An inclusive global recovery is possible.

New normal working arrangements have underlined the importance, and massive potential, of PropTech.

The challenges facing the construction industry are myriad. Flat productivity, failures to recruit and retain talent, and poor collaboration throughout the supply chain have hamstrung the sector for a generation. Each is, in some way, a reflection of a larger problem: failure to fully embrace the potential of digitalisation.

A common data standard could go a long way to improving the productivity, efficiency and profitability of the construction industry. The case for such a standard is commercial, environmental, ethical and, perhaps most importantly, in the public interest.

Last week, Will Harris introduced the three P's of geospatial data: Points, Paths and Polygons. Today, he covers two further P's: how putting geospatial data into practice is generating profit.

In 2005, Google launched Google Earth. With geospatial data as its engine, it gave humans a bird's-eye view on the planet. Moreover, it allowed the property sector to grow wings.

How can resilient cities respond when crises prompt widespread public anxiety?

In the shared economy, the cost of purchasing goods or services is not borne by one individual, but instead is divided across a larger group or recouped by a single owner through renting or exchanging. In this, the second and concluding part of the series, we look at how the shared economy is turning our homes into places of business and consider how the next generation of shared economy innovations might work.

In the shared economy, the cost of purchasing goods or services is not borne by one individual, but instead is divided across a larger group or recouped by a single owner through renting or exchanging. In this, the first in a two-part series, we look at how the principles of the shared economy have disrupted the office sector.