CPE Podcasts

Following the two-week COP27 conference in Egypt, the U.S Green Building Council issued a call for greater action and accountability to address climate change. That's because the consensus of global leaders and environmentalists at the conference was that the buildings industry, which accounts for 37 percent of energy and process-related CO2 emissions and 34 percent of energy demand, is not on tra...

Managing workplaces for the generational divide is more challenging than ever. Younger employees feel like they don’t need to be in the office to be productive, while older generations tend to stick to what they’ve known for years: going to the office for work. How can team managers lead when their workforce has such different views? And what does all this mean for office landlords? FTI Consulting...

According to CREW Network’s 2022 industry research paper, 88 percent of the companies that participated in this year’s survey were actively trying to hire. Commercial real estate companies have been taping into the potential of younger generations to fill in open positions, but they come with their own set of challenges. For this year’s last episode of Commercial Property Executive ’s quarterly po...

The increasingly uncertain economic conditions continue to make an impact in commercial real estate around the world. Under pressure from both high inflation and monetary policy tightening, the commercial real estate sector in the Asia Pacific region appears to be facing downward risks, according to the latest RICS research paper. In Europe, the higher interest rates and weakening economic backdro...

In this episode, Dr. Matthew Trowbridge, chief medical officer, International WELL Building Institute, tells host Therese Fitzgerald that health and wellness in the built environment is "the next big thing" in ESG reporting for investors.

Tracy Murphy is a pioneering executive in the dynamic field of life science real estate development and investment. In this episode of CPE's Investment Matters, the president and co-founder of IQHQ discusses the sector's outlook and challenges, where to find the sector's high-potential hubs and the company's landmark project on the San Diego waterfront. Highlights include: Key trends driving life...

Last year, as the industry was still processing the lockdown and the pandemic, Lindsay Ornstein and Stephen Power took their collaboration to another level. They started a nonprofit advisory practice, which soon led to them launching OPEN Impact Real Estate, a brokerage and advisory services firm, affiliated with Transwestern. In little over a year, the company grew to include 13 team members, mos...

Concerned about making those costly energy retrofits? In this episode, host CPE Executive Editor Therese Fitzgerald discusses incentives and opportunities for property owners and users contained in the IRA. Her guests are: Josephine Tucker, managing director/head of Clean Energy & Infrastructure, JLL, and Mitch Worden, vice president, Clean Energy & Infrastructure, JLL. 

Welcome to Investment Matters, CPE’s podcast series with the leaders who are shaping CRE investment today. On this episode, we’ll hear from Marc DeLuca, a 30-year industry veteran and the new CEO of KBS. In this lively and insightful conversation, DeLuca discusses why the Orange County, Calif.-based firm remains upbeat on the office sector. He details the firm’s investment strategy at a challengin...

Sentiment in real estate markets around the world is toning down, following consistent improvements in the past few quarters. The tightening in monetary policy and the rising inflation are weighing on the global economic outlook. Here’s what RICS Economist Tarrant Parsons revealed about the Q2 Global Commercial Property Monitor in this podcast episode: General ides stemming from the report (00:45)...

CPE Executive Editor Therese Fitzgerald interviews Heidi Creighton, Skanska USA Commercial Development's new head of Sustainability on what it means to be on the cutting edge of sustainable design and development today. According to Creighton, buildings that are good for people are usually good for the environment. 

Alyssa Carducci Dangler is a shareholder at Williams Mullen, a full-service law firm that provides strategic, skilled counsel to real estate professionals. Her practice focuses on commercial and multifamily real estate and finance, but also includes helping clients navigate through the challenges of solar and wind technologies. Currently, she serves on the board of directors for CREW Network and i...

Right now, as in many other fields, there’s a worldwide shortage of consultants, analysts and accountants, according to Jahn Brodwin, senior managing director with FTI Consulting. Brodwin and Senior Managing Director Ingrid Rivera Noone have recently been promoted to co-leaders of FTI’s real estate practice, and attracting and developing fresh talent is part their strategic growth plan. They both...

Sustainability certifications are more important than ever for commercial real estate owners. In this episode, CPE Executive Editor Therese Fitzgerald interviews Breana Wheeler, director of operations for BREEAM USA, on the organization's "science-based" and "holistic" approaches to sustainability and building certification, and how BREEAM is working to bring clarity to ubiquitous terms like net z...

In the first three months of this year, real estate sentiment around the globe continued to improve, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ latest survey. The organization’s Global Commercial Property Monitor found that occupier metrics are gaining traction, with appetite for office and retail slowly returning.  Nevertheless, commercial real estate professionals across the...

Welcome back to “Sustainability Street,” CPE’s podcast on the intersection of commercial estate and the world we live in. In this episode, Executive Editor Therese Fitzgerald interviews Millennium Partners Principal Kathleen MacNeil to learn about the science and the marketing behind what will be the largest passive house office building in the world. Here’s a sample of the topics the episode cove...

Welcome back to “Sustainability Street,” CPE’s podcast on the intersection of commercial estate and the world we live in. In this episode, Executive Editor Therese Fitzgerald explores how high prices and geopolitical tensions could ignite renewed attention on energy efficiency and renewable energy from property owners. Here’s a sample of the topics the episode covers: Economic and geopolitical dri...

In honor of Women’s History Month, we talked to Barbi Reuter, CREW Network’s 2022 president, about the significant changes in women’s roles in commercial real estate in the past decade. Here’s a sample of the topics this special episode covers: Most important changes in women’s roles in CRE (0:50) Why women need to advocate for themselves (2:50) Overcoming stigmas (4:21) Developing a healthy work-...

Welcome back to “Sustainability Street,” CPE’s podcast on the intersection of commercial estate and the world we live in. In this episode, Executive Editor Therese Fitzgerald speaks to environmentalists about the impact of New York City's recently-enacted fossil fuel ban law and other code change victories, and about the hurdles the movement has to overcome. Here’s a sample of the topics the episo...

In the latest FTI Consulting podcast from the series, Rob Raymond, managing director in the company’s real estate practice, and Commercial Property Executive Senior Editor Laura Calugar, discuss what impacted the upturn in M&A activity last year and how it influenced companies’ real estate decisions and needs. Press play or simply jump to the topic that you’re most interested in: The M&am...

In the final three months of 2021, sentiment among real estate professionals around the globe continued to improve for the sixth consecutive quarter. Here are the main topics RICS Economist Tarrant Parsons covered with CPE: Sentiment indicators among occupiers and investors (0:46) Changes in the office sector (3:22) Capital and rental values (5:53) Reasons of concern (7:27) Q4 survey results for N...

Welcome back to “Sustainability Street,” CPE’s podcast on the intersection of commercial estate and the world we live in. In this episode, Executive Editor Therese Fitzgerald examines California’s new energy code and its potential for igniting wholesale change. Here’s a sample of the topics the episode covers: California’s 2022 Building Energy Efficiency Standards (1:35) Residential vs. comme...

The health crisis has taken a disproportionate toll on women in commercial real estate. CREW Network CEO Wendy Mann reveals all the figures in the latest CPE podcast. Press play to learn more about COVID-19’s impact on women in the commercial real estate workforce, and why this is a pivotal moment for change in the industry! Here’s a sample of the topics Mann touches on: Why women left the workfor...

Welcome back to “Sustainability Street,” CPE's podcast on the intersection of commercial estate and the world we live in. In this episode, Executive Editor Therese Fitzgerald and Senior Associate Editor Anca Gagiuc dig into the pros and cons of this underground renewable energy source and its prospects for helping commercial real estate owners, corporate users and cities reach their ambitious carb...

FTI Consulting’s Gerardo Londono on the latest version of the Build Back Better Act and its implications for CRE investment.    (3:05) - The new 15 percent minimum tax on corporate profits  (5:30) - The new surtax on high income earners  (6:55) - Stock buybacks  (11:10) - State workarounds  (13:12) - Carried interest  (14:33) - The first half of 2022