Sports fans and entertainers are eager to return to the arena. Join JLL's National Director of Sports and Entertainment, Jim Renne, and President of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, David Touhey, as they talk about how the sports and entertainment industry is preparing to safely re-enter arenas for live sports and in-person events. James Cook is a research director at JLL.  Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts  Listen on the web: BuildingPlaces.show Leave me a message on the podcast hotline. We may use it on an upcoming show. Call (602) 633-4061. Read more real estate research here.  

The pandemic has undoubtedly accelerated U.S. infrastructure construction, says Phil Ryan, a senior research manager at JLL.  Projects like the extension of the LA Metro into Beverley Hills were sped up thanks to the lack of car traffic.  But the pandemic has also slowed down the roll-out of future projects which have as yet to secure funding.   Meanwhile in Australia, Scott Armstrong,  the property portfolio manager at Local Government Super talks about how the property portfolio has taken the lead in in carbon neutral certification.  Lisa Hinde, strategic sustainability director, APAC, JLL speaks to the importance of  green initiatives in property management.   This is a special crossover episode of  Building Places and JLL Perspectives Podcast. James Cook is the director of retail research in the Americas for JLL in the U.S.  Rebecca Kent is content manager for JLL in Australia. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts Listen on the web:  BuildingPlaces.show Leave a message on the podcast hotline. We may use it on an upcoming show. Call (602) 633-4061  Read more real estate research here.  

Millions of women are leaving their careers to take care of school-age children and monitor at-home learning. What does that mean for the economy? In this episode of the podcast, JLL's Gabrielle Harvey, Vice President, Portfolio Services, and Julia Georgules, Director of Research, talk about the economic impacts of women leaving the workforce to become full-time caretakers.  James Cook is a research director at JLL. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts Listen on the web: BuildingPlaces.show Leave a message on the podcast hotline. We may use it on an upcoming show. Call (602) 633-4061 Read more real estate research here.

Art can not only make a space more unique and inviting, there’s actually a business case for it. Martha Weidmann, CEO of NINE dot ARTS, talks about the value of art in commercial real estate and how to turn your property into a one-of-a-kind experience. James Cook is the director of retail research in the Americas for JLL. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts Listen on the web: BuildingPlaces.show Leave a message on the podcast hotline. We may use it on an upcoming show. Call (602) 633-4061 Read more real estate research here.

Now more than ever people want to know what's in the air they're breathing. Raefer Wallis, creator of  ORIGIN, a public resource for data on building materials, and RESET, a technology-driven healthy building standards and certification program, talks about the importance of air quality data to improve building health and prevent the spread of disease. James Cook is a research director at JLL. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts Listen on the web:  BuildingPlaces.show Leave a message on the podcast hotline. We may use it on an upcoming show. Call (602) 633-4061  Read more real estate research here.  

The commercial real estate industry isn't as diverse as it could be. There are fewer women than men and women earn less pay on average in similar roles. Wendy Mann, chief executive officer of CREW Network, talks about their new benchmark study that explores this issue. She also explains how we can work to fix the problem.  Susan Hill is a CREW member and leader. She talks about her career path to senior managing director of JLL Capital Markets, Read the 2020 CREW Network Benchmark Study: Gender and Diversity in Commercial Real Estate here. James Cook is the director of retail research in the Americas for JLL.  Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts Listen on the web:  BuildingPlaces.show Leave a message on the podcast hotline. We may use it on an upcoming show. Call (602) 633-4061  Read more real estate research here.  

The fall semester is in full swing at our nation's universities, but many have cut in-person classes. This has meant less demand for student housing, which can be a problem if that's your business. Matt Do explains how Public Private Partnerships at Universities can be structured successfully. James Cook is the director of retail research in the Americas for JLL.  Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts Listen on the web:  BuildingPlaces.show Leave a message on the podcast hotline. We may use it on an upcoming show. Call (602) 633-4061  Read more real estate research here.  

With many more people now working, schooling and viewing entertainment from home, our reliance on the cloud is at an all-time high. JLL Research manager David Barnett explains how data centers, the places where the servers that power the cloud are housed, have seen sustained global demand. Nearly every industry is now reliant on the computing power of the cloud and observers are asking, "Is data the new oil?" James Cook is the director of retail research in the Americas for JLL.  Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts Listen on the web:  BuildingPlaces.show Leave a message on the podcast hotline. We may use it on an upcoming show. Call (602) 633-4061  Read more real estate research here.  

It is time for students to go back to school. But thanks to the pandemic, school is unlike anything we've seen before.  Remote learning will have a big impact on the millions of workers that also happen to be parents. Research directors Patricia Raicht and Christian Beaudoin have studied the impact on office employers and investigated how companies can support parent employees.  James Cook is the director of retail research in the Americas for JLL.  Read the report: Back to school, and work? Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts Listen on the web:  BuildingPlaces.show Leave a message on the podcast hotline. We may use it on an upcoming show. Call (602) 633-4061 

Remember Blockchain?  No so long ago it was also held out as a technology that could revolutionize real estate transactions. So, what happened to the revolution?   Matthew McAuley, a director with the JLL Global Research team explains the obstacles that have stood in the way of wide blockchain adoption.   He also discusses the bigger story of real estate transparency and the Global Real Estate Transparency Index.  James Cook is the director of retail research in the Americas for JLL.  Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts Listen on the web:  BuildingPlaces.show Leave a message on the podcast hotline. We may use it on an upcoming show. Call (602) 633-4061  Read more real estate research here.