Buildings around the world are undergoing transformation and landlords and investment trusts have been using proprietary internal assessment tools to measure and analyze technology and operational performance within their increasingly digitized properties. While every building is unique, a common industry assessment, rating and benchmarking system is needed to help guide more effective technology investments and help differentiate buildings for attracting new tenants. TIA and UL have worked for several years with an industry working group comprised of 100+ experts from over 60 CRE and technology organizations to develop a technology-neutral, industry-driven, comprehensive assessment criteria to measure smart building performance and benchmark them against others. The criteria is the basis for SPIRE, the world’s first holistic smart building assessment and rating program established by UL. Attendees will hear from leaders at both TIA and UL on market trends and how building owners and managers are transforming legacy systems, and strategically planning new technology deployments for true future-readiness.