Urban Splash hires modular lead from Ideal
Dan Pollard joins House by Urban Splash, the developer’s modular sub-brand, as head of manufacturing from Liverpool-based startup Ideal Modular Housing.
Build to Rent shows its resilient side
The Build to Rent sector enjoyed impressive growth before the pandemic, writes Vanessa Warren of Mills & Reeve. With around one in five households in the UK now renting, BTR has been well positioned to benefit.
Quintain picks first CTO
The BTR developer has announced the appointment of Jim Eaton-Terry as its first chief technology officer to integrate technology systems, create end-to-end development and leasing systems and to support the company’s ambitious plans for growth in London, the UK and internationally.
Ok, Google – how is worktech evolving in response to Covid-19?
Workspaces must constantly evolve to become smarter, and smart tech offers the possibility of using space in more efficient, proficient ways – important as we respond to changing working habits driven by the pandemic, writes Andrew Cooke, strategic director of Bruntwood Works.
Ordnance Survey appoints Carly Morris to lead Geovation
Carly Morris is the new head of Geovation, the OS and HM Land Registry initiative to propel innovative startups using location and property data to the next level.
10 of the best apps for residential developers
The next-gen applications you need to consider when looking to make your site-finding, apartment-specifying, planning and financial appraisals more efficient.
Retail has entered ‘era of belonging’
What does the future hold for retail and leisure? These are clearly challenging times, but seen against those sectors that were cruising before Covid but are now flailing for new ideas, such as offices, retailers have a headstart in confronting uncomfortable truths, and daring those who hold the purse strings to rip it up and start again.
‘Optimistic’ LifeX raises for co-living expansion
Danish co-living startup LifeX has raised €6m to continue rolling out its ‘Nordic feel’ shared homes in European cities.
Are cities scarred by office to residential developments?
In May 2013, the then UK Coalition government passed an amendment to the General Permitted Development Order which allowed the conversion of offices into new residential dwellings without the need to obtain full planning permission. Instead, developers had ‘deemed approval’. Andrew Timoney writes.
BrainBox targets Europe with HVAC automation
Canadian building technology supplier BrainBox AI has signed 10 buildings in the UK and Ireland as part of its push into Europe.
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