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The Proptech Connection will guest lecture in MSRED sustainability course
MIT/CRE is excited to welcome The Proptech Connection (PTC), represented by Co-founders Stephen Macdonald and Ivo van Breukelen. They will be presenting in a guest lecture during Prof. Siqi Zheng
MSRED students will advance to finals in ULI/Hines urban design competition
The project, Konstellation by MSRED students Vladimir Bogdashkin and Akrisht Pandey; Jin Gao and Nwakaego Uzoh from MIT; and Boya Zhou from Harvard University has integrative site design and equitable community
Researcher James Scott quoted in NY Times on building technology
MIT/CRE Research Scientist, James Scott, was quoted this week in the New York Times article, “Office Lobbies Get Security Makeover, but Not One You Will See Subtle changes”. View the
CRE Research Seminar Spring 2022 guest speakers announced!
The Spring’s CRE Research Seminar Series begins! These seminars feature distinguished scholars in the real estate finance field and provide a rigorous discussion platform for basic research. Each seminar will feature one
The MSRED students in the MITDesignX 2022 cohort
Congratulations to the entrepreneurial MSRED students joining the 2022 MITDesignX cohort: Ashley Katz and Sherina Zhang with Brella, Benjamin Perryman with re: [stacks], and Alberto Cuellar with Akavis. MITdesignX is an academic
Professional Certificate Program 2022: Registration Open
Registration is now open for the 2022 MIT Professional Education and MIT Center for Real Estate Professional Certificate Program in Real Estate Finance & Development! Taking place from June 5–June
MSRED alum named as commissioner in Philadelphia environmental justice commission
The Center congratulates alum, Joyce S. Lee (MSRED/MArch ’89), who was recently named an inaugural commissioner of the Philadelphia Environmental Justice Commission. Read more: https://www.phila.gov/2022-02-02-city-launches-environmental-justice-advisory-commission/ _____________________
Steve Weikal and James Scott featured in PERE’s latest issue on global logistics real estate
The Center’s James Scott and Steve Weikal were recently featured in PERE’s special issue on global logistics real estate. Their article discusses industrial’s autonomous future, see below:
Latam proptech company enters research agreement with MIT/CRE
Latam Proptech Company La Haus Enters Into Research Agreement with MITs Urban Economics Lab to Research Latin America’s Housing Gap ANNOUNCEMENT: Prof. Albert Saiz just received a generous grant from a
WATCH: MIT ILP interviews prof. Siqi Zheng on air quality and well-being research
(Excerpt from MIT ILP author Eric Brown) Professor of Urban and Real Estate Sustainability Siqi Zheng and her Sustainable Urbanization Lab are quantifying how air pollution and other local environmental