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LATEST REPORTS
Read the latest research reports from the NAIOP Research Foundation, and learn about ongoing research projects important to commercial real estate.
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MEASURING COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE'S IMPACT
Construction and development of commercial real estate generates significant economic benefits throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Managing Sustainability Risk in Data Center Development
Identifies five risks developers must address to remain competitive in an AI-driven market
The report explores how developers and investors can maintain long-term financial returns by addressing emerging sustainability concerns in these projects.
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AI’s Role in Next-Generation Industrial Real Estate
The NAIOP Research Foundation commissioned this report – a follow-up to the 2020 Foundation report "The Evolution of the Warehouse: Trends in Technology, Design, Development and Delivery" – to examine how AI is affecting industrial building development and shaping the technological systems within these buildings.
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NAIOP members are invited to tell us about a book you’ve authored, its focus, and where it can be purchased. Help us populate a list of NAIOP member authors!
Best Practices in Data Center Development
Best Practices in Data Center Development is a practical guide for real estate developers entering the North American data center market. It examines best practices, key considerations, and actionable insights to help developers navigate this specialized field with confidence and foresight.
Written by industry experts from Ware Malcomb, FCL, Henderson Engineers, Kimley-Horn, Vorys and Vista Site Selection, this 60-page e-book outlines the essential components of data centers, market dynamics, collaboration with stakeholders including local governments, and principles of design and construction.
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DEVELOPMENT MAGAZINE
Power Strain Inside CRE’s Race to Secure the Next Megawatt
In Development’s winter 2025/2026 issue, find out why power availability has become a top constraint for commercial real estate development and what stakeholders are doing in response. Also featured: the ongoing transformation of Philadelphia’s Navy Yard; the office market’s selective rebound; 25 years of the NAIOP Research Foundation; and how research directors view the trends shaping the industry in Canada and the U.S.
Browse the magazine online or download it in PDF format.
Space Demand Forecasts
The Space Demand Forecast for the U.S. is issued quarterly by NAIOP.
THE NAIOP CRE SENTIMENT INDEX
Industry Leaders’ Outlook for Commercial Real Estate
The NAIOP Sentiment Index is designed to predict general conditions in the commercial real estate industry over the next 12 months by asking industry professionals to predict conditions for their own projects and markets.
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Is your 2025 salary and bonus package competitive? Find out with the 2024 NAIOP/CEL Commercial Real Estate Compensation and Benefits Reports.
Best Practices in Cold Storage
Best Practices in Cold Storage Facility Development provides practical information for developers, designers, tenants and anyone else interested in knowing more about this complex property type.
Authored by industry experts from Ware Malcomb, FCL Builders and Cold Summit Development, this 40-page e-book explains pre-development considerations along with detailed speculative and build-to-suit design and construction approaches.
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Rules of Thumb for Distribution/Warehouse Facilities Design
For more information on dry warehouse design, NAIOP’s e-book, Rules of Thumb for Distribution/Warehouse Facilities Design, is also available for purchase.
Author and former principal with HPA, Inc., Byron Pinckert, has drawn on his firm’s decades of industry experience to explain best-practice methods for planning and designing warehouse facilities.
This 60-page e-book addresses topics including site planning for truck and rail delivery, material handling equipment and racking systems layouts, as well as field-tested approaches to complex features such as floor slabs and roofs.
Rules of Thumb for Distribution/Warehouse Facilities Design will help developers achieve peak operational efficiency for their tenants and build-to-suit clients.
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