by Shane Henson — December 6, 2013—Workplace strategy, proworking and smart buildings were hot topics at the recent annual CoreNet Global Summit, which brought together professionals from around the world to discuss trends in corporate real estate. Experts from global financial and professional services firm Jones Lang LaSalle were at the forefront of the conversation, and their insights are now available via multiple channels to anyone seeking expert resources.
JLL’s experts discussed how the company is pioneering the “proworking” concept, an innovative new approach that balances corporate real estate supply and demand through the deployment of flexible workspaces. CoreNet Global Summit attendees had the opportunity to use JLL’s new proworking tool, Space Exchange, to book meeting space on the Summit floor. Following the Summit, the following educational proworking resources are now available:
- Proworking: Balancing Real Estate Supply and Demand (video): John Hampton, JLL senior vice president, product development and innovation; Emily Watkins, JLL senior vice president, innovation; and Mark Gilbreath, CEO and founder of LiquidSpace, discuss the proworking approach and workplace strategy trends.
- New Space Exchange Tool Transforming Corporate Real Estate (video): John Hampton explains how Space Exchange enables companies to balance real estate supply and demand.
- Get Your Employees Out of the Coffee Shop! (blog): A CoreNet Global “Summit Talk” blog post cites JLL research that supports the need for breaking the boundaries of traditional corporate real estate.
- U.S.—Proworking and Consumerization of the Workplace (video): Gilbreath explains the “tyranny of the fixed workplace” and the consumerization of corporate real estate.
- JLL’s Proworking Approach (video): Interactive visual note-taking video outlines the four key steps to proworking.
- The Proworking Roadmap (PDF): Downloadable e-book offers four articles detailing the concept of proworking and steps for achieving it.
JLL experts also discussed how corporate real estate teams are recognizing the value of smart building technology systems as a means to energy savings and improved building performance. The following materials cite JLL’s strong position on bringing smart building technology to corporate owners and occupiers:
- The Changing Face of Smart Buildings: The Op-Ex Advantage (PDF): Released at the CoreNet Global Summit, this new JLL report details the smart building advantage today and into the future.
- The Smart Revolution is Coming to a Building Near You (news release): This highlights key findings of The Changing Face of Smart Buildings report, underscoring the business case and return on investment of smart building technology investments.
- U.S.—Smart Buildings—No-Brainer! (video): Dan Probst, JLL’s chairman of energy and sustainability services, draws from The Changing Face of Smart Buildings report in explaining the definitive business case for investment in smart building technology.
- U.S.—Highly Efficient Buildings: Making Sustainable Decisions Economically Viable (video): Smart building experts explain how energy retrofits, whether deep or modest, can lead to measurable gains in building performance.
- Top 10 Smart Building Myths—Busted: JLL Debunks Misperceptions (news release): JLL’s smart building experts debunk the top 10 misconceptions keeping owners and investors from achieving the smart building competitive advantage.
