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Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Real Estate and Construction Trends
Articles, videos and conference keynote presentations on real estate trends, construction industry, facilities management and related issues, by Patrick Dixon, author of 15 books and Chairman of Global Change Ltd. Clients include Balfour Beatty, Corenet Global, Johnson Controls, Knight Frank, Siemens Group, Urban Land Institute (ULI), Anglian Circle Housing Association, ISS, European Facilities Management Association and many of the world's largest multinationals. Dixon has given keynotes on a wide range of trends which impact real estate at events in North America, Central America, Latin America, Western Europe, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Baltic States, Scandinavia, Africa, Central Asia, South East Asia and Asia Pacific.
Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Real Estate and Construction Trends
Lecturing in Fiji to Australian Estate Agents about the future of Real Estate marketing. Whatever your nation, many issues are the same when it comes to selling property. If we were starting with a blank sheet today – how would we create a market for residential property? Estate Agent models are often 100 years out of date. Future of real estate marketing in a mobile, multichannel world.
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Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Real Estate and Construction Trends
How Real Estate will be changed by high cost energy.
Cities are responsible for 75% of global energy consumption and 80% of all greenhouse gas emissions – mostly burnt up in heating or cooling buildings, and things like lighting the streets.
Just 10 simple steps can reduce energy consumption in many cities by at least 30%, using technologies that are proven.
Most of these green tech innovations pay for themselves.
Read more: Green Cities: 10 steps to zero carbon real estate
Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Real Estate and Construction Trends
Cities are responsible for 75% of global energy consumption and 80% of all greenhouse gas emissions.
300 million will move from rural areas to cities by 2020 in China alone.
A further 400 million people will migrate to cities across Africa in the same period.
We will soon have 100 megacities, each with more than 15 million inhabitants.
Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Real Estate and Construction Trends
Roof gardens keep flat roofs cool in Summer – and also help insulate in winter. They require little maintenance and reduce energy bills significantly. 12% of roofs are “green” in Germany already, and Tokyo law requires at least 20% of all new roofs to be “green”.
Studies on Chicago City Hall after installation showed that roof temperatures fell by up to 30 degrees C on hot summer days and surrounding areas were cooler by 9 degrees C. We know that with every degree less difference between internal and external temperature, the fuel bill can fall by up to 10%.
Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Real Estate and Construction Trends
Polymer cement could save more than 2% of global carbon dioxide emissions – but who is talking about it?
Polymer cement is made by adding different materials to cement, to make new kinds of concrete which save huge amounts of energy.
Polymer cement can be produced using 40% less energy per ton than ordinary cement. In many cases these new concrete polymers are also lighter (less transport costs) and have better insulating properties. A common ingredient is ash from coal-fired power stations.
Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Real Estate and Construction Trends
Heat pumps are a very important way for business to save up to 50% of their energy, yet most people have never heard of them and they are hardly used. Pump heat or cold from 1-2 metres underground more cheaply than burning gas, coal or oil or using traditional air conditioners. We can halve fuel bills in many buildings by using heat pump and pipes into the ground. 70% of new homes in Sweden, 45% in New Zealand and 30% in Switzerland are already heated by heat pumps, saving each household up to half normal fuel bills. Expect many developed countries to require heat pumps to be used on most new building projects, with new regulations in the next five to ten years.
Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Real Estate and Construction Trends
Future of Real Estate and Property Marketing -- global trends and property outlook for Australia market. How Estate Agents need to change the way property is marketed and sold using online tools, social media, mobile multichannel marketing, video of properties for sale. Future impact of digital tools like Google Earth, Google Maps on customers searching for properties online. Researching local property markets no longer requires traditional estate...