PlaceTech Visits | The Forge by Landsec

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.

The 45,000 sq ft Babbage Centre in Runcorn has been sold by Dutch IT firm Getronics on a sale and leaseback agreement. 

From the need to report to the importance of clear communication, here are the top insights from Spaceflow’s multifamily ESG management white paper.

PassiveLogic’s mission is to create a suite of generative design tools that sit on top of digital twins to revolutionise the way we plan, install, and operate controlled systems in the built environment.

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.

Gain insight from Delve by Google, Prescriptive Data, Faropoint, MetaProp and many more as they share their thoughts from the show floor at Blueprint Vegas this week, in conversation with Minja Yan.

Those that continue to use outdated software systems are under more and more pressure to implement change. ‘We’ve always done it this way’ is no longer a good enough reason to keep muddling through with antiquated software, writes Sebastian Schuon of Alasco.

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.

The innovative city planning tech company is embarking on a 12-month marketing and business development campaign with Place North West.

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

Get inside the US National Association of Realtors’ property tech ventures with Dan Weisman, director of emerging tech trends; Natasha Terinova, director of accelerator programme Reach UK; and Tyler Thompson, managing partner of its investment fund Second Century Ventures.

One of the leading players in ESG data for real estate globally, Matt Ellis was director of sustainability solutions at CBRE before he set up Measurabl in 2013.

Craig O’Donnell, group innovation director of the global property developer, talks to Paul Unger about future-proofing businesses and testing out new ideas.

Invaluable insight from directors Michael Tsourounis and Roger Poirier of Toronto-headquartered Hazelview Investments, exploring their dual approach to backing the right tech solutions and embedding them across the group’s portfolio.

A retrofit that proves sustainability can be both cost effective and a magnet for the world’s biggest companies, 1 Triton Square is a statement in the heart of London. PlaceTech visited the site to find out how British Land and Arup slashed the building’s emissions and secured a massive pre-let from Meta along the way.

What makes a property company get into tech investing? In this latest episode, Tanguy Quero, investment principal at JLL, and Kingma Ma, head of UK at venture capital firm Proptech1, join Paul Unger to delve into the relationships between venture capital firms and their property investment partners.

From opportunities to cut costs to the risks of running tech in buildings, James Shannon of essensys explains what real estate needs to know about the Internet of Things.

The challenges and opportunities presented by smart cities were the core topics of discussion at a roundtable hosted by global design and technology firm IBI Group.

In the latest Place North West podcast, ITS’s Dave Ferry and Liverpool City Region’s Lorna Rogers break down what ‘full-fibre’ means, why it is important and what is being done to futureproof the region.