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Technology in Commercial Real Estate
NAIOP aims to foster a more tech-enabled industry, driving innovation, efficiency and long-term value for commercial real estate professionals.
Leadership in Action: Innovation, AI and Continuous Growth
NAIOP’s 2025 Developing Leaders Award winners are poised to navigate an evolving industry.
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Securing the Reliability of Electric Grid Infrastructure
Both new grid development and upgrades to existing infrastructure are urgently needed.
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The End of Guesswork: Movement Data and the Future of Retail Site Selection
Real-time mobility analytics helps developers and retailers pursue data-backed decision-making.
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Era of Uncertainty Results in Hesitancy, Indecision
Research directors and Distinguished Fellows share perspectives on the trends shaping the short-term and long-term outlook for CRE in Canada and the U.S.
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Power Strain: Inside CRE’s Race to Secure the Next Megawatt
As grid expansion lags, developers and investors are rewriting the development playbook around energy.
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Designing for a Transforming Multifamily Market
A survey reveals the level of priority modern renters place on cost, amenities, location and other factors.
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Location, Location, Disruption: Adapting Real Estate Strategies to Shifting Realities
Market instability and a lack of short-term clarity challenge investors and dealmakers.
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AI in Warehouse Development and Operations
AI in Warehouse Development and Operations
The NAIOP Research Foundation’s 2020 report, “The Evolution of the Warehouse: Trends in Technology, Design, Development and Delivery,” profiled a variety of emerging technologies that were reshaping warehouse interiors and allowing for new approaches to last-mile distribution. Since that report, there has been a rapid expansion in the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI).
The authors of the 2020 report, Steve Weikal and James Scott at MIT, are now examining how advances in AI are affecting the design, location and infrastructure requirements for industrial buildings and reshaping the systems inside those buildings for the forthcoming report “Artificial Intelligence in Warehouse Development and Operations.” The study draws from secondary research and interviews with developers and technologists and will be released in October 2025.
Research Foundation Reports
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Reverse Logistics Strategies for the Post-pandemic Supply Chain: Spaces and Places to Recapture Value
A report to provide insight into best practices in reverse logistics supply chain design and the implications for facility location and design.
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Commercial Real Estate Terms and Definitions
The author reviewed secondary sources and sought input from members of the national research directors group as well as other CRE practitioners to identify terms that needed to be added or amended to match current use.
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An Overview of Emerging Construction Technologies
A report to explore emerging construction technologies and their implications for the construction and real estate development industries.
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The Evolution of the Warehouse: Trends in Technology, Design, Development and Delivery
A report to provide the real estate development community with insight into current and future trends in building and logistics technologies and their implications for industrial real estate.
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