Having struck a deal with the UK’s largest listed developer, asset management automation startup Architrave has appointed ex-JLL surveyor Tom Cartlidge as UK director.

A growing band of suppliers is adopting AI and machine learning to improve the age-old challenge of spotting problems in buildings before they arise, writes Chintan Soni.

Maurice Grassau, CEO of Architrave, cuts through buzzwords and hype to explain what machine learning is and what its use is in real estate.

Today’s property management industry faces unprecedented questions about how to reduce carbon while creating places that meet radically changing occupier needs. Retransform, a property management expert with more than two decades experience, uses technology to find the answers.

Commercial real estate is frequently told that AI will transform the sector. While it will certainly have a huge impact, the term AI is overused and often misunderstood, writes Gijo Mathew.

The global property investor has partnered with Google to tackle what it calls “the greatest need and the greatest opportunity in addressing our future”.

US-based warehouse management platform Fulfilld has raised $2.5m in an oversubscribed seed funding round as it addresses a “genuine gap” in logistics.

Access control specialist Brivo has launched a facial detection tool, significantly speeding up the process of identifying people going in and out of entry points.

Austrian startup Propster, part of Pi Labs’ 2020 accelerator programme, has entered the UK market after raising €3m in seed funding.