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No time, no budget or simply no need. When it came to the real estate industry’s key digital topics, for years many companies have chosen to debate rather than innovate.

Digitalization in the construction sector is a slow process – work has been going on now for three decades. But after that tentative start, in recent years we have seen acceleration.

Our cities are becoming increasingly crowded. At the same time, rents for office space and housing are rising – and not just in large urban centers, but also in economically strong medium-sized towns.

Public and private investments of EUR 1 trillion are to be mobilized for the Green Deal over the next decade. The real estate industry must take responsibility.

With Siemensstadt 2.0, Siemens AG is realizing its vision of new working and living environments on the historic Siemens site in Berlin Spandau.

The trend towards hotel conversion represents an increasingly attractive growth space for developers and hoteliers.

Smart city start-up Hawa Dawa uses environmental data to improve the air quality and livability of cities.

Although cities cover only 2% of the earth’s surface, they consume 75% of our resources. Soon, cities themselves could become part of the circular economy.

Two panels explored the relationship between the Asia/Pacific and Europe/USA regions on EXPO REAL Tuesday. Both regions are currently facing similar challenges.

All participants at the opening panel of EXPO REAL 2019 were in agreement that cities should offer citizens equal opportunities to participate—but how?

Many roads lead to EXPO REAL: this year, 15 cyclists are swapping business attire for biking gear to travel to EXPO REAL on two wheels.

At this year’s Hospitality Industry Dialogue (HID), the hotel industry is discussing diversity—colorful diversity. Because the hotel world has never been as multi-layered and colorful as it is now.

Retail stores help to create brand experiences. Admittedly, this realization is not particularly new, but it is more important than ever for the retail and real estate industries to understand and accept.

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