Investment platform IMMO enters UK via Manchester

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.

Cities need meaningful policy reform to ensure they will thrive in the future amid “challenging circumstances”, the UK developer has said in a new report.

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.

Grosvenor, Avison Young and Legal & General have all turned to Demand Logic to help them pinpoint energy and cost savings in their buildings. William Hulls at Demand Logic explains the effect data analytics has had on these businesses.

Gropyus, a startup that designs, builds and manages prefab homes, doubled its total funding with a Series B fundraise led by German residential giant Vonovia.

Promising uninterrupted greener, cheaper power to tenants at Symmetry Park Biggleswade, the industrial developer has partnered with BasePower to create its first on-site energy centre.

Plans for a revamp of Woolgate Exchange in London’s Square Mile will target net zero carbon in both construction and operation.

FTSE 250-listed Redrow has committed to installing air source heat pumps in every new development from this month as it ditches traditional gas boilers.

Sublime Systems has developed a low-carbon alternative to the most fossil fuel-intensive parts of the cement making process.

The VC firm has hired Alok Sindher as partner to tackle decarbonisation in infrastructure as part of its climate business.

Keen to move beyond the why of carbon-conscious design and focus on the how? In February, PlaceTech will gather speakers from across the property and technology world to share practical advice on how to meet carbon targets in existing buildings.