Giraffe Academy

Finding Industrial Sites

For deal-sourcing teams targeting industrial and distribution portfolios with precision and speed. Map supply-chain adjacency, analyze environment, assess zoning and land use, build automated pro-forma templates, and move from lead to LOI in days.

3 weeks

The Giraffe Platform

  • One-year subscription to Giraffe
  • Full access to mapping, feasibility and design tools
  • Regional planning layers and data
  • Tailored feasibility templates
  • 90 days of onboarding support

Expert-Led Bootcamp

  • Interactive live training sessions
  • On-demand tutorials and recordings
  • Regional templates and market data
  • Hands-on labs with real sites

What we'll cover

1

Infrastructure Mapping and Site Discovery

Visualise environmental layers, power capacity, water and wastewater systems, natural gas networks and fibre broadband. Use Regrid parcel data to surface qualified industrial sites fast.

2

Cut, Fill and Site Planning

Model industrial programs, assess yield and estimate horizontal volumes. Test pad configurations, compare building types — shallow-bay, rear-load, cross-dock — and run yield scenarios.

3

Cost Estimation and Pro Forma

Link takeoffs to rates and produce detailed cost plans. Identify site prep and cut/fill areas, apply rates, produce an auditable bill of quantities and export to CSV or PDF.

4

Templatising and Automation

Codify your estimating process into reusable templates for instant feasibility and cost assessments. Build repeatable workflows that your team can run on any new site.

Results that resonate

"I love Giraffe for the speed and accuracy in generating multiple options when assessing new sites. This is particularly valuable for our new business teams."

John Taylor

Head of Product and Design - Apartments, Lendlease

"We're cutting down from weeks or months to a day or days to find the site and take a site design and layout."

James Strutt

Director - Strategic Advisory Services, NSW Government

"We were able to easily integrate the Giraffe technology into our current deal flow systems, which saved valuable time for all of our teams."

Dusti Wofford

Global Head of Digital & Technology Strategy, Trammell Crow Company

Pricing

Finding Industrial Sites · 3 weeks

Your instructors

James Blackwood

James Blackwood

Chief Revenue Officer

Leads Giraffe's US growth with deep expertise in real estate finance, analytics, and development strategy. Instructs both the Mastering Multifamily and Finding Industrial Sites bootcamps, focused on data-driven site selection, feasibility assessment, and pipeline management.

Ian Mize

Ian Mize

Principal Solutions Consultant

Over a decade of experience evaluating and designing multifamily and industrial sites across the U.S. Specializes in feasibility analysis, due diligence automation, land planning, and real estate data analytics. Co-instructs Giraffe's multifamily and industrial bootcamps.

Ready to get started?

Join the next Finding Industrial Sites cohort and transform how your team works.