Buildings are making cities hotter – Spacemaker has a solution

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.

eco-i is a partner of the global manufacturing conglomerate, using its products to create intelligent building management systems.

The construction company has created the new leadership role to help support its growing focus on tech and innovation, which the firm sees as a strategic necessity for the industry.

Updating service standards, engaging communication and championing buy-in are the modern mantras contractors need to learn, according to the UK's national standards body.