For real estate professionals, leveraging big data across their portfolios is an essential element for boosting operational efficiency, optimizing costs, improving strategic decisions and outpaceing the competition. As a result, vendors have flooded the market with a wide range of solutions that aggregate data, and buyers may find themselves overwhelmed by conflicting features and abundant options complicating the decision-making process.
This webinar serves as a navigational guide, illustrating the integration of digital platforms with various solutions, while highlighting key use cases.
Join us to learn:
- What are digital platforms, their use cases, integrations and user groups?
- What are the core digital platform categories that anchor the real estate and built environment tech landscape?
- How are digital platforms shaping the future of the market and how can you choose a solution that allows for short-term benefit and long-term evolution?
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About the authors
Senior Analyst
Cara is a Senior Analyst in the Verdantix Real Estate & Built Environment practice. Her current research agenda focuses on digital transformation across the asset life cycle, PropTech investment strategies, and retrofit financing. Prior to joining Verdantix, Cara worked in commercial real estate lending at Citizens Bank and sustainable real estate consulting at Resource Energy. She brings experience in commercial real estate portfolio management/underwriting, ESG reporting, and sustainability strategy. Cara holds a BA in Business from Franklin & Marshall College.
Research Director, Smart Buildings
Claire Stephens is Research Director of the Smart Buildings team. With 18 years of experience in the sector, Claire is recognized as an expert in industries that make up the built environment, in particular, corporate and commercial real estate, and workplace and sustainability technologies. At Verdantix, Claire will be digging into building technology for building owners, occupiers and investors, focusing on how to support them in reaching their ESG objectives. Prior to her arrival at Verdantix, Claire launched Asia’s first corporate real estate, green building and building technology publications. She has also delivered full lifecycle real estate consultancy services covering a broad range of asset types in industries including financial services, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, technology, consumer goods, media, retail and hospitality.
Senior Analyst
Joy is a Senior Analyst in the Verdantix Smart Buildings practice. Her current research agenda focuses on integrated workplace management systems/connected portfolio intelligence platforms (IWMS/CPIP), building systems integrators, and space and workplace management solutions. Joy joined Verdantix in 2019, having previously worked at BNP Paribas Asset Management as a business development intern. She earned a BA degree in Economics with a concentration on policy, as well as dual minors in computer science and business studies, from New York University.
Industry Analyst
Ben is an Industry Analyst in the Verdantix Smart Buildings practice. His current research agenda focuses on ESG strategies and technologies for real estate, and corporate real estate technology investment strategies. Ben Joined Verdantix in 2021, having previously worked as a researcher at CECAN and as a sustainability officer for the NHS. He holds a Masters in Environmental Strategy from the University of Surrey and a BA in Geography from the University of Birmingham.
Analyst
Sophie is an Analyst in the Verdantix Smart Buildings practice. She joined Verdantix in 2023, having previously worked as a landscape architect at James Blake Associates, where she gained experience in sustainable design and environmental policy. Sophie holds a BSc in Geography from the University of Exeter.
Industry Analyst
Sophia is an Industry Analyst in the Verdantix Real Estate & Built Environment practice. Her current research agenda focuses on real estate and facilities software for commercial owners and occupiers. Prior to joining Verdantix, Sophia worked at Deloitte in the Real Assets Advisory team, where she gained experience in advising public and private sector clients on facilities management challenges, workplace transformation and supporting digital transformation. Sophia holds a BSc in Geography from the University of Southampton and MSc in Real Estate Development from Henley Business School.
Analyst
Henry is an Analyst in the Verdantix Real Estate & Built Environment practice. His current research focuses on strategies for integrating smart building technologies into real estate, examining their impact on sustainability, operational efficiency and occupant experience. Prior to joining Verdantix, Henry completed his MSc in Renewable Energy Technology and Sustainability at the University of Reading, during which he worked on designing the net zero energy retrofit of a school in Dubai. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the American University of Beirut.