TLDR: there are many innovations affecting real estate these days, but the ones we are currently using in our homes and offices won’t intrinsically change the market or the product. It will more likely be current innovations in adjacent industries which disrupt how we’ve used our [...]
As new technological innovations gain momentum and use, we have to keep our eyes on what we’ve already developed and built. Once such issue that is arising is creating acceptable infrastructure (plug ins) for the growing popularity of electric vehicles (“EV”). Most homes, [...]
Development and construction techniques are slow to change and, to a large degree remain unchanged in decades. The last large technique update started inthe early 2000’s, making sustainable and ‘green’ features to household recognition. The next evolution will much much more [...]
Its an oft discussed topic in technology circles, the “uberization of everything”. Uber, being the fast growth, controversial ride sharing company which has revolutionized the taxi industry in numerous markets, has spawned a business model which many entrepreneurs are trying to [...]
Many people look at progressive communities from outside, and wonder why their hometown has yet to achieve progressive Real Estate developments. Seattle, Portland, New York, Vancouver to some extent – to name a few – are some North American examples of leading Cities from a [...]
In an interesting dissection of past architecture in the Eiffel Tower as well as futuristic ideas, TED posted a great blog speculating on how this architectural form may evolve. Take a read here: http://ideas.ted.com/what-skyscrapers-might-look-like-in-the-future/ Our view is that is will fall [...]
Over the past couple decades a multitude of “rating systems” were created to drive various construction qualities. These range from quality (ISO in many instances), sustainability (Built Green BC, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), operations (Natural Step) and health [...]
For some, things change too fast. For others, perhaps not fast enough. No matter which side of this debate you may fall, one thing is for certain – homes, in a general sense as we know them today, are quite stagnant. While the size, and to some degree the aesthetic aspects, of the homes in […]
