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Recent articles about the Built Environment Transition™
The world is facing an unprecedented combination of structural changes that will fundamentally alter the physical environment around us. A considerable opportunity for invention and venture creation emerges from mega-trends driving this Built Environment Transition™ (BET).
US UNIVERSITIES ARE FILLING A REGIONAL INNOVATION GAP
MIT Management
May, 2025
An MIT study finds U.S. universities drive regional innovation, yielding companies and patents. They’re key to “attracting inventors into their regions, training them at the forefront of science, and then contributing to the economy,” Professor Fiona Murray says.
THE FUTURE OF REAL ESTATE
JLL Future Vision Program
Jun, 2024
What will our cities look like in the future? How will we keep up with all the rapid changes to how we live, work, invest and spend our free time? How will the built environment need to change to prepare for the different future scenarios that may lie ahead?​
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DATA CENTERS' 7 YEAR WAIT
Bloomberg
Aug 30, 2024
The rapid surge in demand from data centers is now outstripping the available power supply in many parts of the world. That’s led to long waiting periods for businesses to access the grid, and has spurred growing concerns of outages and price increases in the densest data center markets.
MANUFACTURING MOMENTUM - PART 3
NEWMARK
Aug, 2024
A snapshot of initial investments totaling a minimum of $100 million since 2020 reveals approximately $400 billion in advanced manufacturing investments pledged, 210,000+ new jobs and a minimum of 250 million square feet of new industrial projects – all to come between now and 2030.
BECOMING A GLOBAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLGY SUPERPOWER
Prolific North
Oct 16, 2023 DEC. 29, 2022
Bruntwood SciTech, which began with a portfolio of 1.3m sq ft, has proven its ability to create places that nurture and grow innovation-based businesses, especially those working within the life science and tech sectors. Several developments are already underway that will support the growth of city-wide like-minded ecosystems for A.I, medtech, diagnostics, genomics, fintech, edtech and digital health businesses.
THE ROLE OF UNIVERSITIES IN DRIVING INVESTMENT
Higher Education Policy Institute
Mar 7, 2023
Within a constellation of factors that include industry presence, robust infrastructure and access to human capital, universities provide the foundation for the research ecosystem that attracts investment and offer a pipeline of skilled graduates for industry collaboration and spin-outs.
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Ai COULD ACTUALLY HELP REBUILD THE MIDDLE CLASS
NOEMA
Feb 12, 2024
The future of work, for many of us, is imperiled. A recent Gallup poll found that 75% of U.S. adults believe AI will lead to fewer jobs. But this fear is misplaced.The industrialized world is awash in jobs, and it’s going to stay that way..
A NEW GENERATION OF BUILDINGS
Wired
Apr 23, 2023
Designers and architects are creating a new generation of buildings that emphasize reusable structures, recycled materials, and sustainable disassembly.
Globally, the construction industry creates about one-third of the world’s waste. The Environmental Protection Agency estimated in 2018 that 600 million tons of construction and demolition waste is generated every year in the US alone.
CITIES REVIVING DOWNTOWNS
AP News
Apr 24, 2023
Across the US, office-to-housing conversions are being pursued as a potential lifeline for struggling downtown business districts that emptied out during the coronavirus pandemic. The conversion push is marked by an emphasis on affordability. Multiple cities are offering tax breaks for developers to incentivize office-to-housing conversions.
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$800M STUDIO ON HOLD AFTER SEEING OPENAI'S SORA
The Hollywood Reporter
Fed 22, 2024
Tyler Perry, the actor, filmmaker and studio owner, is raising the alarm about the impact of the tech, saying, "I feel like everybody in the industry is running a hundred miles an hour to try and catch up, to try and put in guardrails."
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