The UK’s Geospatial Commission has announced plans to improve location data on electric car chargers ahead of the government’s 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles.

Pursue simple ideas that have a tangible and immediate impact on users rather than think about “big grand ideas”, speakers argued on the first day of Propel by MIPIM NYC.

In the Canadian capital of Ottawa, the 100-year-old district heating and district cooling systems need to be renewed. It is an extensive project where FVB is responsible for how the renewal will be implemented in practice.

Limerick in Ireland, together with Trondheim in Norway, have since 2018 been running experiments funded by the EU to find ways that cities can become energy positive. Ruth Kerrigan of IES explains.

Continuing its partnership with CREtech, PlaceTech will head to New York on 12-13 October 2022 for two packed days diving into the latest in real estate innovation.

Pointless dillydallying behind red lights could be a thing of the past in Helsinki as the city trials smart cameras to improve traffic flow. 

Having invested £325m in R&D over the last five years, the construction giant is launching an initiative to fund ideas that come straight from its employees.

Industry professionals from CBRE and Arup are among the latest to sign up to WiredScore’s training programme.

National planning director Jeremy Hinds of Savills says a debate about urban drainage is urgently needed to ensure cities are not overwhelmed by rising rainfall due to climate change and more extreme weather.