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Where should facilities management teams begin their data journey
Big data is an essential part of managing commercial facilities’ energy consumption and building conditions. However, unorganized and unprioritized data generated by a complex network of components can be difficult to decipher. The sheer...
FuturePlace Interview Spotlight: Dinesh Malkani, CEO, Smarten Spaces
Dinesh Malkani is the CEO of Smarten Spaces, a technology platform that helps businesses shift to the new hybrid workplace via an end-to-end solution. Previously in leadership roles at AT&T, Lucent, Avaya, Jabra, and Cisco, Dinesh has...
FuturePlace 2020 Conversations Wrap-up
Last year we launched the FuturePlace newsletter and each issue featured a new interview with an expert. Our conversations led us from trends and investment in PropTech, to digital innovations in energy efficiency, evolutions in equality, and more....
FuturePlace Interview Spotlight: Rebecca De Cicco, Women in BIM
Rebecca De Cicco is the founder of Women in BIM, an organization with a mission to create a global online community of female BIM professionals. She is also the director of Digital Node, a UK-based BIM Consultancy supporting the AEC...
A changing workplace
With social distancing and increased remote working, is the traditional office under threat? Balder Tol, General Manager, Australia at WeWork, examines how flexible workspaces could shape the future of work. This year, COVID-19 has...
FuturePlace Interview Spotlight: Russell Bullen, Quintessential Equity
Russell Bullen is CEO at Quintessential Equity, a private equity business specialising in property regeneration and development. We recently got together on Zoom to talk about technology trends that have been normalised or accelerated due to...
FuturePlace Interview Spotlight: Simon Carter, Sustainable Digitalisation Project
Simon Carter is the Founding Chair of the Sustainable Digitalisation Project (SDP). The SDP is a collaboration between industry, academia, and government with a focus on making digitalisation in real estate and cities responsible, ethical,...
FuturePlace Interview Spotlight: Aaron Block, MetaProp
Aaron Block is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of MetaProp, a New York-based VC firm focused on the PropTech industry. He's been watching PropTech pivot during the COVID pandemic and has predictions on what types of solutions will accelerate...
Moving to a new sense of purpose, defining the new worklife
The new worklife is taking shape. Today’s business environment encompasses 5 generations of people in one workplace. We can now do anything, anytime and anywhere. Our opportunities are endless, and it's driven by our ability to be constantly...
FuturePlace Interview Spotlight: Tony Massaro, PwC Australia
When it comes to PropTech, Tony Massaro has a holistic vision. As a Partner on the Real Estate Advisory team at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), he sees the emerging sector as incorporating a wide range of innovation, not just in physical...
Research & Insights
Tech Gap Gives Weight to Low Office Occupancy Data
New national report reveals a lack of adequate office technology is impacting office occupancy in Australia, with 86% of Australians reporting an office tech gap. At a time when commercial occupancy rates across the country remain stubbornly low, the report delves...
What Digital Twins Mean For Our Infrastructure
Digital Twins are no longer a futuristic tool but are fast gaining traction globally as a way to - increase collaboration and efficiency when designing & building – improve the performance visibility and operation of buildings and infrastructure assets – connect...
FuturePlace Interview Spotlight, Nikolaas Kostraby
ROI for Digital Twin Technology. Nikolaas Kostraby is a distinguished geospatial and digital scientist with extensive experience across geospatial and digital engineering technologies, utilising cross-sector knowledge to support and drive key project and...
Future-proofing buildings for tomorrow
Digital retrofits are poised to act as the impact multiplier, future proofing smart buildings. Modernization is the name of the game for real estate owners in a rapidly evolving post-pandemic market with changing tenant/occupant expectations. Competition is on...
FuturePlace Interview Spotlight, Andrew McCulloch
Residential Real Estate in Australia. Andrew McCulloch is a real estate professional who has been engrossed in the industry since he was 17 years old, propelling his trajectory into Ray White, Australasia’s largest real estate group. We sat down with Andrew to learn...
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