GSA: The Largest Real Estate Portfolio Automation Project in the World

Each week, Realcomm Live speaks with influential industry leaders and subject matter experts about commercial and corporate real estate top of mind topics. Recently, we had a conversation with GSA's Chip Pierpont, Director of Innovation, Technology and Performance and Ana Rawson, Smart Buildings Program Manager, who shared how this very progressive government agency leverages technology and data to optimize management and operations of the government’s massive real estate portfolio.

GSA is the largest public real estate organization in the US, with a portfolio of more than 8,800 assets and management of almost 370 million square feet of rentable workspace. They have developed a world-class smart buildings program leveraging technology to improve performance, enhance occupant well-being, increase productivity, and manage risk from climate change, public health and cybersecurity.
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