The Digital Twins Hub at Penn State has launched the Digital Twin Literacy Center, a centralized space for students at Penn State to learn about and engage directly with digital twin models — virtual representations of real-life systems — and other immersive technologies. The hub is housed under the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences and the Cozoziello Institute for Real Estate Innovation.

Penn State's patent-pending LionGlass continues to move from the laboratory toward commercial applications with support from the Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation.

A gift from Penn State alumna Pat Loftus is expanding experiential learning opportunities through the Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation's Future Innovators Fund. In partnership with the Penn State Learning Factory, the fund supports interdisciplinary, faculty-led projects that connect students with real-world challenges across the built environment.

Longtime volunteers Peter and Sharon Cocoziello have come forward with a new gift to name and support the Advance Realty Investors Director of the Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation.

The Penn State Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation has announced the recipients of its 2026-27 Seed Grant Program, supporting five interdisciplinary research teams from Penn State University Park and Penn State Harrisburg. The projects address critical built environment challenges, including 3D-printed housing, aging-in-place, smart building technologies, sustainable construction materials and artificial intelligence-enabled energy systems, with the goal of advancing innovative solutions from early-stage research toward real-world impact.

The Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation hosted its inaugural Built Environment Showcase this spring at the Nittany Lion Inn, bringing together more than 250 faculty, students, researchers and industry leaders. The showcase demonstrated the institute’s role in connecting research, education and industry collaboration to advance innovation across real estate, construction and infrastructure.

Penn State students got a firsthand look at the future of construction during the Cocoziello Institute’s Constructing Tomorrow Student Summit in Pittsburgh. From construction robotics demonstrations to networking with industry leaders, the trip showcased how innovation, workforce development and collaboration are shaping the industry’s next generation.

The Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation has announced that John Messner has been appointed associate director of translational research. Messner will spearhead efforts to develop translational research partnerships with industry and University stakeholders to integrate data, modeling and operational insights and advance new built‑environment research.

The first annual Penn State Cocoziello Institute Built Environment Showcase will take place on Monday, April 27, from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Nittany Lion Inn. The event brings together a mix of students, researchers and industry professionals, highlighting the research institute’s interdisciplinary approach to addressing the challenges of contemporary real estate and the built environment.

A panel of industry experts and Penn State faculty awarded a total of $29,000 to student teams at the Nittany AI Challenge Celebration. The winning teams will use their prize money to further develop projects that apply artificial intelligence to address real-world challenges and benefit society.

The Digital Twins Hub, one of five research hubs jointly housed under the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) and the Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation, has launched a new program that spotlights University researchers integrating digital twins in innovative ways and to bridge the literacy gap between emerging technologies and undergraduate education.

Penn State’s Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation convened leaders from across the real estate and built environment sectors for the second annual Insights and Impacts Reception at the Wells Fargo headquarters in New York City.

Students and faculty from Penn State’s Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation recently traveled to Ellis Preserve in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, to explore one of the region’s most ambitious examples of sustainable, mixed-use development.

Penn State’s Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation has awarded seed grants to five interdisciplinary research projects. These grants support collaborative projects led by Penn State faculty who aim to generate innovative solutions to complex challenges in real estate and the built environment.

The Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation at Penn State has announced two significant philanthropic contributions aimed at enhancing its educational and research initiatives.

The Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference, one of the largest tech startup conferences in the mid-Atlantic region, will take place April 10-11 at The Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center.