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Managing Sustainability Risk in Tomorrow’s Data Centers

  • January 28, 2026
With limited supply and a race to secure capacity, data center users today have little leverage to demand sustainable options. However, as the pace of demand slows, occupiers and investors may increasingly prioritize sustainability in their leasing and acquisition decisions. The NAIOP Research Foundation commissioned a new report to examine best practices and emerging concerns in sustainable data center development.
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AI Warehouse

The Rise of the AI-Powered Warehouse 

  • November 4, 2025
Steve Weikal, industry chair, real estate transformation lab, MIT Center for Real Estate, and managing partner, MET Fund II, led I.CON Central attendees through an AI-driven world of robotics, automation and advanced technologies. Weikel is co-author of the recently published NAIOP Research Foundation report “From Static to Strategic: AI’s Role in Next-Generation Industrial Real Estate.”
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Reimagining Industrial Real Estate in the Age of AI

  • October 28, 2025
Artificial intelligence is transforming the industrial real estate landscape in profound and sometimes paradoxical ways. As AI technologies become more embedded in logistics, fulfillment and manufacturing, they influence both the demand for warehouse space and the nature of the workforce inside these facilities.
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CRE as a Catalyst: Jobs, Investment and Policy in a Shifting Canadian Economy

  • October 20, 2025
At this year’s NAIOP CRE.Converge conference, Peter Norman, Altus Group vice president and economic strategist, had the opportunity to share new insights on the economic impact of Canada’s commercial real estate sector. The presentation drew on fresh research prepared with the NAIOP Research Foundation and comes at a critical moment: when macroeconomic uncertainty, demographic shifts and policy decisions are reshaping the environment in which CRE operates.
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How Redevelopment, Demographics and Growth Are Shaping Canadian CRE

How Redevelopment, Demographics and Growth Are Shaping Canadian CRE

  • September 10, 2025
Commercial real estate has faced challenges in the last year due to an uncertain macroeconomic environment and demographic shifts, said Peter Norman, vice president and economic strategist, Altus Group, at NAIOP’s CRE.Converge conference this week in Toronto.
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CIBC Square

Connection Is at the Center of CIBC Square

  • September 9, 2025
CIBC Square is redefining the various ways that downtown Toronto connects. The two-tower, 3-million-square-foot office campus has successfully connected the city’s Financial District, South Core and waterfront. This week, a group of NAIOP Research Foundation Governors received an exclusive tour of CIBC Square as part of NAIOP’s CRE.Converge conference in Toronto.
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Industrial Space Demand Forecast: Signs of Stabilization After a Challenging 2025

  • September 8, 2025
The U.S. industrial real estate market is undergoing a period of significant adjustment, according to the newly released NAIOP Industrial Space Demand Forecast, Third Quarter 2025. After years of strong growth, demand slowed markedly in the first half of this year, with absorption turning negative in the second quarter for the first time since 2010. While near-term challenges remain, the report’s authors project a recovery beginning in 2026 as market conditions stabilize.
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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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