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AnalysisAI is coming to real estate
Generative AI will become embedded in education and professional life. Organisations – including those in the real estate industry – need to get on board, write Nikodem Szumilo and Thomas Wiegelmann
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AnalysisAI boost for listed utilities
Listed utilities are poised to benefit from the rise of AI and its insatiable demand for energy. Florence Chong reports
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Opinion PiecesIPE Real Assets July/August 2024: The links between energy, data and nature
Assets under management (AUM) of the 100 largest infrastructure investment managers have risen to €2.2trn – from €1.98trn last year – according to the latest IPE Real Assets ranking. The industry is consolidating as well, led by the ongoing merger of BlackRock and Global Infrastructure Partners, which – based on current figures – would create a giant with more than €150bn in infrastructure AUM.
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Special ReportsReal estate must embrace AI now or ‘risk being left behind’
Artificial intelligence represents an opportunity for the industry to innovate quickly, Pirkko Juntunen finds
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Special ReportsMetro versus machine: AI and the office market
The office sector is already reeling from a post-pandemic fall in demand. Could AI accelerate the decline? Christopher Walker reports
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Special ReportsLogistics giants muscle in on data centres
Demand for data centres is booming. Now the world’s biggest logistics players have ambitions on the sector. Florence Chong reports
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Special ReportsUnstable connection: investors reconsider headlong rush into fibre networks
Investors have been rushing to roll out fibre broadband. But do rising costs, ‘overbuilding’ concerns and ‘altnet’ failures spell trouble? Christopher Walker reports
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Special ReportsSmart energy race: the tech is here but it needs more venture capital
The world will not get to net zero without new technology, but venture capital is needed. Christopher Walker reports
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Special ReportsClimate Investment: ‘Focus on where the emissions really are’
Climate Investment, founded by oil and gas companies, is investing in technology that can decarbonise the hardest-to-abate sectors. Christopher Walker speaks to CIO Josh Haacker
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Special ReportsDistrict heating: Time for investors to warm to the asset class?
More investment in heat networks would contribute to the race to net zero. Georg Inderst looks at the investment case for the asset class
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Special ReportsHydrogen infrastructure – more than hot air
There is a lot of talk about the potential for hydrogen, but is it an investable asset class for institutions? Lauren Mills explores
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Special ReportsSmart mobility: getting from A to V
Smart mobility will eventually transform cities and transport. But in the short term, investors need to work out what is investable, writes Maha Khan Phillips
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Special ReportsGOYOH: Helping solve Japan's ESG compliance challenges
GOYOH is working with Japan’s government pension fund, global investors and the Tokyo government to help resolve ESG compliance challenges. Florence Chong speaks to founder Yukihito Ito
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Special ReportsReseeding agri-tech investments after a barren 2023
Investment in agri-tech might have stalled last year, but it will be a growing area critical to global food security and sustainability. Florence Chong reports
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Special ReportsAddressing the climate threat to Brazil’s beef sector
Brazil’s cattle sector is facing big challenges due to climate risks. But technology could form part of the solution, writes Florence Chong
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AnalysisMIPIM 2024: Infrastructure gate-crashes real estate party
Major institutional investors converge on Cannes to discuss challenges facing asset class
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Special ReportsUS life-science real estate: Signs of ageing or pause for breath?
After a period of boom, the world’s most developed life-science real estate market has slowed. Christopher Walker checks the vitals of the sector
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Special ReportsThe UK life-science real estate market evolves fast
The market is being led by the ‘golden triangle’ – and potentially emerging regions within the country. Christopher Walker reports
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InterviewsQ&A: Oxford University Development
Christopher Walker talks to Anna Strongman, Chas Bountra and Wes Erlam about the joint venture between Oxford University and Legal & General
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Special ReportsQ&A: Bruntwood SciTech
Bruntwood SciTech aims to support the UK’s ambition to become a global science and technology superpower. Christopher Walker talks to Ciara Keeling, Wes Erlam and Kevin Etchells
