Carr | Innovation Lab: Testing New Marketplace Technologies
The IBcon Smart Building Best Practice Showcase is an annual event held at the Realcomm | IBcon conference where real estate leaders present their most innovative, technology driven commercial and corporate real estate projects. These projects demonstrate leading-edge technologies and vision for intelligent and adaptive design that is transforming the next generation of IT-enabled real estate. The Weekly News Briefing will feature a unique Showcase project each week.
Carr Properties has nearly 30 years’ experience in
developing and managing high-quality real estate properties in Washington DC, Boston and Austin, Texas. With high-profile trophy sites such as One Congress and Signal House, Carr ensures that each of their buildings is imbued with The Carr Experience: thoughtfully designed, sustainable, and technologically driven to adapt to each customer’s culture and workstyle. Carr was at the forefront of air quality initiatives, top building certifications, and investigating the powerful ways data can be used to improve processes and real estate to become a profit center for the business. Their Innovation Lab in Washington DC explores many new concepts, and is outfitted to vet and test extensive building technologies.
This Week’s Sponsor
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