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Social impact tech company Built-ID has made its debut in the Welsh market through a partnership with Flintshire County Council. Flintshire, in the north-east of Wales, is the first Welsh local council to deploy Built-ID’s Give My View community engagement tool.

Social impact tech company Built-ID has gained certification as a B Corporation, joining a growing group of companies seeking to reinvent business by pursuing purpose as well as profit.

Safety concerns are clashing with a growing interest in the productive uses of outdoor space, according to data pooled from 43 online surveys conducted by social and affordable housing providers.

Technology’s practical application to real estate is the key to adoption. Sometimes it will be the most simple of solutions that can make a huge impact. And when the 433-acre Barking Riverside development in east London is eventually handed over to a community interest company, it will have been the implementation.

Anyone working in planning or communications will be familiar with the concept of “hard to reach” audiences. It is used to refer to members of a community whose voices haven’t been fully represented during a consultation or engagement process, often because there has been some form of barrier or challenge in communicating with them.

After the Levelling Up white paper left the property industry feeling somewhat underwhelmed last month, there was a small but encouraging signal this week that government is serious about enabling residents to have a greater say in shaping and regenerating their communities.

Shona Snow, LHC head of procurement, explores how planning consultants can engage with hard to reach voices in communities, with the help of Built-ID

When we launched the EG Tech Awards in 2018 we felt safe in the knowledge that 60 entries from 55 companies was pretty good going for a debut event in an already awards-heavy industry.

Following the creation of a 90-strong shortlist, the final ranking was decided by a combination of selections from an independent judging panel

To mark the second London Women Leading Real Estate event, Bisnow looked to the future, and the future looks great. Last year we compiled a list of the most influential women in UK commercial real estate.

How do you know if you are sitting on a unicorn or are about to throw away the next few years of your life on a pipe dream?

If 2018 was the year of mergers that didn't happen, the continued retail apocalypse and absolutely zero clarity about Brexit, what has 2019 got in store for the U.K. real estate sector?

Savannah de Savary is the Founder and CEO of Built-ID. After graduating from the University of Oxford in 2013, Savannah joined Thor Equities, where she managed NYC real estate development projects.

This tech start-up, founded by Savannah de Savary, claims to be the epicentre of collaboration in property development. A sort of who’s who of real estate, it enables developers to unearth, connect and work with the professionals involved in projects they admire. Find a building, find all its players, in one place. Build connections and collaborate.

LinkedIn’s founder Reid Hoffman famously said that if you’re not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late.

Savannah de Savary is founder of IndustryHub, one of five new start-ups to be inducted into the Pi Labs cohort. The idea for IndustryHub was born while she was working for US investor Thor Equities managing office and residential developments in Manhattan