CASE STUDY | Limerick’s positive energy city experiment

When the third largest owner of shopping centre in the US decided to unify energy management systems across 17 sites, it called on Buildings IOT to integrate these systems without disrupting operations.

Invaluable insight from directors Michael Tsourounis and Roger Poirier of Toronto-headquartered Hazelview Investments, exploring their dual approach to backing the right tech solutions and embedding them across the group's portfolio.

Building design and delivery often start with BIM – building information modelling. In recent years, these digital representations of buildings have started to focus more heavily on energy performance, which is where BEM comes in. Sandeep Ahuja of cove.tool explains the importance of both.

Daniel Pickett, leader of Ridge and Partners’ geospatial services team, explains how architectural technologists have created a whole new discipline within building surveying.

PlaceTech is an experienced media partner to many of the world's largest property trade shows. Forthcoming shows we are attending in the second half of 2022 include Blueprint Vegas, CREtech New York and MIPIM Propel NYC.

Proposals from the European Commission to set minimum energy standards for buildings have ramped up after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. PlaceTech sets out everything that real estate needs to know about this policy update.

Ditching both physical key cards and access control through building apps, Chicago’s 167 Green Street has become one of the first US offices to use Apple Wallet as a key throughout the building.

A retrofit that proves sustainability can be both cost effective and a magnet for the world’s biggest companies, 1 Triton Square is a statement in the heart of London. PlaceTech visited the site to find out how British Land and Arup slashed the building's emissions and secured a massive pre-let from Meta along the way.

Investment in the central London office market was down 8% in the first half of 2022 and vacancy rates increased - but the falling market does not reflect strong demand for flex workspace, agents say.

What makes a property company get into tech investing? In this latest episode, Tanguy Quero, investment principal at JLL, and Kingma Ma, head of UK at venture capital firm Proptech1, join Paul Unger to delve into the relationships between venture capital firms and their property investment partners.

From opportunities to cut costs to the risks of running tech in buildings, James Shannon of essensys explains what real estate needs to know about the Internet of Things.