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A tech startup that aims to help developers, councils and local authorities to connect has raised £3M to fund its expansion plans. Commonplace has completed a Series A funding round led by Beringea, a Detroit and London-based venture capital firm. The company is a digital platform that allows local communities to give feedback on property and infrastructure projects more easily, giving them a sa...
OpenSpace, a platform that helps construction teams track the progress of building projects by capturing 360-degree photos of construction sites, has raised $15.9 million in a series B round of funding led by Menlo Ventures. Whil...
Blackstone Group, the world’s largest commercial landlord, has some sobering news. “Over time people will return to office buildings,” said its president, Jon Gray. But, he added, “there will be less density, there will certainly be a lot less new construction.”
Construction is one of the largest industries still resisting the call of the 21st century, its practitioners opting for decades-old but tried and true methods. Ben Huh, of Cheezburger fame, aims to modernize the planning and assembly of buildings with software-generated floor plans and rooms that fit together like Lego bricks.
The Luxembourg-based construction tech company, which uses naturally reinforced timber to create sustainable buildings, has hired ex-BlackBerry and Tesla executive Margareta Sailer as chief people officer. Originally from Austria, Sailer has spent a major part of her career in the UK. She has gained experience with the pace of rapidly growing startups since 2006, when she helped scale BlackBerry d...
Canadian construction software company Bridgit today announced the close of a $7 million funding round led by Autodesk with participation from Salesforce Ventures, StandUp Ventures, Sands Capital, and Export Development Canada (EDC). Bridgit was founded in 2013 by CEO Mallorie Brodie and COO Lauren Lake and integrates the data contractors and const...
CREtech (cretech.com) and FUTURE PropTech, the largest intelligence platforms devoted to Reimagining Real Estate, announced today that Daniel Ramirez, Director of Innovation at Skanska USA Commercial Development, will take the stage for the
Passed on June 30 and effective on July 1, 2021, the Florida Legislature enacted a new law that prohibits state-financed construction of certain structures in coastal areas after a specified date, without first taking certain steps regarding a sea-level impact projection study.
Skyline Tower, the 778-foot luxury condo building in Long Island City that looms over western Queens, was built to break records. It is the tallest building in the borough; the most ambitious, with sales projected to exceed $1 billion; and in February the developers claimed that it was the fastest selling, with contracts signed on a quarter of its 802 units...
The decision follows a series of changes made by the company this year, including previous layoffs, as it enters what newly installed CEO Paal Kibsgaard said is a new phase for the company. “Katerra is entering a new chapter as we look to accelerate our path toward becoming a self-sufficient, profitable business," Kibsgaard said in a statement.