Tackling sick building syndrome: technology’s role

Nearly 90% of UK building projects are delivered late, but through predictive analytics, construction could revolutionise its efficiency, writes Jonathan Philips of Linesight.

In an industry as physical as real estate, venture capital investors shouldn’t overlook the vital role of hardware in getting to net zero, write Conan Lauterpacht and Reid Carroll of Sustainable Future Ventures.

Office jobs still make up 35% of all new jobs created globally, writes Melis Karabulut of Spaceflow. This year, we will see investments rebound stronger and faster than expected in the office landscape.

We know the issue of retrofit is one of scale, writes Social’s John Quinton-Barber. Retrofitting a million homes per year will require physical interventions – and a lot of people.

Steep inflation, rising material prices, supply chain issues and new legal requirements all pose serious challenges for property developers and construction firms. But securing finance for their projects remains their biggest concern, writes Sarah Geiger of Alasco.

2022 showed us that the real estate industry was living in two opposite realities when it came to ESG, writes Melis Karabulut of Spaceflow.

The residential market in 2022 was all about the ‘E’ in ESG, rising inflation and the affordable housing crisis, writes Melis Karabulut. What can we expect this year?

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.

Energy bills are the second biggest operational expense for large, asset-intensive businesses. Rising energy costs could be detrimental to the bottom line. Therefore, energy efficiency is increasingly becoming a part of the CFO’s agenda, writes Prabhu Ramachandran of Facilio.