November 5, 2007—The largest real estate service provider, the federal government’s property manager, and a top telecommunications firm are winners of this year’s top prize in corporate real estate. CoreNet Global, the global professional association for corporate real estate executives, has announced that CB Richard Ellis (CBRE), the US General Services Administration (GSA), and Sprint are all winners of the annual H. Bruce Russell Global Innovator’s Awards.
CB Richard Ellis (CBRE)—Workforce Longevity Model: This risk evaluation tool analyzes several competitive, market, and client factors in order to determine the probable longevity of a specific labor market.
US General Services Administration (GSA)—National 3D-4D-BIM Program: This program was developed to address the challenges of errors and omissions, as-built documentation, tenant phasing, space measurement, and energy performance. The program promotes value-added digital visualization, simulation, and optimization techniques to improve building design and construction quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction at all stages of project planning, delivery, and lifecycle.
Sprint—The Mosaic Program: This program is a methodology for developing optimal real estate solutions by simultaneously creating strategy at three different stages: space, portfolio, and market. Mosaic leverages the real estate organization’s “balcony view” of the enterprise by optimizing and leveraging between all asset classes (retail, office, call center, etc.) and all business strategies.
The H. Bruce Russell Global Innovator’s Awards program, now in its ninth year, showcases solutions, best practices, and innovations in corporate real estate and workplace management. The 2007 finalists also included: City of Melbourne (Australia); Fidelity Corporate Real Estate; Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA); DIRTT; Jones Lang LaSalle; and DTZ-The Metropolitan Police Service (UK); and the General Services Administration—Workplace Matters.
