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Start With One System: How to Pilot Building AI Without Betting the Portfolio (2026)

Starting with one system means you pilot building AI on a single workflow in a single building for four to six weeks — pick the system with the clearest baseline and the most painful recurring problem, define a measurable success threshold up front…

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CRE Intelligence

The CRE Building-Operations Stack for the Agentic Era

Every layer of commercial real estate is getting its own agentic operating system. Fund administration already has one. The building itself — how it runs, what it spends, whether it performs — is the layer AI Smart Buildings is built for.

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Wi-Fi vs. PIR vs. CO₂ — Occupancy Sensor Accuracy Comparison for HVAC Optimization
Occupancy Analytics

Wi-Fi vs. PIR vs. CO₂ — Occupancy Sensor Accuracy Comparison for HVAC Optimization

Not all occupancy sensors are created equal. We evaluated Wi-Fi counting, passive infrared (PIR), CO₂, and camera-based AI across four buildings over 18 months.

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