BACKING FOUNDERS CREATING A DIGITAL & SUSTAINABLE BUILT WORLD

The human impact on the environment is evidenced by the legacy of inefficient and carbon intensive built environments – our homes, offices, towns and cities.

The construction, management and operation of real estate and urban hubs places a heavy burden on the planet which must be reversed urgently for future generations to survive. Course-correcting on a global scale requires innovation to help us minimise waste and embodied carbon in build, and improve operational carbon impact and energy efficiency in use.

We are in the midst of a socio-economic crisis as the steadily rising cost of living and inflationary landscape combine with a rollercoaster of energy prices and housing shortages, to make this one of the most competitive environments for achieving financial security.

Innovation can level the playing field, by democratising complex financial processes for a more accessible economy, while built world technologies support more efficient supply of homes and affordable, fit-for-the-future spaces for all.

Our urban hubs, towns and cities are no longer fit for purpose. The journey to recovery will be long and bumpy as we collectively respond to the combined impacts of Covid-19, a retail sector irreversibly altered by online competition, a workforce reluctant to return to offices, aging homes and infrastructure, and inefficiently designed urban hubs.

Communities and businesses need vibrant, safe, accessible, liveable and sustainable towns and cities to thrive.

In recent years we have witnessed the start of a global wellbeing revolution, forcing society to dramatically rethink how we live our lives.

The health and wellbeing of our children, our neighbours, our communities and workforce have all risen sharply to become one of the most pressing issues of our time and the built environment has a role to play in creating healthier cities and healthier spaces for all.

Against a turbulent and unpredictable economic landscape, businesses today are grappling with challenges and change on an enormous scale.

Whether in recovery, or growth, businesses increasingly look to technology to help them navigate fast-evolving working practices and workplace trends, a widening skills gaps, a competitive war for talent, a highly legislative and regulated business environment, and planning for ever-present threats on business continuity.