Data & AI

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Event roundup – How to avoid greenwashing in real estate

Last week I had the opportunity to discuss how to avoid greenwashing in real estate. On the panel was: Jessica Pilz, Global Head of ESG, Fiera Real Estate, Katie Whipp, Head of Innovation & Strategy at Trustek and  Iona Silverman, Partner at Freeths LLP.  The event was moderated by Alex Dunn, Research Manager at the Cromwell […]

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Smart Home Tech to Support People’s Needs

I had the pleasure of chairing the fifth in The Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) series on Healthy Living and Housing.  The focus for this session was on smart home tech to support people’s needs. You can access the session by clicking the link here and registering to watch on demand. Speakers for this session included: Alisa

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Monitoring vulnerable patients and remote diagnostics

This was the third webinar in the The Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) series on Healthy Living and Housing.  The focus for this session was on monitoring vulnerable patients and remote diagnostics. You can access the session by clicking the link here and registering to watch on demand. Speakers for this session included Jessie Cunnett,

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Community care and care homes

I had the pleasure of chairing the second in a series of webinars for The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on Healthy Living and Housing.  The focus for this session was on care homes and community care. This built on the first session that focused on the links between our lived environments and our

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Plantech and the future of planning

Data is critical in urban planning. But are we taking full advantage of it? How could a data informed and digitally enabled planning system benefit citizens, developers, local authorities and government? And what is Plantech? These are important questions. Not only does data about the built environment help us understand how cities work, it provides

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Smart Buildings: Getting the balance right

In the previous articles on smart buildings and their risks, we’ve explored what we mean by ‘smart buildings’ and outlined what they have to offer to the commercial built environment. We have also touched on why the issue of data in the context of the built environment and ‘smart buildings’ needs serious consideration as emerging

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Smart buildings and data risks

This is the second of three articles produced collaboratively by Dr Sophie Taysom, an independent consultant at Keyah Consulting, and Dr Sue Chadwick, a Strategic Planning Advisor at Pinsent Masons LLP, on smart buildings and data. In the previous article, Sophie set out some of the opportunities and challenges in the development and maintenance of smart

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Smart Buildings and the ‘problem’ of data

John Browne’s recent book “Make, Think, Imagine” asserts that “human knowledge is cumulative: as more people contribute to a network, more useful insights emerge”.  The digital revolution is disrupting all aspects of our lives with both its scope and impact likely to expand exponentially. It demands new approaches, and new intellectual coalitions. This is the

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