Spark Notes, featuring JLL’s latest take on the 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 on the energy crisis and the tech investments that represent JLL’s  commitment to bringing innovative tech to market. Read more in Next gen solutions for real estate’s energy crisis.

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PORTFOLIO COMPANY UPDATES
What’s new with our startups

ALICE Technologies and Alvarez & Marsal announce strategic partnership to advance construction planning
The partnership integrates ALICE’s generative scheduling technology with A&M’s capital construction advisory expertise to help project stakeholders reduce risk, accelerate delivery, and recover from costly delays by building anti-fragile schedules.

EliseAI secures $250M Series E to automate healthcare and housing, hiring hundreds to fuel expansion
Congratulations to our portfolio company in its latest funding round! And also for the accolade at the 5th annual PropTech Breakthrough Awards: EliseAI named 2025 “PropTech AI solution of the year.”

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PROPTECH EVENTS
Connect with our team at the following events

PropTech Connect 2025
London, England | September 3-4, 2025
Arnaud Bouzinac, Raj Singh, and Sean Wright will attend.

Blueprint
Las Vegas, Nevada USA | September 16-18, 2025
Laurent Grill will moderate the session “Creating competitive advantage with strategic AI investments.”
Ajey Kaushal, Danny Klein, and Raj Singh will attend.

ULI Los Angeles: Masterclass – Implementing AI in commercial real estate
Los Angeles, California USA | September 23, 2025
Laurent Grill will lead the course “Fundamentals of AI in commercial real estate.”

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INDUSTRY NEWS
CRE and technology topics on our radar

Sentiment around construction robotics innovation rises while implementation wavers
builtworlds.com | August 6, 2025

Commercial property executives say recovery has arrived
costar.com | August 11, 2025

MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing
fortune.com | August 18, 2025

Hunt for data center space starts earlier and earlier even with $1 trillion set to pour in, JLL says
costar.com | August 18, 2025

From inside the house: Data centres tackle public perception and sustainability progress
capacitymedia.com | August 21, 2025