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AI overload drives data center Innovation
AI is overwhelming today’s data centers, but a comprehensive stack of infrastructure, energy, and software solutions is emerging to meet this challenge. JLL’s 2026 Global Data Center Outlook report projects nearly 100 GW of new capacity will be built between 2026 and 2030, with AI workloads accounting for roughly half of all usage by decade’s end. We anticipate that demand will still outpace this supply.
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FEATURED RESEARCH – Is the tipping point for robotics in real estate coming? The rediscovery of robotics as physical AI
Traditional robots have been around in commercial real estate for years, doing tasks like construction work, cleaning, and building inspections. While functional, the results are not changing the game. Leveraging JLL’s latest Global Technology Survey, authors Yuehan Wang and Christine Langston of JLL’s Global Research team finds that the combination of better technology, willing clients,…
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How Ren has supercharged JLL’s AI-powered approach to client centricity
Following a groundswell in adoption among individual brokers across the organization, JLL Spark invested in Ren’s sales intelligence technology in 2024. Fast forward to today, nearly 1,000 brokers from various sectors utilize our AI to serve clients better and generate deals. Ren is dedicated to escalate JLL sales teams to perform at 10x the average.…
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Next gen solutions for real estate’s energy crisis
With energy demand forecasted to rise and electricity prices surging in the last five years, property owners and occupiers face unprecedented challenges in accessing reliable and affordable energy supplies. How are AI and emerging technologies helping these companies optimize building operations to reduce energy consumption? JLL’s Head of Energy Advisory and Sustainability Josephine Tucker weighs in…
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JLL Spark Managing Partner Raj Singh: Investor by trade, tech enthusiast at heart
Rounding out the JLL Spark investor series, Managing Partner Raj Singh shares a glimpse of his road to venture capital and what he admires in startup founders. With an innate curiosity for technology and over 20 years of investing, Raj is an example of resilience and empathy in a market-driven industry. Despite the turbulence, he is…
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Noro portals at JLL: Connecting long-distance teams via large format video conferencing
In 2023, JLL Spark invested in Noro’s portal technology to bring cutting edge collaborative tools to modern workplaces. Today, our relationship with Noro has grown to include a use case for our own employees at JLL. Growth Principal Arnaud Bouzinac shares an update on our portfolio company’s growth in our latest blog post.
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JLL Spark investor: Sean Wright
Our latest post in the JLL Spark investor series is a feature on Sean Wright, JLL Spark’s Investment Principal covering the EMEA region. Originally from the United States, he is based in Germany where he has lived and worked for many years. His investment career began in private equity before becoming an entrepreneur and eventually moving…
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The evolution of leasing technology: How JLL is transforming the brokerage landscape
The commercial leasing space is being reshaped by shifting occupier demands, rising expectations for speed and data transparency, and the breakthrough potential of AI. To meet this moment, JLL has built a unique innovation engine—pairing internal product and development expertise with a dedicated corporate venture arm.
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JLL Spark and Dealpath: Transforming CRE capital markets in the age of AI
The institutionalization of commercial real estate (CRE) as a global asset class has brought unprecedented opportunities – and complexities – to investment management. At Dealpath, we recognized early on the critical need for a purpose-built technology platform to navigate this evolving landscape.
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From entrepreneur to venture capitalist: Laurent Grill
In this JLL Spark investor feature, Partner Laurent Grill shares how his experience as an entrepreneur equips him to be a better investor, compassionate to the challenges of building a company from the ground up while maintaining a high level of strategic fit for each investment.
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The evolution of corporate real estate management: How technology is reshaping the industry
Corporate real estate management, encompassing the oversight of an enterprise’s physical locations worldwide, is undergoing a major shift. The pressure to manage real estate portfolios and workplaces in a more agile and cost-effective manner, without sacrificing user experience, is driving this change. Ever since the outbreak of COVID-19, leaders in the sector face the challenge…