Redesigning Terraced Social Housing in the UK for Flexibility Using Building Energy Simulation with Consideration of Passive Design

A chosen case study house forms the basis of this paper, which is a pilot energy-efficient social housing project, completed by one of the largest housing developers in the UK. The main aim of this study is to inform the redesign of flexible energy-efficient housing units.

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In 2002, Thalhimer became a member of the Cushman & Wakefield Alliance. Cushman & Wakefield is the world's largest privately-held commercial real estate services firm.

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The Truth about Corporate Real Estate Data and Insights

whitePaper | June 14, 2022

When it comes to data and insights for corporate real estate (CRE), not all business intelligence (BI) solutions are created equal. Many CRE organizations face challenges that prevent them from effectively using their data to make more informed decisions. But they see the value in it, and research from Forrester Consulting reveals CRE leaders’ plans to use data and insights from BI platforms to optimize their portfolios, operations, and workplaces.

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Innovation beyond digitization: best practices for modernizing real estate lending

whitePaper | December 19, 2022

Innovation is a hot topic among lenders these days. The growing market share of non-bank lenders is putting even more pressure on traditional banks and credit unions to get the digital loan process right, both for their customers and for their own competitive futures.

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Private renting in Australia – a broken system

whitePaper | March 2, 2023

The Australian property system fails both renters and landlords. Renters face fierce competition for leases and poor tenure security when they do find one. Meanwhile, up to two thirds of landlords get poorer financial returns than if they had invested in super, alongside property management headaches and unexpected maintenance costs. It is only by fully understanding what has led to this dynamic that we can design solutions that will actually work.

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Digital Disruption in Commercial Real Estate

whitePaper | January 30, 2020

This article is the third in a series discussing the disruptors that are remaking commercial real estate and will impact the way we live, build, work, play and invest. Rather than thinking about technology as a defensive, isolated disruption of commercial real estate, we need to contemplate technology in the context of a disruptive framework and consider how technology and accelerated change will impact the built environment. Being strategic and applying research will prove key in evaluating the demand for real estate, the impact of technological change, and potential sources of disruption to how we build.

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REAL ESTATE ASSET-BACKED YIELD NFT OFFERINGS

whitePaper | June 3, 2022

We are a vertically integrated organization dedicated to the development, design, construction, management, and long-term ownership of inclusive living communities throughout Costa Rica. Our mission is to build resort-style living communities that value all its members and help them to meet their basic needs so that they can live with dignity, engage actively, and contribute to their community. We showcase a single token that connects an global ecosystem of real estate built around our own locations and our exclusive network of world class resort partners. The construction of projects we undertake aims to outclass LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification standards by integration of high yield organic food, renewable energy and circular waste to resource management at the neighborhood scale. Dedicated to the protection and stewardship of our natural environment and it’s precious wildlife all of our locations will be built with sustainable design principles.

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Realty Bytes

whitePaper | July 1, 2021

The second wave of COVID-19, which has been extremely severe, has taken people and the establishment by surprise. Although the real estate sector was profoundly impacted during the COVID-19 outbreak, the nature of challenges in the first wave was different. As a result of the strict nationwide lockdown, construction activities were brought to a standstill, leading to mass exodus of labour migrants. Post the first wave of COVID-19, the sector witnessed an unprecedented recovery led by a significant increase in sales of residential spaces across the country.

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