Like many other sectors, property is undergoing a radical change, as new technology disrupts and permeates every aspect of the industry. Much of this change is being driven by start-ups, many of whom are joining forces with developers and other established organisations to provide innovative technologies, or challenge conventions to improve processes and drive the […]
PropTech’s opportunity for advancing health and wellbeing in the workplace
The smart building aspects of PropTech have great potential to vastly improve the performance of buildings. Sensors and data, driven from smart buildings will provide the granularity of insight to support new and innovative approaches how buildings operate. Carbon Credentials believes that one of the big opportunities that come from smart building PropTech improvements, is […]
Back the 1980’s I was co-founder of a software company, which specialised in creating systems for the (then) new generation of PC’s. Myself and my colleagues had learned our programming skills whilst studying for PhDs using massive mainframe computer systems with clunky user interfaces and torturously slow software development cycles. We seized upon the new […]
Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important. (Bill Gates) Claire Middleton argues that despite the technological takeover, humans are still key
Building users are demanding better and more individualized indoor air conditions, and they want to see the data to prove it. It has been a long-accepted norm that an office worker starts at 9am feeling good about the day ahead and finishes after 5pm feeling unhealthy and tired. Accepting that our buildings make us feel […]
Technological advances have been gathering pace at an astonishing rate, forcing industries worldwide to adapt – the real estate sector is no different. PropTech has one common goal: to innovate, using technology to simplify the real estate market.
Assessing the vulnerability of Asia’s ports to climate change
Strategic GRESB Partner, Asia Research and Engagement (ARE), recently published a report assessing the costs of preparing Asia’s ports for climate change. The report focusses on the impact of sea level rise and storm surges. Average global sea levels have been rising at an accelerating rate. Additionally, a 2016 study published in Nature found that […]
‘Smart Buildings’, Big Data, and IoT in Real Estate: Too much of a good thing?
My wife and I were at the airport recently waiting for our flight when we came across a restaurant with iPads at every seat. Always eager to try new technology, and with plenty of time before our flight, we decided to grab some food and check out the capabilities. As we got situated the tablet […]
The rise of PropTech and its potential for commercial real estate
Investment in real estate technology has seen astonishing growth since 2012 as companies are seizing the digital landscape to create technological innovations that add value to property owners and occupiers. The term PropTech is primarily associated with start-up organisations offering a more convenient, digital platform to facilitate traditionally manual processes such as the purchasing of […]
