3 episodes
The Building Revolution Series The Building Revolution
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Too many of us — at the individual and company level — find ourselves paralyzed in thought by the many modern, existential crises bearing down on our collective humanity. Where each generation faced one or two great challenges in their lifetimes, it feels like we’re facing them all at once.
Maybe true, but what’s underreported is that there are many individuals and companies actively finding solutions.
This includes us at EDGE Next and the Smart Building Collective. Join our brand new broadcast series covering in-depth knowledge and visionary insights in the world of Sustainable Smart Buildings.
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More Than an Office: Creating Value 24/7
COVID 19 merely accelerated what was already a cosmic shift in societies’ approach to work and, by extension, commercial real estate. Remote working capabilities have revealed that people can still be productive — if not more so — with the power to choose how and where they focus without feeling like they’re being supervised on some kind of office assembly line.
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Aligning the Complex Stakeholder Map
Everyone knows how hard it is to change an organization, but change is exactly what corporate real estate and companies must initiate. The pressures on the building and construction industry to reduce carbon emissions and for company executives to reduce operational costs while adapting to the demands of the modern workforce have made this a now-or-never moment.
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The Power of the Collective
Commercial real estate is currently at the convergence point of multiple crises. Global warming and environmental degradation has the sector focused on energy usage, sustainability, circularity, and decreasing environmental impact. Meanwhile, COVID 19 has accelerated the changing social norms of how real estate is used, where the general public no longer view corporate offices as essential.