10 insights from Housing 2021

The construction technology provider has appointed Richard Longdon, the long-serving CEO of FTSE 250 tech company AVEVA, as non-executive chairman.

Location data has “huge potential” to power a greener, faster, better transport sector in the UK – but much of the data we need is still missing. A new Geospatial Commission report has identified six transport opportunity areas and the data that could unlock significant advances.

The Royal Town Planning Institute has launched a research project into how design codes in England could help the country achieve its net zero targets.

The future of transport looks set to rely largely on electric vehicles, with hybrid plug-in vehicles likely to play a useful role in this transition, writes Miriam Prothero.

By 2050, a modern transport system will enable us to move by “seamless, safe, net zero, connected, cost effective, accessible and reliable means,” according to a new study.

The UK’s Geospatial Commission has appointed Alexandra Notay, placemaking and investment director at PfP Capital, as an independent commissioner.

Dutch developer EDGE has been granted planning permission for what it says will be the UK capital’s greenest tower.

Willmott Dixon’s digital construction platform Collida has signed a five-year partnership with Architype, the net-zero architect.

Birmingham City Council has tasked location intelligence startup Urban Intelligence to undertake a city-wide review of potential land for homes using its AI.