Nordic smart building research pool expands

H&M and Amazon accounted for almost a quarter of data protection and e-privacy fines in Europe last year, as the total amount of penalties issued in 2020 across the region topped €300m.

Stefan Schmidt, Symbiosy solutions manager at HB Reavis, the European property group known for its forward-thinking approach, joins Paul Unger to discuss flex offices, workforce culture and more.

The Norwegian creator of the world’s smallest commercial-grade wireless sensors, used in warehouses, hospitals and factories to monitor conditions, this week showcases its second-generation temperature sensor and logger, at the global Consumer Electronics Show.

Reporting a host of new and repeat business wins, the company is now working with users including Taylor Woodrow, GMI Construction, McLaughlin & Harvey and Henry Boot Construction.

Top takeaways from the latest comprehensive study into the digitalisation of real estate by Pi Labs and the University of Oxford.

Andrew Cooke, strategic director, Bruntwood Works, and Ed Vickery, director of Studiotech, join Paul Unger to talk about smart buildings and the rise of tech in offices.

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.

Ultraviolet robots, vapour systems and waste analytics are among the tech solutions helping to keep premises safe and healthy.

There was a $30bn investment into the data centre sector during the first half of 2020, despite the impact of Covid-19, according to research by Knight Frank and DC Byte.