Comcast establishes dedicated smart cities division

Tiger Global Roars Into The Lead As Spendiest Startup Investors Scale Back A Bit In Q1

The spendiest of spenders are still spending. However, they’re spending a bit less overall in Q1 of 2022 compared to the latter half of 2021.

Real Estate, TCFD & Net-zero

Climate disruption is already affecting businesses in a myriad of ways, causing many companies to pledge net-zero goals. As climate awareness grows, investor demand has also increased for net-zero commitments from asset managers, specifically when it comes to real estate portfolios….

Digitalisation cuts time spent on due diligence by 50%

Firms processing real estate transactions could save on average 115 working hours per month by adopting digital tools, according to research by Search Acumen. …

A lazy guy’s take on the future of office buildings

Like many of you reading this post, I talk to a lot of people about the “future of office buildings”.

Comcast establishes dedicated smart cities division

Skanska Elevates Emerging Technology; Promotes Zeppieri and O’Connell to New Leadership Positions

To expand the benefits of leading-edge technology for its clients and better support its people, Skanska USA’s building operations has elevated its Emerging Technology team, promoting Michael Zeppieri to vice president and Danielle O’Connell to senior director.

Climate tech software investment is booming but who’s paying for the hardware?

To put the current climate crisis into perspective, the last 7 years have been the warmest on record. By 2050, over 1.6 billion people across 1,000 cities face extreme heat waves, which could in turn affect access to basic human necessities and health. Decarbonising the world’s urban environment – responsible for 40% of all global emissions – will be crucial to combating climate change. And while a large amount of climate technology investment has focused on software solutions to problems suc…

CitizenM to become “first hospitality company to build in the metaverse”

Hotel developer CitizenM has announced plans to build a hotel in the metaverse, which will be set in gaming world The Sandbox and could eventually become a real-life location. …

More than 115 million smart buildings predicted by 2026