“PropTech is one part of the wider digital transformation of the property industry. It describes a movement driving a mentality change within the real estate industry and its consumers regarding technology-driven innovation in data assembly, transactions, and the design of buildings and cities” (Andrew Baum and James Dearsley, reported in Davenport, 2019).”
The movement to use PropTech to make cities smarter is transforming municipal governments worldwide. But that’s only one side of the story. For companies, smart cities represent major business opportunities – and not only for tech firms selling systems to government agencies.
Andrew Baum
The opportunities of PropTech in the UK; A talk by Clive Crawford – Director, HEFDS / Founder, University Partnerships Programme; Leon Ifayemi, Founder and CEo of Proptech startup SPCE; and Former head of Media City in Salford, Jon Corner.
July 2020
COVID-19 has brought new insights into the long-term sustainability of our smart cities and frenzy urban lifestyle. While countries around the world are investing in boosting their healthcare sector and keeping their essential system running, the ongoing pandemic has got the majority questioning the new […]
June 2020
In June 2019 Newcastle was recognised as Smart City of the Year at the DL100 Awards for its collaborative approach to improving outcomes for people. Since then, they’ve continued to work across the public, private and academic sector to drive innovation across key themes such […]
June 2020
Density – it’s part of what makes cities bustling cosmopolitan hubs for transnational commerce and mobility. It is also what makes them particularly vulnerable to the risks of outbreaks such as COVID-19, with some experts arguing it will force a significant rethink of urban planning if we are […]
June 2020
Bike-sharing schemes are not new. London’s cycle hire scheme launched in 2010 (now Santander bikes), Velib (Paris) in 2007 and Milan’s BikeMI in 2008. In recent years, this growth has been turbocharged with new business models (like dockless bikes) bringing even more interest to this […]
May 2020
By integrating technology into the landscape, data can be collected in a non-intrusive way and help to inform how public space responds to the citizens that use it, says Neil Manthorpe, associate director of design at Atkins. As designers, we all want to create places […]
April 2020
How cities are turning to collective intelligence to enable smarter approaches to COVID-19. Density – it’s part of what makes cities bustling cosmopolitan hubs for transnational commerce and mobility. It is also what makes them particularly vulnerable to the risks of outbreaks such as COVID-19, with […]
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