Can digital buildings cut costs in real buildings?

Forget booking a flight, packing suitcases and suffering jet lag to visit sites on the other side of the world. All you need to explore buildings is a phone, laptop or – if you’re feeling especially extravagant – a VR headset.

What separates digital twins from any old 3D model? And why does real estate want or need them?

Launched at MIPIM this year, Geomap’s virtual reality product for facilities management aims to cut costs and streamline building operations through an immersive experience.

It’s time property embraced the opportunities to take digital opportunities seriously and moved towards full digitisation of new-build planning and development, argue Stephen O'Malley and Gareth Robertson.

Most companies collect data, but do they make effective use of it? Five experts in real estate data and analytics share their tips for giving meaning to the numbers.

Maps can be deceptively simple. Visualising building boundaries is a basic part of real estate, but it also has potential for incorporating huge amounts of time-saving data, as Marcus Ginn, founder and CEO of Edozo, tells PlaceTech.

The latest product from the spatial data company works with a smartphone to capture 3D digital twins of any physical space with increased speed, precision, and consistency.

Propster, the digital customer platform that enables buyers and tenants to view and choose fit-out options virtually, has announced a key partnership with specialist furnishing services provider David Phillips.