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How will the Great Disassociation impact commercial real estate?
In our previous blog, we discussed the role of technology in the “Great Disassociation” and how the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated existing trends in remote activity and created new challenges for industries where a consumer’s presence is traditio…
The Great Disassociation: Accelerating the separation of activity and place
The first quarter of the 21st century may be remembered as the time when technology finally allowed people to stop doing specific activities in specific places and enabled us to do most anything from basically anywhere. The COVID-19 pandemic will be …
MRI Software wins third Stevie® Award!
MRI Software is thrilled to announce that we’ve won a Stevie® Award in the Large Computer Software Company of the Year category at the International Business Awards for the third year in a row! We’ve spent the last year and a half delivering on the p…
Utilising energy data to achieve corporate sustainability goals
When it comes to driving corporate sustainability, a key factor, and major hurdle to overcome, is having the tools to efficiently target and measure performance. Targeting, firstly, revolves around the relationship between energy consumption and re…
Using CAFM software to reduce your real estate costs – the 15 key questions you should be asking
The COVID-19 pandemic has created uncertainty in nearly every aspect of our lives. But, for those managing real estate, your CAFM (computer aided facility management) software can help provide some clarity. Now more than ever, it’s imperative that yo…
Space planning, occupant comfort and cost-cutting are biggest drivers in commercial real estate – even before COVID-19
There is little doubt that COVID-19 and lockdown have had a profound and lasting impact on how commercial tenants are viewing their real estate. The devastating global economic impact of the crisis has left a huge proportion of corporate occupiers lo…
How focusing on key energy KPIs helps to reduce energy consumption
Having an awareness of energy usage and consumption across your entire enterprise will enable you to make data-driven decisions, reduce energy consumption and improve energy efficiency – but in order to get to this point, you need to focus on the m…
What are the benefits of an energy management system?
An energy management system (EMS) is an automated system that collects data and compiles it into an user friendly application. The goal of an energy management system is to bring disparate data into one interface, which can then be used to perform …