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Realcomm IBcon 2026 Digie Finalists Announced

May 20, 2026 | Realcomm Staff
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For 28 years, the Commercial and Corporate Real Estate Digital Innovation Awards, known as the Digies, have recognized the companies and technologies shaping the future of the industry and the built environment. Presented annually by Realcomm, the awards spotlight advancements across real estate business processes, intelligent building systems, connected portfolios, and smart buildings, cities, and campuses. The Digies also focus on the people and organizations that are leading the innovation charge in our industry.

This year’s Digie Awards finalists are the innovators, visionaries, and industry leaders redefining what comes next. Leading the Tech REset, they represent the architects of a new landscape, driving innovation, accelerating change, and setting the standard for the industry ahead.


The following are the 2026 finalists:


REALCOMM


Best Use of Automation

Commercial Real Estate (2 awards)

  1. BGO
  2. Brookfield
  3. BXP
  4. Oxford Properties
  5. QuadReal
  6. Silverstein Properties

Retail Real Estate (2 awards)

  1. Curbline
  2. GGP
  3. Phillips Edison & Company
  4. Primaris REIT
  5. Tanger
  6. Westfield

Corporate Real Estate

  1. Alaska Airlines
  2. Cisco
  3. Standard Bank Group

Investment Management

  1. LaSalle Management
  2. J.P. Morgan Asset Management
  3. Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan

Multifamily | Residential

  1. Avenue Living
  2. Greystar
  3. The Preiss Company

Industrial Real Estate

  1. Broadstone Net Lease
  2. Cabot
  3. Link Logistics

Best Tech Innovation

Commercial | Corporate Real Estate (2 awards)

  1. ARGUS Assist
  2. Dealpath Connect
  3. MRI Agora
  4. PRODA Platform
  5. Yardi Virtuoso
  6. FlexProperty by Yavica

Digital Innovator (2 awards)

  1. Marlena Badway
  2. Jason Campos
  3. Jack Harnett
  4. Gary Kao
  5. Goutham Vulpala
  6. Cho Xue

Julie Devine Digital Impact (2 awards)

  1. Cecilia Li
  2. Christopher Gilene
  3. Gary Bailey
  4. John Fitzpatrick
  5. Ken Kurz
  6. Kim Scharf

IBcon


Most Intelligent

Office Building

  1. Bentall 6 – Vancouver
  2. Winthrop Center – Boston
  3. 200 West Street – New York City

Office Portfolio

  1. Empire State Realty Trust
  2. GSA
  3. QuadReal

Corporate Headquarters

  1. Kaiser Permanente
  2. Lockheed Martin
  3. Microsoft Campus – Redmond

Digital District

  1. Coopers Cross – Dublin
  2. Smart Building Living Labs – Montreal
  3. OC Vibe – Anaheim

DC-Powered Building

  1. HITT Contracting HQ – Falls Church
  2. Hotel Marcel – New Haven
  3. Mouser Electronics – Mansfield

Multifamily | Residential

  1. IMMIX – Toronto
  2. Signature Music Row – Nashville
  3. Novo Avian Point – Apoka

Higher Education

  1. California State University, Dominguez Hills
  2. Stanford
  3. Texas A&M

Best Tech Innovation

DC Power

  1. Luum – X-PoE Switches
  2. Sinclair Digital – AGILE CORE
  3. VoltServer – Tetra Platform

Intelligent Buildings (2 awards)

  1. Butlr – Heatic 2+
  2. Cove – Cove Platform
  3. KODE Labs – EnerG
  4. Noda – Noda Command
  5. Stratro Automation – OCN+
  6. The Preiss x IRIS Mobile Wallet Experience

Digital Innovator (2 awards)

  1. Saruf Alam
  2. Linda Cogburn
  3. Ben Cooper
  4. Trevor Morrison
  5. Andres Rodriguez
  6. Ryan Sen

Julie Devine Digital Impact (2 awards)

  1. Farukh Aslam
  2. Thano Lambrinos
  3. Bonnie Manter
  4. Kay Sargent
  5. Donny Walker
  6. Terry Wood

The winners will be announced, along with the presentation of the Realcomm Lifetime and Industry Achievement awards, at Realcomm IBcon 2026 at the San Diego Convention Center. The award ceremony will be held on Wednesday, June 3 at 5:45pm at the Main Stage at the Exhibit Hall. Join us!

Realcomm Staff
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.

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