Tag: infrastructure

Toronto

How CRE is Transforming Toronto’s Skyline and Economy

  • August 14, 2025
The commercial real estate industry’s construction spending and ongoing operations in Toronto are a significant driver of the economy, generating $17.1 billion CAD in economic activity in 2024, according to a new report released by the NAIOP Research Foundation and authored by Altus Group. It’s no surprise, then, that city serves as the perfect host to commercial real estate leaders attending CRE.Converge next month for unparalleled networking and valuable industry insights.
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AI in the Physical World

AI in the Physical World: The Next Level of Digital Change in Commercial Real Estate

  • July 29, 2025
For commercial real estate, artificial intelligence in the physical world is the blend of mechanical systems, infrastructure and robotics, enabling buildings to sense, analyze and act without human intervention. This shift isn't incremental – it's transformational, opening a new chapter where buildings are not just smart but self-optimizing, self-maintaining and even self-patrolling.
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Data center development

Data Centers Decoded: Building the Digital World’s Infrastructure

  • June 5, 2025
With the demand for data centers skyrocketing, mastering the intricacies of developing this high-demand asset can provide a valuable competitive edge. A panel of experts at NAIOP’s I.CON East this week in Jersey City, New Jersey, delved into the strategic nuances of data center development, addressing critical factors such as site selection, land evaluation and the optimization of infrastructure to meet both current and future needs.
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Rooftop solar on one of Amazon's Fulfillment Centers.

Amazon Hopes to Drive Global Sustainable Development through its Climate Pledge Commitment

  • March 28, 2025
Tackling sustainability on a corporate scale, London Kemp Boykin, director of Global Realty at Amazon, shared how she oversees the company’s over 1 billion square feet and growing industrial real estate portfolio, in a session on scaling global sustainable development to drive innovation and operational excellence, at I.CON West this week in Los Angeles. Amelia McLear, head of strategic partnerships, Amazon Global Sustainable Development, served as the session moderator.
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Power

Navigating Current Power Challenges and Future Demands

  • March 28, 2025
It’s an exciting time in the commercial real estate industry with overall data center growth showing a greater demand for power capacity, crypto, mining and automation, according to David Hickey, global managing director with Hickey & Associates. Hickey moderated a panel on the critical need for power in industrial development at NAIOP’s I.CON West conference this week in Los Angeles.
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Colorado River

NAIOP Research Foundation Discusses Commercial Real Estate Challenges and Trends

  • November 5, 2024
NAIOP Research Foundation Governors, Visionaries and Distinguished Fellows met in Las Vegas in October to discuss development challenges associated with water and power scarcity and possible research topics for future exploration. A panel, moderated by Marianna Hunnicutt, practice builder at Kimley-Horn, discussed how the development community in Las Vegas is working with utilities and municipal leaders to meet sustainability objectives and ensure access to water and power for future projects.
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Las Vegas Strip

Real Estate on the Las Vegas Strip

  • October 10, 2024
"While the Strip is our central business district, it’s supported by hundreds of thousands of leisure and hospitality employees that call Southern Nevada home," said Jeremy Aguero, principal analyst for Applied Analysis, during a session on real estate in Las Vegas at CRE.Converge. "Their ability to work there and provide that service to 40 million people who decide to get on a plane or get in a car and come to Las Vegas is important to us."
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Transportation in Las Vegas

Betting Big on Transportation and Tourism

  • October 9, 2024
The combination of “Las Vegas” and “transportation” faces long odds of appearing on many word association lists currently, but several innovative enterprises ongoing in the area may one day change that. Attendees at NAIOP’s CRE.Converge were given the opportunity to tour some of these projects and witness firsthand how the Las Vegas metropolitan area is positioning itself to be at the forefront of how people move around locally, regionally and nationally.
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