The strategic partnership between the two startups will give real estate investors a better understanding of their investment strategies through a combination of deal, portfolio, public and private data.

Perceptions of the office as the best place for collaboration are partly misplaced, according to Leesman, the employee experience experts.

Nearly half of respondents in a global RICS survey reported a reduction in rents or prices in buildings not classed as sustainable.

From saving time and money to unlocking market insights, real estate likes to talk about the benefits of automation. But what does it actually entail? Rhys Ackery of Coyote explores the ins and outs of taking humans out of the equation.

Autodesk stifles architects’ potential by forcing them to use decades-old software at soaring prices, an open letter from industry bodies across the Nordics has said.

“If we’re going to make progress, we have to have a system that recognises greatness,” the co-founder of Smart Building Certification said at the Sustainable Places conference in Nice, France.

After a year-long programme by energy monitoring partner Deepki, French logistics group Heppner has detailed oversight of electricity and natural gas consumption at more than 4m sq ft in 89 buildings across France.

Starting in the US, the real estate services giant will roll out VTS as the tech platform of choice for its agency leasing and property management teams.

Against a backdrop of uncertainty, tenants in some of the biggest US markets are delaying or reconsidering their office space needs, according to a report from VTS.