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What are the dos and don’ts of crafting the perfect business development strategy? The latest Place North podcast digs into all things marketing within the built environment, with the help of Civic Engineers’ Katrina Davis and our own Dino Moutsopoulos.

Artificial intelligence is taking the world by storm, with almost every industry seeing new tools being created seemingly overnight. The built environment is no different, writes Claire Locke of VU.CITY.

From fire safety to sustainability, there are a host of new rules that apply to many projects that already have planning permission. Here is a crash course in what you need to know to safely cross these new regulation waters, writes Katie Daniels, director at Euan Kellie Property Solutions.

Get your brand in front of the who’s who of the property world, whether they’re in the North West, Yorkshire, or the North East, by taking advantage of Place North‘s dynamic online marketing services at a discounted rate before the end of August.

Genesis Homes chief executive Nicky Gordon sat down with Place North West to discuss what being a housebuilder in Cumbria is really like, what a recent local government reorganisation could mean for the county, and why Barrow is a place to watch.

The UK Government’s target of net-zero by 2050 requires every industry to pull together to decarbonise their operations and collectively work to benefit the world as a whole, writes Anna Main of Landwood Group.

In a charged episode of the Place North West podcast, Manchester City Council’s Carol Culley and Hydrock’s Leah Holmes delve into the state of the National Grid, the demand for reliable energy, and how the private and public sectors can be part of a powerful solution to the problem.

It may be Selling Sunset in LA but in Salford it’s all about selling the MediaCity experience to potential occupiers who want desirable space conducive to the health and wellbeing of its employees, writes Jo Whittaker of Peel L&P.

Having completed one of London’s smartest office buildings in recent years, MiddleCap’s innovations director Miloš Halečka dives into how his team puts tech at the heart of development.

2022 was the year of a red-hot industrial sector, levelling up ambitions, and political turmoil. What will the news articles of 2023 revolve around? We asked industry leaders their thoughts.

The reevaluation of rateable values provides a more accurate picture of the state of Northern towns and cities. Plus: good news for devolution, while the housing targets debate rumbles on.

Global sea levels are rising. They’ve risen 10cm since 1993 and are projected to rise further still. What are planners doing to anticipate this watery Armageddon, asks Jeremy Hinds of Savills.

Cycles of growth and housing market crashes, new technology, and, most recently, the pandemic-fuelled push to escape the city in search of country residences means that the property sector is evolving quicker than ever, writes Kate Lay of Landwood Group.

What do we mean by workplace experience? Kevin Wilhelm, country manager for the US and Canada at Sharry, and Victor Sanchez, senior director & head of global design and build at LinkedIn, join Paul Unger to unearth the trends and client needs.

Why is M&G’s 100,000 sq ft Manchester office still empty 18 months after completion? Plus: Blackpool gets a levelling up boost and good news for shopping centres.

A comms masterclass this week with three directors of Social, a leading ESG and tech PR agency – join Sara Donnelly, Andy Cameron-Smith and Luke Cross sharing their wisdom with Paul Unger.

Paul Unger is joined by Jeremy Hinds, planning director at Savills, and Tom Cheesewright to explore the reasons holding back real estate from taking the radical steps needed to challenge climate change.

With a wealth of experience at the heart of Gecina, the €20bn French real estate company, Antoine Geoffroy dives into the challenges real estate faces in tech and the “next big revolution” for the industry.

Fabrice Aubert, deputy managing director of French property giant Nexity, talks to Blandine Laffargue about the importance of taking a decentralised approach to innovation.