PODCAST | Hollis on mega-trends in proptech

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.

Completing one of the largest funding rounds in Austrian history, digital construction management startup PlanRadar has set its sights on the US, Asia and Australia.

Packed with concrete and a lack of greenery, cities can be far hotter than rural areas around them. Retrofits to fix the problem can be expensive, but Spacemaker has a tool that could help developers avoid the problem in the future.

VC firm Pi Labs has invested in construction analytics startup Contilio, which it said “fills a large void” in efficiency and waste reduction in construction.

Business at the 3D BIM platform is “booming”, according to CEO Dr Jozef Doboš, having done more in two months than the previous two quarters.

Adrian Girling, managing director of Graphisoft, which develops BIM and CAD software for architects and designers, explains how the company has benefited from the remote working shift.

Leica Geosystems, part of the €3.9bn turnover Stockholm-listed Hexagon group, has agreed a partnership with Geomap of Italy, a cloud and GIS workplace management system, to support customers in producing digital twins of assets.

It’s an idea that has the potential to radically transform the way in which buildings in every sector are...

Change is coming, driven by the influx of millennials and Gen Z transforming the way we think and work. PlaceTech spoke to a handful of future decision makers on their ideas for change and how they see their roles developing.