Health on the High Street The report, “Health on the High Street” resulted from a round table event hosted by the Social Market Foundation and supported by DAC Beachcroft. We are grateful to attendees from local and central government, the planning community and commercial…
Preparing for a driverless future By Peter Allchorne DAC Beachcroft Partner, Pete Allchorne asked leading transport planning consultant, Martin Wedderburn, for his views on the autonomous vehicle roadmap and the impact of COVID-19. The journey to vehicle automation is well under way, but there is…
Proptech in the office By Tim Ryan Increasing demands are being placed on our office space. Beyond the need to be conducive to working, it also needs to attract and retain talent, provide a range of different styles of space and be flexible enough to deal with fluctuations in team…
PropTech: Housing By Robert Lee In this brief viewpoint we consider how technology will disrupt the residential sector, right across the value chain, creating new business models and new partnerships. The waves of change, particularly from digital technologies and platform…
PropTech: The Retail Environment By Nick Knapman PropTech has the potential to create the theatre and experience to re-invigorate our stores and retail destinations. The IoT will be the pivotal architecture to achieve this; data the new energy to charge a transformation that is customer centric…
Homes of the Future By Robert Lee In this short collection of views, we consider the trends that will shape housing in the mid 21st century. Demographic shifts, new technology – including driverless cars, continuing shortages of stock, materials and skills, are just some of the…
The Growing Market for Senior Living Accommodation By Robert Lee The concept of housing specifically aimed at older people has many benefits. Improved quality of life and releasing larger, underutilised homes into the market for younger generations are just two. With numbers in the 65 plus sector of the…
Contech: The Built Environment By Tim Ryan Technology will blur the boundaries between real estate and construction. The emerging landscape is one of new techniques, new collaborations and new business models. Our report, Contech: The Built Environment , explores our view in more detail on…