Bimble raises £1.3m to enable consumers to save ‘placelists’

The global data visualisation market is growing by up to $900m a year, and is expected to be worth $9bn by 2026, according to a study.

An urban village hall that adapts to local needs, a community art wall to enable public discourse, and a virtual reality game for development trade-offs are just three of 18 innovations profiled in a paper by the UK Green Building Council.

The function will allow users to take and share measurements of rooms, windows, doors or furniture using a desktop or mobile.

As our transport networks and urban environments expand to provide for an ever-growing population, education around air quality is vital, write Stephen Bell and Alice McLean.

Alexandra Murphy, principal associate at Mills & Reeve, takes a look at the challenges drone deliveries present for the built environment.

Eurovia UK is set to trial autonomous vehicle Kar-go to support urban and rural highway management.

Josh Sirefman, Sidewalk Labs' chief design officer, gave an up-to-date perspective on the new district of Sidewalk Toronto, which combines people-centered urban design with cutting-edge technology.

In 1966, architect Cedric Price exclaimed: “Technology is the answer, but what was the question?”, a quote very much relevant in 2019 as the built environment begins to embrace tech, according to Lauren Poon, head of digital at CallisonRTKL.

The quarterly PlaceTech Trend Talk series took us to Dublin, where we welcomed property and tech players to explore the latest trends and issues within property’s transformation.