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Report: The Rise of Smart Cities in China
China has proved to have a powerful engine that has driven rapid infrastructure growth across the country over the past two decades in projects ranging from high-speed rail and airports to office towers and shopping malls. So, it is no surprise that China also is moving onto the high-tech super highway with ambitious plans to develop a fleet of “smart cities.” Smart cities have been an increasingly popular topic in economic development and urban planning circles over the past decade. So, what exactly is a smart city? The concept of a smart city can take many forms and individual interpretations of what qualifi es as a smart city also vary. Oftentimes, smart cities also implement systems that allow them to gather data from devices and sensors embedded in its roadways, power grids, buildings and other assets to improve operations and manage cities more efficiently and strategically.
White Paper: Future of Outsourcing and Perspectives for Facility Management
Moving beyond 2020, megatrends are reshaping outsourcing in several ways. New models of collaboration are emerging, and we are shifting towards business propositions rooted in relationships and outcomes, rather than transactions and inputs. The future of outsourcing will be characterized by a high degree of collaboration in order to boost global competitiveness. Outsourcing is evolving to accommodate new market needs and the growing complexity of the challenges that will continue to face businesses in the future. Organizations will be demanding more from Facility Management as they come to realize the strategic value of work, workforce and workplace in enabling organizational transformation.
Presentation: Future of Outsourcing and Perspectives for Facility Management [presentation slides]
Moving beyond 2020, megatrends are reshaping outsourcing in several ways. New models of collaboration are emerging, and we are shifting towards business propositions rooted in relationships and outcomes, rather than transactions and inputs. The future of outsourcing will be characterized by a high degree of collaboration in order to boost global competitiveness. Outsourcing is evolving to accommodate new market needs and the growing complexity of the challenges that will continue to face businesses in the future. Organizations will be demanding more from Facility Management as they come to realize the strategic value of work, workforce and workplace in enabling organizational transformation.
Multimedia: CoreNet Global and ISS Future of Outsourcing and Perspectives for Facility Management Survey [webinar recording]
Moving beyond 2020, megatrends are reshaping outsourcing in several ways. New models of collaboration are emerging, and we are shifting towards business propositions rooted in relationships and outcomes, rather than transactions and inputs. The future of outsourcing will be characterized by a high degree of collaboration in order to boost global competitiveness. Outsourcing is evolving to accommodate new market needs and the growing complexity of the challenges that will continue to face businesses in the future. Organizations will be demanding more from Facility Management as they come to realize the strategic value of work, workforce and workplace in enabling organizational transformation.
Article: Post COP 21 – Success or Failure?
The close of COP 21 in Paris brought together 195 Nations to set the stage for limiting temperature rise in an historic agreement. Beyond curbing temperature rise, the agreement aims to strengthen the ability to deal with the impacts associated with climate change. The agreement sets a long-term direction with countries peaking their emissions as soon as possible and continuing to submit action plans on climate that detail their future objectives in an effort to effectively address the issue. Sam Pickering, Senior Director of Source8, and Begüm Kürkçü, Sustainability Manager at Mitie, provide their commentary on both the upside and downside of this important agreement. Sam and Begüm are both based in London.
Article: Around the World in Dollars and Cents
World real estate is a global stage on which a variety of economic and monetary acts are played out. Some actors have access to large amounts of equity, others to cheap debt. Many players in recent years have been operating under much looser monetary conditions than in previous decades so money has become cheaper and opportunities have been presented in those countries where asset prices were hit by domestic recession. This means that cross-border activity in real estate has generally grown since the global financial crisis of 2008. The proportion of deals done where buyers originate in different countries has increased from a low 17% in 2009 to 20% in 2015. Over the same period, cross-border volumes have grown by 334% from $65 billion to $217 billion. In this issue of Around the World in Dollars and Cents, we have taken a look at how much real estate there is in the world and how much of that is available for investors, both domestic and cross-border. For the first time we have included agricultural in our assessment, so we are presenting a complete cross-sector picture that includes residential and commercial assets.
Report: Brazil Pushes Green Building Forward
There is no question that green building and sustainability have emerged as a bigger priority in Brazil over the past decade. The country has made notable strides in advancing sustainable building practices across a myriad of property types from office buildings and manufacturing plants to shopping centers and government buildings. Yet Brazil is in the early stages of strengthening that green building movement, and the country also has significant environmental challenges to overcome.
Report: 2016 EMEA Real Estate Market Outlook
The recent equity market volatility has focused many minds on downside risk but there are good reasons to expect that European property will outperform other assets in 2016
Report: Industrial Market Outlook Q4 2015
The U.S. industrial market continued to break records, posting a vacancy rate decline of 10 basis points to end 2015 at 6.4%. This is the lowest the vacancy rate has been in over 10 years.
Report: Asia Pacific Office Overview - Q4 2015
This report provides quick snapshot of the office market covering key themes, leasing conditions and a list of rankings in terms of rents, vacancy rates and other indicators across markets in Asia Pacific region.