Sustainability is becoming an increasingly important topic, and companies, cities and individuals around the world are looking into how to make eco-friendly initiatives part of our daily life. Below we take a look at 5 sustainability initiatives from around the world we found inspiring. 1. Zéphyr Solar Zephyr are solar powered balloons created to facilitate…
A great strategy for embedding sustainability into your business is to build a Green Team. The team will lead the charge in creating a green culture within your company, they’ll be an organized and focused committee that will be able to take ownership of green initiatives and put them into action. It’s not only a…
The UN states that more than half of the global population will live in cities by the end of 2050. As urban centers become more populous their environmental issues become more urgent; city planners will have to rethink the environmental impact of use of space, public transport and systems that make cities function. Cities around…
The world is emerging from a pandemic, which created shifts to hybrid work models, where employees are cutting back on time spent in the office by 30% or more. You could assume that this means organizations are cutting back on the amount of space they use, as well as a dip in general demand for…
The CRE industry was deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting shifts in workplace models. First, the reduction in the ability to hold in-person meetings or show properties in person has forced companies to look into virtual tours and drone videos. Once the pandemic has settled a lot of companies, including big multinationals such…
Employers have a lot of concern right now about the Great Resignation and how it is affecting their business. Unfortunately many articles do not discuss the way people are rethinking their relationship to work. As people develop a new sense of awareness about their relationship to work, they are demanding more purpose and personal value…
Many organizations are asking: what does the future of the office look like? How do we keep employees happy and productive in the new hybrid work models? The Gallup paper ‘State of the Global Workplace 2022 Report’ shed some light on these questions from the worker’s perspective. Report findings The challenges presented by post-pandemic hybrid…
In a shared project referred by our Philadelphia partner, Tactix, The Tenant Agency (TTA) led Burns Engineering through a strategic review of their office space in the Navy Yard, Washington DC. Burns Engineering is a nationally respected provider of specialized engineering services, bringing highly-technical, sought-after engineering expertise to transportation and critical infrastructure projects. The engineering…
A lawsuit filed by affiliates of 601W Cos, centers around a 600K SF sublease for private school Whittle School & Studios at 400 Wisconsin Ave. NW in Washington D.C. The issue, claims the Managing Director Principle of 601W, Mark Karascik, is that CBRE represented both parties and “wore too many hats in the same transaction”,…