Nearly half of real estate companies that have adopted three or more proptech tools are hesitant to invest further in the sector due to a lack of return on investment.

The company’s 340-year-old UK real estate business has put innovation at the heart of its strategy, launching an alternative investment team to pursue ideas to help transform its largely historical portfolio.

Warrington, a town in the northwest of England, teamed up with climate tech experts at IES to model the cost of retrofitting the city’s buildings and help it achieve its net zero targets.

Caught between the pressure to cut emissions and contend with macroeconomic concerns, real estate leaders and startups gathered in New York for two days of discussions about the sector’s most pressing issues.

Launched in Australia and gaining traction in the UK, NABERS keeps buildings accountable for the energy they use every day. Amrita Dasgupta Shekhar, associate at Greengage, explains what you need to know about the certification.

Major organisations recognise that operations systems, whether building management systems or factory assembly lines, aren’t necessarily fully optimised just because they work, writes Chintan Soni.

The deal means the Internet of Things sensor partner for facilities managers has strengthened its climate reporting offer.

The business of using algorithms to quickly buy and sell homes has suffered another setback as volatility in US house prices exposed one of the sector’s biggest players to substantial losses.

Developer Quintain is behind nearly half of all residential buildings that have attained the highest connectivity rating anywhere in the world.