Realcomm Weekly Briefing: March 7th, 2025
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SMART CITIES? ?|? ?FLORIDA TREND
Orlando, FL – Lake Nona, the award-winning, master-planned community in Orlando, Florida – one of America’s fastest growing regions – announced a partnership with Intersection, a company dedicated to improving the experience of public places through technology, to develop a Digital Master Plan and connected retail experience design for its 3.8 million SF ... ?
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CYBERSECURITY ?|? ?INFOSECURITY MAGAZINE
More than half of global organizations have suffered an operational technology (OT) incident over the past 12 months, according to the SANS Institute. The training and certifications company teamed up with OPSWAT to poll over 180 professionals in energy, IT, government and other critical infrastructure sectors, in order to better understand their OT exposure.??
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INDUSTRY ?|? ?HOUSINGWIRE
Roughly 10 months after it first announced the planned deal, CoStar Group said Friday that it has completed its acquisition of 3D digital mapping technology firm Matterport. CoStar paid $1.6 billion for the acquisition. “Matterport’s cutting-edge 3D capture and AI-powered property insights have already transformed how residential and commercial properties are marketed and experienced,” Andy Florance, the founder and ...??
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SMART BUILDINGS ?|? ? MEMOORI
The growth of IoT devices being deployed in commercial buildings remains strong in 2025, driven by declining hardware costs, enhanced wireless connectivity, increased demand for energy efficiency and operational automation, as well as the rising capabilities of edge computing. Data from our latest study indicates that the installed base of IoT devices in commercial? ...
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PROPTECH? ?|? ? BISNOW
Proptech firm WiredScore is expanding into the industrial sector to capture growth in a real estate submarket whose assets house increasingly sophisticated technology, Bisnow can reveal. WiredScore analyses the connectivity and tech readiness of buildings and provides a certification service for owners. It started by certifying office buildings before moving into rented residential and, now, industrial properties.??
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TECH? ?|? ?PROPMODO
Artificial intelligence is no longer just a buzzword in real estate - it is already being harnessed to help operators, including property management teams and building owners, reduce their workload and cut costs. Some real estate operators may have initially balked at the idea of handing over aspects of their operations to AI, but as more software platforms integrate the technology ...??
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TECH? ?|? ?CITIES TODAY
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) has entered Phase 2 of its artificial intelligence (AI) roadmap, advancing from foundational data governance to predictive analytics and machine learning applications. ATL’s Interim Chief Data Officer, Jon Pruitt, shares his insights with Cities Today about the airport’s AI strategy and next steps.?
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AI ? |? ? SMART CITIES WORLD
Teranexa aims to unify a city’s infrastructure costs and help them use artificial intelligence to enhance operations and drive data-driven decision-making. The AI enablement platform will combine hardware, software and services to address urban challenges. Houston-based advertising and marketing technology platform Direct Digital Holdings and Austin-based IT solutions provider Green Tea Technology are launching a joint venture to help cities use artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance operations. ?
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WORKPLACE? ?|? ?COMMERCIAL OBSERVER
The WeWork (WE) story took a turn in the middle of last year when a new leader was named to take over and repair some of the damage the coworking company had endured. Real estate professionals were as delighted as they were surprised when they heard who: John Santora. It was a sensible, comforting choice. This was someone who had spent more than four decades at Cushman & Wakefield, serving as the president of the tri-state office. There would be no more international pot-fueled romps ...??
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CONSTRUCTIONTECH? ? |? ? BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE FOR B.C.
During a Feb. 13 visit to British Columbia, federal Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney vowed to help lower building costs and get more new homes built across Canada. He was at the University of British Columbia (UBC) Smart Structures laboratory, where he was briefed on new technologies that could help tackle the country’s housing shortage.??
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