Urban farming, a fast-growing trend that can provide a possible solution to future food security and promote a greener lifestyle. The concept is also referred to as urban agriculture and encompasses growing food for urban dwellers within city limits. This includes vertical, terrace and balcony farming as well as optimal use of land by residential […]
Commercial Real Estate
Get Moving
It is a known fact that office workers spend more than 75% of their time sitting at their desk, thereby leading to a relatively sedentary lifestyle. What is also a fact is that there are multiple studies out there that have shown that sitting for too long can cause serious health issues, including a higher […]
Coliving in the shared economy
Coliving, perhaps the hottest trend after co-working, is being fueled by the rise in a shared economy. Spearheaded by millennials– students and young professionals alike, the concept means different things to different people. Coliving spaces, are nothing but shared accommodations providing plug-n-play rooms with facilities & amenities such as in-house cooks, wi-fi, laundry services, security […]
AI In Property Valuation
Real Estate Valuation is based on multiple criteria like location, area, brand, accessibility and finer details of the property. However, major deciding criteria continue to be budget, location and the brand. When it comes to commercial real estate, the process, in essence, remains the same. This process involves a substantial amount of data collection and […]
Barriers to CRE Investment
With the changing landscape of commercial real estate, companies need to be familiar with the growing barriers in the market. Let us take a look at some of the barriers to CRE investment: The Financial challenge to enter the market With large ticket sizes for investing in commercial properties, investors often refrain from investing in […]
An update on the Smart Cities’ Projects in India
In this update on Smart Cities, India, we bring to you the developments that have taken place over the last one year. Work in progress: After three years of implementation, projects under the Smart City program have been sluggish. As of March 2018, 92 cities had formed their Special Purpose Vehicles, the agency that carries […]
Impact of Land Constraint on Data Centres
Cloud computing and IoT have increased the amount of data that is being generated and stored, thereby driving growth of the Data Centre construction market. Today, even small and medium-sized businesses are looking to have their own data centres. This rising demand for data centres has led to a scarcity of land available for building […]
Energy Management in CRE in Post Construction Phase
The previous article talked about energy management in CRE during construction. Here, we talk about how to best manage and conserve energy in post-construction phase. Building management can be very complex, as it involves multiple systems working together at the same time. Seamless management of these systems leads to smooth operations. So here are […]
Privacy versus performance – the juggle is real!
Today, we live in a world where our phones have apps that can complete our sentences, give us directions, manage money, and so on and so forth. We could go on, but, let’s just say there are very few things we cannot do at a click of a button, or in this case with a […]
Tenant Improvement
Tenant improvement allowance is an important factor in lease negotiations. It is a type of agreement that states that the landlord will compensate the tenant for all or a portion of funds required to fit-out in the leased commercial space. When entering into a new lease agreement, both tenants and landlords need to be clear […]