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Is real estate a force for good for the environment? Striking an optimistic note in her keynote address earlier this week, Julie Hirigoyen, CEO of the UK Green Building Council, showcased several exceptional buildings that suggest it can be.

Following the launch of Valorem, JLL’s valuations tool built to help clients better understand asset risks and opportunities, PlaceTech looks at the firm’s growing suite of products.

As long as cars exist, cities will need tools to manage parking infrastructure efficiently to ensure the best possible use of urban space. Here are five apps that bring parking into the 21st century.

Maps can be deceptively simple. Visualising building boundaries is a basic part of real estate, but it also has potential for incorporating huge amounts of time-saving data, as Marcus Ginn, founder and CEO of Edozo, tells PlaceTech.

From modular construction software to VR training programmes and workplace mindfulness, Pi Labs has picked the most advanced and diverse cohort of startups yet for its latest growth programme.

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.

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.

Exemplary sustainable projects will form the centrepiece of a built environment virtual reality exhibition at the United Nations climate conference next month.

The US Green Building Council last week marked a significant milestone, surpassing 1bn sq ft of commercial buildings around the world recertified under the LEED green rating system.