End ‘wasteful’ Cat-A fitouts, BCO urges landlords

From wind turbines on buildings to software that shows the impact of sustainability decisions, ideas from nine startups have been chosen for the Amazon Web Services Sustainable Cities Accelerator for Infrastructure.

Decarbonisation isn’t easy at the best of times. When the goal is to decarbonise a city like Westminster, with 11,000 listed buildings and some of the UK’s most recognisable shops, restaurants and theatres, a systematic approach is necessary.

Basil Demeroutis, managing partner of Fore Partnership, is the latest retrofit real estate champion to join the lineup for PlaceTech’s dedicated hands-on workshop-style event early next year.

As funding for proptech startups slows to a trickle, ideas that will help the built environment transition to green energy still entice otherwise wary investors.

LGIM Real Assets has partnered with ESG reuse marketplace Globechain to help its tenants trade and reuse unwanted items and materials.

As COP27 got underway in Egypt, the EU voted overwhelmingly for a major shakeup of corporate disclosures, making ESG a core part of the annual reporting process.

The chief digital strategy officer at Hines tells PlaceTech why the company is a bit like Jaws when it comes to innovation and why the floodgates could open to adoption in the coming year.

The company’s 340-year-old UK real estate business has put innovation at the heart of its strategy, launching an alternative investment team to pursue ideas to help transform its largely historical portfolio.

Warrington, a town in the northwest of England, teamed up with climate tech experts at IES to model the cost of retrofitting the city’s buildings and help it achieve its net zero targets.

The industrial property heavyweight has updated on progress towards its goals of achieving 100% sustainable certification across all its new and redeveloped buildings.

Caught between the pressure to cut emissions and contend with macroeconomic concerns, real estate leaders and startups gathered in New York for two days of discussions about the sector’s most pressing issues.