What "intelligent amenities" should a building have? What building is right for a tenant comparing connectivity, reliability, automation and other elements? Marketing a building or campus becomes totally different once you ask "How smart a building do you need?" instead of "How much space do you want to lease?"

Learn from James Carlini, who pioneered the whole concept in 1985 and how his test was used to compare downtown buildings and perform infrastructure assessments in places like Century City. With his insights, he became the Mayor’s Consultant in planning the Chicago 911 Center which is rated #1 in the country by the Homeland Security Agency. What impact does measuring building intelligence have today?

There are more real estate organizations becoming aware of this concept as competition heats up to attract the right tenant base.  Economic development is becoming critical with many municipalities as well.  They need to attract and maintain new businesses.

The old real estate adage of “Location, Location, Location” has to be updated to “Location, Location ,Connectivity” as more municipalities find out that Economic Development equals Broadband Connectivity.  And, Broadband Connectivity equals good jobs.