How E-Commerce Is Changing Industrial Design

ATLANTA—The ever-changing demands of today’s e-commerce user create challenges related to the design and future functionality of modern industrial warehouse and distribution properties. That’s the topic of a workshop at NAIOP’s E.CON ’15: The E-Commerce Conference.

GlobeSt.com caught up with Chris Riley, vice chairman at CBRE, who’s moderating The Investor’s Guide to the E-Commerce Galaxy at the event. In part one of this exclusive interview, Riley talks about how e-commerce is impacting industrial design, the challenges involved—and how developers are overcoming these challenges. Be sure to return to this afternoon’s Atlanta edition to get Riley’s perspectives on how industrial developers are responding to the changing landscape and other topics.