to Scale Workplace and Operations Management
Eptura, the global work‑tech leader, unveiled a suite of new capabilities that unify built‑environment data, deliver real‑time analytics, and embed AI‑driven assistants across workplace experience, asset management, and space‑planning functions. The rollout adds live desk and meeting‑room usage dashboards, a...
The AI Revolution and Its Impact on Facilities Management
AI is reshaping facilities management by automating back‑office tasks such as invoicing, bid evaluation, and project coordination, while field work remains technician‑driven. Experts promote a “Third Monitor” approach, dedicating a screen to AI assistants that continuously support daily workflows. Agentic...
Carlyle Co‑Founder Bill Conway Launches Kitebrook Infra to Tap Norway’s Hydropower for Data Centers
Carlyle Group co‑founder Bill Conway has partnered with developer Byrne Murphy to launch Kitebrook Infra, a venture that will acquire land and renewable power assets in Norway and sell them to data‑center operators. The move targets the surge in AI‑driven...
Raixer Rolls Out AI‑Powered Smart‑Access for Spanish Residential Communities
Raixer has launched an AI‑enabled smart‑access solution for residential community portals across Spain, replacing physical keys with a fully digital, traceable system. The platform integrates with existing door hardware, promises immediate operational savings, and gives administrators real‑time control over resident...
Why the Future Office Must Earn the Commute in an AI-Driven World with Bob Cicero
Cisco’s Future Proofed Workplace leader Bob Cicero explains how agentic AI and digital workers are reshaping the physical office. He argues that the post‑pandemic workplace must become a collaborative “we space,” with roughly 70% of floor area dedicated to teamwork...
The Great Brain Robbery
Agentic AI is moving from code generation into architecture, engineering and construction, promising to produce coordinated BIM models, floor plans and structural designs in minutes. Early prototypes already generate building footprints, route ductwork, and size structural members, dramatically shortening design...
Agentic BIM’s Missing Infrastructure
A recent Google DeepMind paper on intelligent AI delegation outlines a framework for authority transfer and verifiable task completion, exposing a critical gap in today’s BIM platforms. Current AI‑in‑BIM tools act as assistants—autocomplete, clash detection, layout suggestions—without the ability to...
Palantir in AEC
Palantir is entering the architecture‑engineering‑construction (AEC) market with its Foundry platform, positioning it as an enterprise decision layer that sits above design tools, ERP, scheduling systems and site sensors. By ingesting data into a unified ontology, Palantir aims to shift...
Hypar’s Big Bet Against Schema
Hypar’s founder Ian Keough argues that AI‑driven agents can replace the heavy, schema‑centric BIM models that dominate the AEC software market. While firms like Motif, Snaptrude and Qonic invest in richer ontologies and universal graphs, Hypar relies on large‑language‑model inference to...
Arcol’s Play for General Contractors
Arcol is developing a browser‑based, real‑time authoring platform that lets multiple AI agents edit design data simultaneously, targeting the general contractor (GC) market. Its "Consigliere model" lets firms such as Turner Construction embed proprietary estimating agents directly into project files,...
Digit7 Launches Zero‑cost MicroMarket at Asheville Hotel, Adding 24/7 Guest Retail
Digit7 has deployed its zero‑investment MicroMarket at a premium hotel in Asheville, North Carolina, delivering 24/7 grab‑and‑go retail without upfront cost to the property. The solution runs on a revenue‑sharing model, turning underused lobby space into a continuous income source...
Carrier Expands I-Vu BAS With Title 24, JA18 Cert
Carrier announced that its i‑Vu building automation system now includes Title 24 ASHRAE Guideline 36 control sequences across its standard application libraries. The system also earned California Energy Commission JA‑18 certification for the library, effective February 20 2026, confirming compliance with the state’s latest...
Covercy Unveils Covercy One, First AI‑Powered OS for Commercial Real Estate Investment Management
Covercy announced the launch of Covercy One, an AI‑powered operating system that consolidates fundraising, banking, fund administration and reporting for commercial real‑estate investment firms. The platform, built around the Neo AI assistant, already supports more than $2 billion of annual transaction...
Virtual Inspections Shine, Yet Implementation Remains Critical
Just read ED 19 Overall, pretty good... particularly the virtual inspections piece. As always, the devil is in the implementation. Here's a link to the text: https://t.co/JfLfdFW6r8
Vector Markets Aims to Deliver Continuous Digital Trading of Real Estate
Vector Markets, a Miami fintech founded by Michael Gerrity, is building a 24/7 digital market that tokenizes real estate and other assets. Its VMX exchange uses AI to provide continuous price discovery, while a dedicated token layer fractionalizes property ownership....
PlanRadar Study Shows 58% of Construction Professionals Use AI, Highlighting Trust Gaps in MENA
PlanRadar’s January 2026 survey of 1,728 construction professionals across the Middle East and global markets found that 58% now use AI to manage workload pressures. While adoption is rising, 63% of Saudi respondents and 59% of UAE respondents cite accuracy...
DEWALT Unveils New Drilling Robot Designed for Data Centers
Stanley Black & Decker’s DEWALT division unveiled a drilling robot at World of Concrete that can autonomously bore holes for data‑center slabs with 99.97% accuracy. In pilot tests the robot drilled 100,000 holes, achieving a small‑hole cycle of 80 seconds...
Water Reimagined: How LEED V5 Elevates Water Performance, Carbon Accountability and Commissioning
U.S. Green Building Council released LEED v5, shifting water from a secondary metric to a core performance driver. The new version mandates comprehensive metering, leak detection, and water‑quality assessment, tying them to carbon accounting and commissioning requirements. It also introduces...
Caruso Sparks Deal with Rivian for EV Charging
Caruso, the Los Angeles‑based real‑estate developer, signed a multi‑year agreement with Rivian Automotive to install over 150 DC fast‑charging stations across its properties within the next year. The partnership adds two Rivian showrooms at The Commons at Calabasas and The...
AI Data Launches AI HousingReform on IDX to Accelerate Japan's Aging Public Housing Revamp
AI Data Co. unveiled AI HousingReform on IDX, an AI‑powered platform that integrates data, scenario analysis and consensus‑building tools for public‑housing renewal. The solution claims to shrink planning timelines to a few weeks and offers a ready‑made AI template for...
Major Regeneration Scheme Sees First UK Use of Lower-Carbon Calcined Clay Concrete
A mixed‑use regeneration project at Brent Cross Town in North London has become the first site in the UK to use lower‑carbon calcined clay concrete. Contractor Midgard installed a permanent suspended slab in a 200‑unit build‑to‑rent building, substituting 30% of...
CRE AI Is a Layer Cake
The article argues that commercial‑real‑estate (CRE) AI should be built as a five‑layer stack—data foundation, reasoning substrate, grounded retrieval, workflow automation, and bespoke analytical models—rather than starting with predictive analytics. Most firms waste time chasing Layer 4 forecasts while ignoring the...
NABTU, Microsoft Partner on AI Training for Construction Trades
North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) and Microsoft have launched a joint initiative to provide AI training for construction trades across the United States. The curriculum, announced on April 21, covers AI literacy, data security and practical jobsite applications such as...
Building Automation Continues to Overperform, Honeywell Says
Honeywell’s building‑automation segment lifted first‑quarter revenue, posting an 8% organic rise to $1.88 billion and helping overall sales climb 2% to $9.1 billion. Growth was driven by surging demand in data‑center and healthcare facilities, especially as liquid‑cooling and bring‑your‑own‑power trends raise control‑system...