European tech contest to find Covid-19-beating innovations

The startup used by Accenture and Dropbox for staff access, has launched a reader that can be installed behind existing access card readers in less than five minutes. Before now, companies that wanted to enable smartphone-based building access had to replace their existing kit.

The MetaProp Accelerator @ Columbia University is the foundation that started MetaProp in 2015 and its Demo Day is the culmination of an intense 22 weeks. 

Cherre, the NYC-based real estate data and analytics platform which boasts large real estate businesses Keller Williams and Oxford Property Group among its clients, has raised $16m in growth funding in a round led by Intel Capital.

The growing population and its impact on cities are two of the global factors that will impact the built environment most over the coming decades. How the industry is responding and a discussion on the role technology will play were topics discussed at a roundtable hosted by law firm Freeths.

A UK tech success story that transforms the planning process is eyeing international expansion. Robyn Wilson reports.

Access control companies are not new and there are many attempting to weave into the built environment, proving a challenge to owners and managers when it comes to choosing the right one.

Ryan Freedman, CEO, shares his investment outlook and how the developer has managed implementing tech.

Andrea Chegut, director of MIT's Real Estate Innovation Lab, shares the work going on at the lab, the built environment's biggest challenges and the esteemed university's tech tracker, launched on the MIPIM PropTech stage in New York with JLL.

The fourth edition of MIPIM PropTech New York welcomed 1,500+ property and technology professionals from 50 counties to the Metropolitan Pavilion.