Realcomm | IBcon 2015 Announces "Digie" Award Winners

    CARLSBAD, CA, June 23, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Realcomm Conference Group announced the winners of the 17th annual Commercial Real Estate Digital Innovation ("Digie") Awards at the Realcomm | IBcon 2015 conference held on June 9-10 in San Antonio, TX. The awards ceremony, sponsored by IBM, was hosted by the conferences' Advisory Council Co-Chairs: Robert Entin, Vornado Realty Trust; Helane Stein, PREIT; Dave Clute, Zurich; Kelly Millsaps, Related; and Michael Osment, Taubman.

The Realcomm Digie Awards were first presented in 1999 to recognize companies, real estate projects, technologies and industry leaders that were positively impacting the commercial, corporate, government and institutional real estate industry through the use of technology, automation and innovation. Today, the awards are separated between Realcomm and IBcon to distinguish recognition for automating real estate business processes and the smart, intelligent buildings marketplace, respectively. Over the years, the Digie Award has increased in prestige and has become a standard of accomplishment within the industry.

"We are very pleased to recognize this year's Digie Award winners, a group comprised of forward-thinking organizations and visionary industry leaders that truly represent this year's conference theme: REal Change. Right Now. Welcome to the FutuRE," commented Jim Young, co-founder and CEO of Realcomm. "They are leaders in innovation and are utilizing technology to forge new paths in the way we use and operate real estate. It is an exciting time for the corporate and commercial real estate industry."

Realcomm and IBcon 2015 Digie Award winners are:

REALCOMM
Best Use of Automation
- Architecture - BROAD Group
- Commercial Real Estate - Tishman Speyer
- Commercial Real Estate - Boston Properties
- Commercial Services - Avison Young
- Corporate Real Estate - Bank of America
- Property Management - Cushman & Wakefield
- Real Estate Investment Management - Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management
- Retail - Starwood Retail Partners

Best Real Estate Technology Innovation
- VTS
- Trimble | Microsoft HoloLens
- Hightower

Digital Impact Awards
- Robert Entin, Vornado
- Stuart Appley, Shorenstein

IBCON
Most Intelligent Building Projects
- City/State - San Diego, CA
- Corporate Campus - The Pentagon
- College Campus - Stanford University
- Corporate HQ - Deloitte HQ Netherlands
- Multi Family - United Dominion Realty Trust
- Mixed Use - Hudson Yards
- Office Building - One World Trade Center
- Office Portfolio - The Irvine Company
- Office Portfolio - Oxford Properties
- Retail - Macerich
- Specialty Building - Quicken Loans Data Center

Best Intelligent Building Technology Innovation
- J2 Innovations - FIN 3.0
- Tridium - JACE 8000
- KMC Controls - KMC Commander

Digital Impact Award
- Brian Dauskurdas, Lutron
- Ted Maulucci, Tridel

About Realcomm Conference Group
Realcomm Conference Group, LLC is the leading research and educational institution that produces annual conferences and expositions on technology, automated business solutions and intelligent buildings strategies for executives in commercial, corporate, government and institutional real estate. Realcomm was founded in 1999 with the goal of bringing industry leaders together each year to discuss, demonstrate and debate the latest innovations that impact the industry. Today, in addition to the annual conferences, Realcomm conducts webinars, workshops and other strategic services to educate industry professionals about the latest business solutions and technologies to improve commercial real estate development, leasing, management and operations.

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