Reshoring, rising power demands, and sustainable design are transforming the industrial real estate.

Tim Elam, Managing Director of Scannell Properties, joins Host Ozzie Nelson and Practice Strategy leader, Adam Bortz, to explore how developers are staying competitive through future-proofing, site versatility, and energy strategies. From shifting regulations and power availability to the rise of cold storage and manufacturing tenants, this conversation unpacks how to design adaptable buildings that meet evolving market needs.

Tim explains how developments like obtaining land approvals, utilizing new types of energy, and constructing data centers are transforming industrial buildings and how to prepare for the future.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Industrial real estate
• future proofing
• speculative development
• manufacturing facilities
• on-site power generation
• cold storage
• reshoring
• entitlement strategy
• data centers
• Foreign trade zones
• bonded warehouses
• adaptive reuse
• sustainability

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