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Commercial Real Estate Good morning, just off to view some buildings. It's day 6 of the Partners in Property 10 in10 Challenge. Yesterday, I spoke about commercial property. In my 5th video, I'm going to give examples of the types of commercial buildings that can be repurposed to rent to startups, small business and provide much needed homes. These range from office buildings, garages, shops that have mixed used with upper floors used as residential, through to industrial units. If you want to find these buildings but don't know how, we can help you. Get in touch to find out how! #commercialbuilding, #landlords #investorrealestate #pip10in10 Thanks to team PIP, Sue Sims, Kul Mahay Angie Nicholls,Raj Sharma Jessica Macaulay, Des Taylor and Adam Lawrence,

US$3 Mln Funding The pattern of land development is influenced by many factors including but not limited to population growth, economic development, and community formation. It is a sophisticated process of converting raw land into land segments that are suitable for development, with utilities such as water supply, sewerage, gas and electricity, provision of streetlights, footpaths, curbs and streetscape, construction and naming of local streets and sections with legal titles The nine major challenges facing land development processes are: delay in reviews and approval of documents; scope change; lengthy consent application processes; late response to queries by regulatory authorities; poor interaction between regulatory authorities; poor coordination within regulatory authorities; poor planning and scheduling; design errors and slow progress during design development. NICHE TO MAINSTREAM The land development process is criticised for causing delays in the delivery of adequate housing. These delays upset the demand and supply equilibrium, leading to housing shortages, expensive builds and rentals. There is need for the development of proper work plan for consent processing, reasonable factoring of the risks associated with scope changes in the land development process, and the enhancement of project management skills of land development contractors. Using technology to streamline the challenges faced by land development contractors is critical. One of the startups developing a solution is Cedar. Cedar is a provider of a generative building design platform for housing and urban development. Founded in 2022 by Kyle Vansice, Nate Peters and Rahul Attraya, Cedar provides a platform that uses generative algorithms and a mix of public and proprietary data to quickly generate a broad array of building designs, accurately predicting the development yield on any parcel in a city, and converting complex land-development regulations into real development scenarios that maximize a property’s financial potential. The company's platform is everything you need to start your next real estate development project in one place. It offers robust tooling to drive efficiency and accuracy to the development process. It's fast, powerful and intuitive. Save time and instantly find properties that meet your specific development goals, so you and your team can focus your efforts on what matters most - building beautiful projects. Cedar has raised $3 million in Seed funding. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its business reach. #funding #tech #startup #generative #building #design #platform #vc

🏗️ PropTechPro is excited to spotlight CLT Toolbox, a Melbourne proptech startup making waves in the construction industry! 🌱 Their innovative software educates commercial builders on the potential of engineered timber in construction, offering a sustainable alternative that reduces carbon emissions. 🌍 Discover how CLT Toolbox is reshaping the future of construction and promoting eco-friendly solutions. Read the full article on PropTechPro's website to stay ahead of industry trends: https://shorturl.at/BQZ04 Join us in championing sustainable building practices and paving the way for a greener future. 🏡 #Proptech #SustainableConstruction #Innovation #CLTToolbox #EngineeredTimber #BuildingSustainability #LinkedInPost

IWBC. What construction industry is now talking about? A few months ago my team participated in the IWBC event (Washington DC.) - which is the biggest conference in the world for off-site construction. Below is a picture of me and my business partner Rimvis Mati. In upcoming posts, I will share more about what we are doing at Nexta Homes. The modular construction industry helps not only to improve lead time and save costs, but also to improve the longevity of the house, resilience, and energy performance. There are 3 main pillars where the modular construction industry moving: 🍃 Sustainability - if your real estate is not sustainable, investors will not look at you. 🏭 Manufacturing mindset - when you build a house you need to think as a manufacturer, not as a builder. There are different processes, products, inventory, safety checks, and quality management. 💯 Customer centricity - people want personalized elements. We as human beings want to have a unique house. #startup #modularconstruction

As Martin highlights below, we are looking for investors 🚀 🚀🚀 We already have interest and need to raise match funding, so are reaching out to our friends and network for potential leads 😀 If you know anyone who might have an investment network in; ⋆⌂ᰔᩚ home improvements 🦾 technological innovation 🛋️ design Please do pass this on! #scandinavianloft #smartdesign #smarterspaces #AIinvestment #personalisedsolutions #coolstartups #liveablecities #innovation #propertydevelopment #propertyinvestors #sustainablecities #towardsnetzero #makingspace #propertytech #designtech #addingaroom #angelinvestors #fundraising #investors #seedfunding #raisingcapital #beststartupstoinvestin #awardwinningstartups #compactliving #seedinvestment #investment #smallspaces #smartmanufacturing #digital #blaoventures #wales #hackney

Welcoming our fantastic new startups to Third Derivative’s 24-1 cohort! As Third Derivative’s Building Sector Lead, I wanted to give an extra spotlight to our new building sector companies for my network and professional friends here in the architecture, engineering, and construction world. My goal is simply to bring leading decarbonization innovations to the AEC community to spark inspiration and collaboration. We have seven building sector companies joining our 24-1 cohort, and I plan to highlight one a day. I hope you follow along! 🔦 Let’s kick off this building sector startup spotlight with Embue:   Embue is scaling multifamily building decarbonization, turning any apartment building into an interactive, grid connected building that improves profitability from day one and addresses pressing maintenance and service issues. Embue pulls data from equipment, weather, building, occupants, and the grid into a digital twin to optimize HVAC equipment in real time and alert staff to building issues. Their traction to date speaks for itself, with deployment in over 7000 apartments and counting. Learn more about Embue through the link below.  ▶ https://lnkd.in/egneJvpx Interested in being a part of Third Derivative’s accelerator program? Applications are open for our next general cohort and will be closing March 26th. Learn more:  👉 https://lnkd.in/erTeARqT Robert Cooper | RMI | RMI Carbon-Free Buildings

Building bridges, not just walls! 🏡💼 Celebrating Build-to-Rent innovation that provides stability for families and steady returns for investors. Let's focus on the fruitful impact and creating wealth with every brick laid. 🚀🌐 #BuildToRent

We have some exciting news to share following TecArbo's  recent participation in Sydney Build 2024!! They continue to make significant strides in the construction industry with their innovative offering and eco-friendly woodcrete wall solution! Highlights from Sydney Build 2024: 1️⃣ First Woodcrete Panels Produced in Australia: Successfully produced and exhibited thier first woodcrete wall panels at Sydney Build 2024. Panels are still pending certifications/tests before going to market. The panels garnered significant interest, underscoring the market's enthusiasm for sustainable construction solutions. 2️⃣ Strong Lead Generation: Their presence at the event was a resounding success, generating over 80 leads. They are actively working on converting these leads into firm orders and exploring several potential partnerships that emerged from their participation. 3️⃣ Structural Testing and Code Mark Certification: They have commenced preparations for the structural testing required for their CodeMark certification. Achieving this certification will further validate the quality and reliability of our woodcrete panels, reinforcing their commitment to excellence. For more information, visit the TecArbo company profile! https://lnkd.in/gi4hPwUE #startup #ecofriendly #build #australia #sydney #innovation #growth #unicorn

Where are the angel investors with an appetite for a niche in a large $763Bn home improvement and consumer + B2B market? We are raising our first seed round!! See blurb below! Scandinavian Loft is targeting young professionals who are facing a growing housing crisis. We offer a unique tech-enabled and personalised design system that solves their problem We are having conversations with early investors and are aiming to close within 2 months. DM me or email directly to arrange a conversation martin@scandinavianloft.com 👈 A quick summary of our highlights: £2M in sales request £100K in innovation grants Patentable system 22 solutions delivered and de-risked Spatial design and resources optimised with 3D and AI/ML Glocal Smart Manufacturing network Featured in Grand Designs 🤘 #scandinavianloft #smarterspaces #personalisedsolutions #coolstartups #liveablecities #innovation #propertydevelopment #propertyinvestors #sustainablecities #towardsnetzero #makingspace #propertytech #designtech #addingaroom #angelinvestors #fundraising #investors #seedfunding #raisingcapital #beststartupstoinvestin #awardwinningstartups #compactliving #aiinvestment #seedinvestment #investment #smallspaces #smartmanufacturing #digital #blaoventures #wales #hackney

This weeks we attended Futurebuild in London where we caught up with a number of familiar faces while also hearing from industry leaders, innovative start ups and sustainability experts. 🏘 We began with a talk about the ways developers can lead on sustainability was great to hear from Kathryn Dapre, Head of Sustainability at Cala Group Limited, on how they are not just setting targets to meet requirements, but involving stakeholders from every level of their business to ensure a holistic approach. Thank you also to Daniel Neasham from Future Homes Hub for sharing your plans at the hub and the way this will support the industry. 📃 We really enjoyed the discussion on mending the planning system. Paul Ekins gave a compelling case for the need for sustainability to form the core of any planning policy, a point that was supported by Hugh. Ellis who suggested that we do our best work when things are "too late" and it is in fact "too late" now, so we should begin doing our best work. The panel was complemented by Emma Clarke who made it clear the importance of connecting these strategies to nature. Thank you all for an insightful session. 🏗 It wouldn't be a day at Futurebuild without hearing about the future of Modern Methods of Construction in the industry and the potential it has for delivering the infrastructure we need in a sustinable and time efficient way. Thank you to Stuart Norris from Portakabin for sharing some of your case study projects and flying the flag for MMC by clarifying that these are not new building methods. 🚀 It was great to visit Morgan Lewis from Material Index and Lucy Lyons /Matt Goodridge from Kestrix at their very own stands (although it was hard to find a time to say hello as they all seemed inundated with visitors). It was also a great opportunity to catch up with Maximilian Bloomfield and Adam Slader from VundaHaus. 🌳 While we didn't get a chance to catch up with Chloe Donovan from Natural Building Systems it was great to see another huge display area built from their incredible system. 🏚 It was great to meet you in person Rowley Maggs and hear your insights on starting a business in the industry. Look forward to overlapping at future events. #show #futurebuild2024 #sustinability #startup #connections #presentations