Journal of Corporate Real Estate: Volume 5 Issue 2

A blueprint for the successful implementation of a corporate headquarters project: The case study of Swiss Re Germany AG

Martin Pongratz

Based on a case study of the new Swiss Re headquarters in Munich, Germany, this paper outlines key design and planning principles integral to achieving an outstanding project…

Building connected organisations: A key element in improving workplace performance in the context of the business

Alan Drake

The issue of workplace performance is examined in the broader context of the enterprise. While organisations may be quick to acknowledge the complexity of their business, efforts…

Creating a defensible recapitalisation programme

John R. Selman

Recapitalisation is the planned replacement of facility subsystems, such as roofs, utilities, heating, ventilation and air conditioning. Recapitalisation initiatives continually…

SBC Communications’ process for strategic and portfolio planning

Richard D. Wagner, Gary A. Miciunas MCR, Curtis Knapp, Christopher Mach

This paper presents the process and outcomes of developing a national capability for strategic and portfolio planning within SBC Communications, Inc., a Fortune 100 company, and…

Aligning corporate real estate with evolving corporate missions: Process‐based management models

Francisco J. Acoba, Scott P. Foster

In their recent client engagement experience and benchmarking research, the authors have found that successful management models for corporate real estate (CRE) organisations…

Mitigating corporate real estate liabilities by managing both sides of the landlord and tenant equation: The Reluctant Landlord® scenario

Howard Cooke

As the property market falters, corporate occupiers are increasingly finding themselves in the uncomfortable role of ‘The Reluctant Landlord®’, with surplus property and…