Acelab Adds Material Intelligence to Revit Workflow
Acelab unveiled a bidirectional integration between its Material Hub platform and Autodesk Revit, creating live two‑way synchronization of material specifications and automated keynote generation. The system draws from a database of more than 200,000 products, instantly populating Revit families and generating CSI MasterFormat keynotes as designers work. By embedding sustainability metrics, cost data, and code compliance early, the integration eliminates manual coordination and reduces rework across the design‑documentation continuum. The capabilities are bundled in Material Hub Pro, a paid upgrade released after Acelab’s recent Series A financing round.
Abu Dhabi’s AI Census Wins Award, Fuels Smart‑City Housing Strategy
The Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi (SCAD) earned the Strategic Impact Initiative Award for its AI‑driven register‑based census, which now updates population figures almost yearly. The system, showing a 7.5% annual rise to 4.14 million residents, is being used to pinpoint...
$4bn Data Center Rejected by Nobles County, Minnesota
Renewable energy developer Geronimo Power's proposed $4 billion, 959‑acre data center in Nobles County, Minnesota, was rejected by county commissioners. The plan called for eight buildings covering 2.5 million sq ft and would have consumed 400 MW to 1 GW of electricity. The rejection stems from...
Applied Digital Lands $7.5 B Hyperscaler Lease for Delta Forge 1 AI Data Center
Applied Digital Corp. signed a 15‑year, $7.5 billion lease with an undisclosed U.S. hyperscaler for 300 MW of AI‑focused capacity at its Delta Forge 1 campus. The deal lifts total contracted lease revenue above $23 billion and sent the stock up more than 12%...
Navigating the Surge in Smart Building IoT Devices with Strategy, Security, and Scale in Mind
Smart‑building IoT deployments are exploding, with 500 million new devices added between 2022 and 2024 and an estimated 4.12 billion in use by 2030. Studies show the technology can trim energy consumption by roughly 10 % and slash chiller‑maintenance costs up to 67 %...
AI Data Launches AI CityReform on IDX to Slash Japanese Urban Redevelopment Cycles
AI Data Co. unveiled AI CityReform on IDX, an AI‑driven platform that unifies planning, consent and execution for urban redevelopment projects in Japan. The solution claims to cut the traditional 1‑2 year cycle to a few months, offering cost savings...
Why Mobile Access Control Standards Matter for Building Operations
The Connectivity Standards Alliance unveiled Aliro in February 2026, the first open, interoperable protocol for mobile access credentials. Kastle Systems became the inaugural vendor to roll out Aliro‑certified credentials across Apple Wallet, Google Wallet and Samsung Wallet at the International Security...
US Data Center Buildout Needs 11 Years at 2025 Pace
$ETN: at 2025 construction rates it will take 11 years to build all of the data center projects in US pipeline.  “Even 2-3 years ago, our forecasted growth rates & power required to run DC was …too low. There’s as...
Talk to AI, Instantly Redesign Your Floor Plan
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Compass International Holdings will feed all of its listings to MRED and subsidize access for the first 100,000 Compass agents, allowing MRED to launch its MLS service nationwide. The regional Illinois MLS transforms into a national platform, leveraging Compass’s over...
Keppel and Shell to Launch Immersion Cooling Pilot at Singapore Data Center
Keppel and Shell are teaming up to pilot an immersion‑cooling pod at a Singapore data centre, slated to go live by May 2026 for a 12‑month trial. The system will use Shell’s proprietary gas‑to‑liquids (GTL) cooling fluid, which Shell claims can...
Greece Digitises 71% of Land Registry, Paving Way for Faster Property Deals
Greece announced that 71% of its land registry is now digitised, a milestone that promises faster, more transparent property transactions and stronger investor confidence. The government aims to complete the rollout by the end of 2026, leveraging AI and online...
Light House and Infina Technologies Partner on Production Run Using Plastics Recovered From Construction Sites
Light House’s Construction Plastics Initiative (CPI) partnered with Infina Technologies and Plascon Plastics to complete the first production run of InfinaNet using plastics recovered from construction sites. Launched in 2024 across eight Metro Vancouver projects, CPI targets a Canadian plastic‑waste...
MRED Opens Access to All Agents — with Compass the First to Join
Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) announced it will open its private listing network to all licensed real‑estate agents across the United States, with Compass International Holdings as the inaugural participant. By contributing its entire inventory—both public and exclusive listings—Compass will...
AI Is Rewiring How People Choose Hotels
AI-powered conversational tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude are reshaping how travelers discover hotels, moving search from keyword shortcuts to natural language dialogues. This shift threatens traditional SEO strategies that have long favored visibility on Google and places the...
Ascott Deploys AI Infrastructure to Launch Agentic Commerce Platform for Hotels
Ascott Limited announced a multi‑partner investment in AI‑ready infrastructure to power a new agentic commerce platform, expanding its Cubby digital concierge across more than 1,000 hotels in 230 cities. The move aims to shift from reactive chat‑based assistance to proactive...
OfficeSpace CEO Erin Mulligan Helgren Named AI Leader of the Year for AI Innovation in the Built World Workplace
OfficeSpace Software announced that its CEO, Erin Mulligan Helgren, has been named AI Leader of the Year in the 24th Annual American Business (Stevie) Awards. The Gold Stevie Award highlights Helgren’s role in driving an AI‑first vision that embeds predictive...
Is the Long-Promised Era of DIY Mortgages Finally upon Us?
CIBC has rolled out a digital switch tool that lets borrowers obtain an exclusive 4.29% three‑year fixed mortgage rate with a soft credit pull and no branch visit. The platform instantly emails a rate hold for five days and offers...
Peruvian Entrepreneur Profits From Drone Facade Cleaning
Peruvian Entrepreneur Earns Big with #Drone-Powered Building Facade Cleaning by @Arcfunmi #EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation https://t.co/ZJN9uY5jTG
How BIPV Façades Behave Under Enclosure Fire Conditions
A research team led by the University of Science and Technology of China built a stainless‑steel compartment to evaluate how building‑integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) façades behave in enclosure fires. The study tested three PV module types—CdTe thin‑film, double‑glazed crystalline silicon and...
Zoopla Bets Big on AI in Landmark Deal
Zoopla announced a landmark partnership with OpenAI, granting the UK property portal access to cutting‑edge AI models and expertise. The collaboration is designed to embed artificial intelligence throughout the home‑moving journey, from early buyer engagement to transaction completion. Early pilots...
Put a (Roof) Coat On—It Is Hot Out There
EnKoat, a startup backed by Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2) and Galvanize Real Estate, applied its dual‑function IntelliKoat roof coating to a 60,000‑sq‑ft warehouse in Pedricktown, New Jersey. The coating acts as a thermal barrier and weather shield, aiming to lower interior...
TI Communities Faces Dual Lawsuit Over Biometric Timekeeping and Wage Violations
A complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois accuses property‑management firm TI Communities of violating the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act and wage‑and‑hour laws through its facial‑scan timekeeping system. The case underscores how biometric attendance...
LonRes Launches New Service to Help Agents Meet New Rules
LonRes has introduced Rental Checker, a data‑driven tool that supplies achieved rent benchmarks to help letting agents justify rent increases under the upcoming Renters’ Rights Act. The service, initially covering prime London lettings, lets agents input property details and receive...
Tokyu Fudosan Launches Japan’s First 100% Renewable Data Center in Hokkaido
Tokyu Fudosan announced the completion of Ishikari Renewable Energy Data Center No. 1, Japan’s first data centre powered entirely by renewable electricity. The facility, built with the city of Ishikari, will start partial operations in August 2026 and exemplifies the company’s...
The AI Boom Has Widened The Split Between Office Winners, Losers
The office market is polarizing as AI‑driven tenants flock to premium towers while overall leasing fell 20% year‑over‑year in Q1 2026. Large AI firms such as Anthropic and OpenAI signed more than 780,000 square feet in San Francisco, and New York saw...
Eames Office Unveils Modular Architecture System at Milan Design Week
The Eames Office, together with Barcelona‑based Kettal, introduced the Eames Pavilion System – an industrial‑scale, modular architecture kit – at Milan Design Week. The debut was paired with a 288‑page Phaidon sourcebook, positioning the iconic duo’s residential designs for mass‑market...
Zillow CEO Bullish About AI’s Potential, Opportunities for Agents
Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman told real‑estate leaders that AI is reshaping the industry. Internally, AI tools have already nudged employee productivity higher, and externally the company is rolling out features that automate note‑taking, generate floor plans and streamline marketing for...
Joby, Real Estate Firm Plan Los Angeles Vertiport
Joby Aviation and private‑equity real‑estate firm Reuben Brothers announced plans to transform the South Tower’s existing helipad at Park Elm Residences in Century City into an all‑electric eVTOL vertiport. The project will add charging infrastructure and the company’s first passenger...
WA Commerce Webinar: Cool Classrooms on a Budget: How Federal Energy Tax Credits Can Help
Washington’s Commerce Department will host a May 11 webinar on using federal energy tax credits to fund ground‑source heat pump HVAC upgrades in schools. Seattle Public Schools and contractor McKinstry will share implementation insights. The state’s Clean Energy Tax Credit Assistance...
Pros of Retrofitting Old Commercial Fixtures With LEDs
Retrofitting existing commercial light fixtures with LED components lets owners upgrade lighting without full replacement, delivering major energy and maintenance savings. A 400‑watt metal‑halide can be swapped for a 150‑watt LED, cutting consumption 60‑75% and reducing cooling loads. LED kits...
Northern Beltline Conflict Pressures $14.5bn Project Marvel Data Center Expansion Approval
The Bessemer City Council voted 5‑2 to rezone over 900 acres, clearing the way for Project Marvel’s expansion to roughly 1,600 acres. The $14.5 billion hyperscale data‑center campus will now host 18 buildings after developers shifted the site to avoid the...
Digital Property Rights Emerging as Integral Part of Broader Asset Ownership
Rapid advances in VR, AR and AI are turning physical real‑estate into digital advertising platforms, prompting owners to claim digital property rights. BXP Inc. included such rights in its $132 million Boston office sale, recording the transfer on the blockchain‑based Digital...
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Embrace Alternative Credit Scoring
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced they will now accept mortgages scored with VantageScore 4.0, a model that incorporates rent and utility payment data alongside traditional credit information. The agencies also lowered the minimum credit‑score requirement to 620 for certain purchase...
South America’s First 3D Printed Social Homes
South America’s first 3D‑printed social homes were completed in La Unión, Colombia, where Cementos Argos used Cobod’s Bod2 printer to construct two 63‑square‑meter houses. The walls were printed on‑site in 16 hours over three days, delivering a 30 % speed advantage over traditional...
Planning Commission in Franklin County, Missouri, Recommends Approval of One Data Center, Denies Another
The Franklin County Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend approval of Provident Data Centers' Diamond Farms proposal, which would rezone roughly 575 acres for the Gateway Digital Campus. In contrast, the commission advised against BLE Landholdings' Beltline project, seeking...
Kaloop Launches AI Voice and Agents for Self-Managed Associations
Kaloop has introduced an AI voice interface and beta‑tested AI agents aimed at self‑managed homeowner and condo associations in Florida. The tools let board members issue voice commands, generate tasks, retrieve documents, and automate approvals without juggling multiple apps. Integrated...
Rethinking Wi-Fi in Multi Dwelling Units: From Shared Networks to Secure In Room Connectivity
Property owners are shifting MDU Wi‑Fi from shared hallway networks to in‑room access points, leveraging Wi‑Fi 7 wall‑plate APs with wired backhaul. This architecture delivers stronger signal, lower latency, and higher throughput for residents’ devices. Security moves from shared passwords to...
EVOLVE Launches Analytics Platform for BIM Performance
EVOLVE has introduced EVOLVE Professional, an analytics platform that converts BIM data into real‑time performance insights for trade contractors. The solution pulls material quantities, modeling activity and change history directly from Revit, delivering productivity trends, risk indicators and forecasting data....
RBN Rewards Launches Loyalty Program Turning $1M Home Sales Into Luxury Travel Perks
RBN Rewards introduced a referral‑based loyalty platform that awards up to 500,000 points—worth roughly $10,000 in travel or mortgage‑rate reductions—for a $1 million residential transaction. The model redistributes a slice of agents' commissions to buyers and sellers, linking real‑estate deals to...
Reds10 Lands £22.5m Modular School Job in Leicestershire
Reds10 secured a £22.5 million (≈$28.5 million) contract to deliver a 103‑module STEAM school in Leicestershire, with about 87% of the building prefabricated at its Driffield facility. Site preparation is under way, factory production will start later this year and modules are...
Communication Gaps Can Cost Construction Firms in the Data Center Boom
The data‑center construction boom is driving billions of dollars of new projects, but the sector’s tight schedules and zero‑tolerance for error make communication a make‑or‑break factor. Misrouted ducts, outdated drawings, or delayed approvals can trigger costly rework, liquidated damages, and...
Berlin-Based VREY Raises €3.3M to Unlock Shared-Roof Solar
Berlin‑based climatetech startup VREY closed a €3.3 million seed round (about $3.6 million) led by Rubio Impact Ventures, with HTGF and Kopa Ventures participating. The funding will fuel expansion of its EnergyOS platform that lets property owners install solar on shared roofs...
FreeCast Starts Selling DIRECTV to Multifamily Residential Communities
FreeCast has signed an agreement to become an authorized distributor of DIRECTV streaming services for multifamily residential communities, including apartments, condos, senior living and student housing. The deal lets FreeCast market and sell DIRECTV’s flexible packages directly to property owners...
Offerpad Posts Q3 Loss but Highlights Renovate Growth and Asset‑Light Gains
Offerpad posted a $6.2 million adjusted EBITDA loss for Q3 2024 while meeting revenue guidance, driven by a 49% drop in home acquisitions. The company emphasized strong performance from its Renovate program and asset‑light lines, positioning the iBuyer for a return...
History Lesson: The Core Mission of oBIX
The Open Building Information Exchange (oBIX) emerged in the early 2000s as the first standardized bridge that moved building‑automation data from proprietary islands into the realm of IT. By wrapping sensor values in XML and exposing them via RESTful web...
Permasteelisa Group Slimline Closed Cavity Facade (CCF) Technology
Permasteelisa Group has introduced a Slimline Closed Cavity Façade (CCF) that cuts façade depth by nearly half while retaining high transparency and heat‑gain reduction. The system uses a low‑carbon glass and aluminium panel, a heat‑reflective coating, and a 25 mm motorised...
BIM’s Mid-Life Crisis: Lessons From the 1987 Productivity Trap
The post draws a parallel between the 1987 productivity paradox of PCs and today’s stagnant construction productivity despite two decades of BIM adoption. It argues that BIM has been used as a “faster typewriter,” merely digitizing old processes, which prevents...
San Francisco Helps Home Child Care Centers Wean Off Gas
San Francisco’s Environment Department has launched a $300,000 pilot to replace gas water heaters with electric heat‑pump units at up to 30 home‑based child‑care centers in low‑income neighborhoods. The program, funded by a Clean California Quick Start Grant and administered...
The Starter Home Is Dying. Better.com’s CEO Says AI Is the only Thing that Can Save It
The U.S. is missing nearly 4 million homes, leaving the traditional starter home scarce and pushing the median age of first‑time buyers to a record 40. Mortgage loan officers earn commissions that favor large loans, causing sub‑$300k mortgages to be underserved....