Deals round-up | Placer.ai reaches unicorn status

A startup that cuts material and emissions in concrete by up to 90% with 3D printing is among nine selected for the latest RElab scale-up programme, dominated by construction and sustainability innovations.

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From Tishman Speyer to Hines and Ivanhoe Cambridge, several leading real estate owners in Chicago have backed a proptech platform to reverse growing vacancy rates.

From more cost-effective designs to affordable workspace management, PlaceTech looks at the Sidewalk Labs products making development more efficient and sustainable.

Autonomous HVAC systems and software to eliminate wasted energy in buildings are two ideas that will take centre stage at a startup challenge at COP26.

Asset management software startup PropFolio has beaten off competition from more established rivals to win financial backing from adviser Arcadis and new business from developer Allied London.

Coming out of the depths of the pandemic, our towns and cities have started to bounce back – but the level of recovery has varied from place to place. PlaceTech rounds up six data dashboards from around the world to help you visualise footfall, economic activity and other metrics.

We round up some of the booking services that make navigating the vast ocean of flexible workspace painless.

In the fastest recruitment of anchor participants in its accelerator’s history, MetaProp has chosen three startups from within the co-working, construction and residential property management sectors.