Last month, WiredScore attended and presented at NexusCon in Denver, Colorado. The conference brought together professionals across smart building technology and operational technology, creating space for meaningful conversations about data, AI, and the future of smart buildings.
Across the sessions and side conversations, one theme remained prominent: cybersecurity. Here are our thoughts on how the industry is responding to this rapidly escalating challenge.
Cushman and Wakefield recently published their Smart Premium report, a look into the impact of digital connectivity and smart technology on the rental market in London offices.
Drawing on 10 years of leasing data combined with WiredScore’s certification records, the findings reveal some compelling insights:
Office experiences are increasingly built on complex tech foundations as occupiers place greater value on experience, productivity, and wellbeing.
Landlords who get this right are seeing tangible benefits.
Since the start of our journey 12 years ago in North America, we’ve worked with over 500 of the biggest landlords, certifying over 770m sq ft of space across the office and residential sectors.
Now we are bringing WiredScore to the industrial and logistics sector, where we are working with a number of landlords including Prologis and Trammell Crow Holdings to bring our global technology standard to these spaces.
Hear from John Meko about what this means for the real estate industry in North America.
Six months on from WiredScore’s launch into the industrial sector, the market context is continuing to shift. Investment volumes are climbing, occupier demand is resilient, and landlords are having to think differently about how their assets perform.
Knight Frank’s latest research shows £1.4 billion of transactions in Q3, marking the third straight quarter of year-on-year improvement. Take-up for larger units hit 10 million sq ft in Q2, the highest since 2022, pushing H1 totals to just over 18 million sq ft. At the same time, vacancy has crept up to 7.7%, the highest level in 11 years, and average industrial rents have risen 4.8% year-on-year, with forecasters revising growth expectations for 2025 upwards.
In other words, activity is strong, but competition is intensifying. As more space comes onto the market, digital performance, resilience and future-readiness are increasingly what set buildings apart. Through our certification work and conversations with clients, six clear lessons have emerged that show where the sector is moving, and where the gaps still lie.
British Land has long set the bar for what it means to build and manage places with excellence. Their recent recognition with WiredScore’s Certificate of Excellence for Operational Excellence is a testament to that commitment. This portfolio-level award celebrates real estate investors and developers who consistently deliver best-in-class digital connectivity, resilient design, and smart building management across their assets. For British Land, it reflects a long-term vision that brings together cutting-edge digital infrastructure, sustainability strategies, and thoughtful placemaking across their campuses and buildings in London.
To mark the achievement, we joined the British Land team at Broadgate Tower to sit down with William Newton, CEO of WiredScore, and Johan Joubert, Digital Placemaking Programme Manager at British Land. Together, we explored why digital excellence matters, how sustainability and operational performance intersect, and what the future of connected places looks like.
Smooth operations are the heart of every logistics facility, so it’s no wonder that industrial occupiers are becoming more risk-averse when selecting operational hubs. Resilient infrastructure is essential for industrial occupiers, as any delays or downtime can directly affect profitability. Across global markets, expectations are rising, and the data is clear: demand for robust, scalable, and resilient connectivity is accelerating.
WiredScore recently partnered with Analytiqa to conduct global research into the importance of digital connectivity for industrial assets, surveying decision-makers across logistics, retail, e-commerce, and light industrial sectors. The findings are striking: 9 in 10 occupiers believe high-quality digital infrastructure is essential or very important to their operations. Yet 70% experienced delays or inefficiencies due to poor connectivity in the past year. More than half are willing to pay a premium of up to 10% for spaces that meet these digital standards.
So how can asset owners respond and position themselves for success today? Here are five foundational actions you can take now to future-proof your industrial assets and deliver on tenant expectations.
From Hong Kong to Warsaw, Leeds to Cairo, Q2 saw WiredScore stepping onto global stages, joining conversations that are shaping the future of real estate. With a growing presence in new markets and deeper engagement with developers, occupiers and policymakers, WiredScore continues to demonstrate the value of digital connectivity and smart technology across the built environment.
Whether launching new certifications, moderating industry-defining panels or connecting with top landlords and investors, our team has been at the heart of the conversations that matter most.
Here’s a look at the trends, insights and outcomes that stood out.