Buildings are responsible for using a large percentage (42 percent) of the world’s energy consumption for their operations. Worse yet, inefficient systems waste 30 to 50 percent of the energy used in buildings. With recent advances in technology, such as large data storage in the cloud and the decreasing costs of valuable sensing devices, the Architecture, Engineering, … [More]
Have You Tried Turning It Off and On Again?
There are some good things about working in an office: constant supplies of tea and coffee, gossip with co-workers and paper clips in every color. But one of the best things has to be that when something goes wrong with our computer, there’s an in-house IT helpdesk to sort out the problem. Working from home has been a whole different ball game; this time, we’re on our own. … [More]
Phoenix High in Strong Data Center Market
According to JLL’s recently released Data Center Outlook report, Phoenix ranks as a top location among all U.S. markets, performing second in the nation for year-over-year absorption in one of real estate’s strongest sectors. The report notes that companies were migrating to the public cloud before the pandemic, but this trend accelerated in the first half of the year due to … [More]
Alamar to Provide Workforce, Revenue for Avondale’s Growing Economy
With a strong focus on economic growth and smart city planning, Avondale has fast become a top destination for new development. And this month, the city welcomes a valuable addition to its economic engine with the grand opening of Alamar, a 3,695-home, 1,127-acre master-planned community near the proposed Arizona State Route 30. This innovative community is the result of years … [More]
Major Project at the Confluence of Tempe, Scottsdale and Mesa
With delivery on track for next month, Union Building One is the first of four four-story to eight-story Class A office buildings planned at the confluence of Tempe, Scottsdale and Mesa. When complete, the project will bring a new, 1.35 million-square-foot corporate hub to the heart of Mesa Riverview. Union Building One will total 238,348 square feet in four stories, with an … [More]
Block 23 Grabs Major HQ Commitment
Marking one of the largest metro Phoenix leases to sign since the onset of the COVID pandemic, office experts from the Phoenix office of JLL have completed a 30,000-square-foot downtown Phoenix office lease for CVO Holding Company LLC, an industry-leading transportation technology provider. CVO will relocate and expand its corporate headquarters from its existing downtown … [More]
Tolleson Industrial Space Attracts Global Supplier
MiTek, a diversified global supplier of services and products to the residential and commercial construction sectors, has expanded its presence in Arizona, working with Colliers International in Arizona in renewing its lease of 259,200 square feet at 7890 W. Lincoln St. — where it will be relocating some out-of-state operations — for eight-plus years and adding a new 10-year … [More]
SkySong TI Project for Unique Restaurant Concept
Scottsdale-based Sigma Contracting, Inc. is collaborating on a unique restaurant concept opening this fall on the campus of SkySong, the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center. It is providing design-build tenant improvement services for locally owned Born & Raised Hospitality, which anticipates opening its newest concept, Broth & Bao, in November. A bao bun, also known as a … [More]
The Hidden Impact of Remote Work during the Pandemic
Remote work in the time of the pandemic is having unexpected impacts across America — and different impacts for each generation. A recent, national study by global research firm The Center for Generational Kinetics reveals that trust, expectations of leaders and future employment expectations have been deeply affected in this time of remote work. The discoveries from The … [More]
Tortilla Flat: Local History, Local Vendors
Tortilla Flat, a Western town approximately an hour outside of Phoenix in the Tonto National Forest, has served as a family-friendly destination for generations, providing Arizonans a look at the state’s timeless history. The town itself dates back more than 100 years, established as a stop along the Apache Trail and as a settlement for workers who hand-built the Roosevelt Dam. … [More]
