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Electric vehicles, eco food packaging, drone deliveries and data collection are being integrated into the newest schemes by retail developers, according to speakers at the Future of Retail conference in Manchester.

The smart developer has delivered an office building for Triodos Bank in the Netherlands engineered to be sustainable inside and out with the latest circular construction principles designed throughout.

Q-Bot’s fleet of robotic insulators is set to grow by the end of this year, which comes immediately after news of their adoption by Warmer Homes Scotland, the Scottish Government’s national scheme for improving energy efficient homes which are at risk of fuel poverty.

As electric and autonomous vehicles become the new normal, we can expect to see increasing pressure on developers and the construction industry to ensure the infrastructure is in place to support clean, green motoring, Thomas Newby of Tonik Energy writes.

In a report launched by Samsung, academics and futurists take a big guess and explore what they think our planet will look like in 50 years' time.

Under the partnership, the developer will work with startups in Innogy's portfolio, and carry out proof of concept projects in Skanska buildings in Poland, Czech Republic, Romania and Hungary.

While advisory groups the world over scramble to re-position themselves as tech-savvy innovators, Arup has been quietly taking care of business. Here’s a look at what the £1.6bn turnover planning-to-engineering group has been up to as it tries to seed technology throughout its 13,000-strong organisation.

As dealing with extreme weather becomes the norm, we ask how will property adapt to cope with record temperatures and frequent flooding?

The rating agency has acquired a majority stake in Four Twenty Seven, a leading provider of data, intelligence, and analysis related to physical climate risks on real assets.