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Inside Corner Units: Multifamily’s problem child
Inside corner units Need I say more? Inside corner units are the hardest to design. These units are the hardest to lease. These units are

What is the Ultimate Building Metric for developers?
Is there a metric out there that can encapsulate an entire building? I’m searching for it right now. There are several, and they each have

Let’s Face It: Connecting Nodes Sucks
I remember back in College I foolishly decided to dive into a generative design studio. I set out to use Grasshopper for the first time.

Macro BIM: When global parameters rule everything
As a skilled CAD draftsman, hand-drafting is painfully slow, and as a BIM modeler, CAD is painfully slow, but what makes BIM painfully slow? It

Re-thinking site selection for real estate developers
What is the typical process for site selection? Typically it is a very bottom-up approach. Talking to brokers, driving around looking, or hearing about one

Boosting Building Unit Yield 101
The pro-forma calls for X building units in order to make a project viable. This makes X, or better, the target to achieve for a

Future Real Estate Tech…Today
A great question by Cameron Pawelek at a ULI event, “What does the future of real estate technology look like?” and I did not have

Residential Engine for multifamily design
A question often asked in the multifamily world: “How many units can I fit on this piece of land?”. Look no further. Residential Engine is your