Technology
RSSRecycled asphalt as good as new one
EUROPE Tens of per cent of the materials used to produce asphalt paving can be replaced with recycled asphalt collected from old roads without compromising on the new road’s quality, safety or durability.
Technology
Colliers looking for next batch of start-ups
WORLD Colliers International has opened applications for the 2019 Colliers Proptech Accelerator Powered by Techstars.
Digital thermo-modernisation is coming
EUROPE Budimex participates in the Bimerr international, innovative project. Its aim is to create improved digital models of residential buildings, which will also help to support their energy renovation.
Blue Bolt to replace not only the pilot
POLAND NTT System, a Polish distributor of computer hardware, has developed an innovative Blue Bolt system that allows you to open doors, gates and barriers with your smartphone. Its additional function is also optimisation of energy consumption.
Technology
DLA Piper goes into proptech
POLAND DLA Piper has set up a Proptech division, which in Poland is headed by Jacek Giziński, the co-managing partner for Poland, and Ewa Kurowska-Tober, the head of intellectual property and new technology.
Drones to tackle smog problem
POLAND Gdynia-based tech company Pelixar has developed a comprehensive system for fighting smog. It includes an ‘anti-smog’ drone, which measures air pollution and locates its sources.
Routine jobs only for robots
POLAND Digital transformation will eliminate repetitive, routine jobs, replacing them with new ones.
Booking app for sports fans
POLAND Polish startup BallSquad has created the first app for booking sports fields in Poland.
Technology
Skanska joins forces with Microsoft
POLAND Skanska has signed a strategic partnership with Microsoft to develop innovative systems for the real estate sector.
Technology
Energy-producing bus station in Rzeszów
POLAND An energy self-sufficient bus station has opened in Rzeszów.
Kulczyk pumps funds into Archdesk
POLAND Sebastian Kulczyk, the CEO of Kulczyk Investments and the founder of the InCredibles start-up incubator, together with other investors, has invested in Polish-British start-up Archdesk, which develops cloud-based software for construction and manufacturing companies.
Technology
Tylko customises furniture for mobiles
POLAND TDJ Pitango Ventures, a Polish-Israeli venture capital fund, is to invest almost PLN 15 mln in an the Tylko mobile app for designing personalised furniture.
Technology
Żabka to do away with store staff
POLAND The Żabka store chain has gone into partnership with start-up AiFi.
Murapol smarts up
POLAND This year Murapol intends to install a Home Management System (HMS) system in a number of its residential projects.
Technology
RFID in LPP
POLAND Checkpoint Systems is to install radio frequency identification systems (RFIDs) to the production line of LPP’s e-commerce platform as well as in its 1,700 physical stores in 23 countries.
Carrefour watches empty shelves
EUROPE Start-up Qopius Technology, which specialises in image recognition software, has partnered with Carrefour, which now uses cameras to automatically monitor store shelves.
Tech continues to drive growth
POLAND Robotics, automation of processes and cloud-based systems will be among the most important technological trends of 2019, according to Deloitte.
Technology
Try and pay with Nike
POLAND Interactive mirrors are being installed in the fitting rooms of Nike stores in Galeria Wroclavia in Wrocław and the Blue City shopping centre in Warsaw.
Shopping without cashiers
POLAND Minimarket grocery chain Żabka is testing a new mobile app for customers. One of its functions will be ‘grab & go’ purchases: paying for goods without queuing at the cash desk.
Payments go mobile
POLAND Samsung Electronics Polska and First Data Polska are to launch a system for using mobile phones as portable payment terminals.
Categories
Architecture and urban planning
Praga to tower up over Warsaw
High-rise developments may be developed near the National Stadium metro station. The city's spatial policy clearly aims to break down the division bet ...
ULI releases New Urban Poland report
Plans created for Airport City around CPK
Construction
Polish construction sector faces growing labour shortage
Poland’s construction sector is facing increasing labour shortages, with the industry short of around 150,000 workers. Turnover among engineers has re ...
Carbon Counts in Construction
Polish construction sector under pressure
Coronavirus
Vaccination centre provided by Globalworth
The Globalworth Foundation has provided the authorities in Bucharest with office space for a Covid vaccination centre.
Employers in no rush to return to workplaces
Catella sees hope and chances for real estate after Covid-19
Corporate social responsibility
Not only for horses
Panattoni BTS and Commercecon together support the establishment of the second Centaurus Foundation centre in Poland to help horses and other animals.
Panattoni sticks to the fairway
Colliers ends operations in Russia, Belarus
Data centres
Poland to benefit from data centre realignment
While just a few years ago, investment locations were primarily determined by demand, today access to electricity is becoming a key factor. According ...
Data centres spread out across the region
Poland to be the new data hub
E-commerce
This is the end
Shopee is ending its operations in Poland. The Asian e-commerce platform, which debuted in Poland in 2021, intends to focus on operations in other reg ...
Wildberries now growing in Ukraine
Wildberries growing in April
ESG
EPP meets 2030 emissions reduction targets ahead of schedule
EPP has already met the emissions reduction targets it set for 2030 under the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), which helps companies set emiss ...
PAD RES launches 24 MW solar farms in Koszalin district
The Grand Pardubice now Excellent
Eurobuild Awards
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
The 15th EurobuildCEE Awards Gala is now behind us and all the winners can be revealed! Special congratulations go to Kazimierz Kirejczyk, who was pre ...
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
Call for nominations and jury members!
Eurobuild FM
The power of community
We spoke with Zdena Noack, managing director of Zeitraum Student Housing, during the opening of Zeitraum Racławicka in Kraków.
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 3
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 2
EurobuildCEE
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The June issue of EurobuildCEE magazine has now hit the shelves! And one of its recurring themes is how best to operate in an increasingly mature and ...
This sporting real estate life
The May issue of Eurobuild is now out!
Events
JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament on August 6th
On 6 August, the 15th JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament for the Real Estate Industry will take place at Warsaw's Monta Beach Volley Club. Eurobu ...
Three days of lakeside cycling: EQT on the Move
Let's play volleyball again
Exclusive
The man from NASA
Czechia stands out as the CEE country with the largest volume of domestic capital invested across the region itself. Now, NASA Capital has entered Pol ...
Strengthening our presence – Wolfgang Molnar of Erste Group Bank
Experienced and out-of-the-box – Josef Malíř of SCF
Eye to eye
Eye to eye… with Władysław Grochowski
After a long break, we invite you to hot episode of the "Eye to eye" podcast! Today we talk with Władysław Grochowski, the head and founder of Arche.
Eye to eye… with Paweł Sapek
Eye to eye with… Daniel Bienias
For Ukraine
Nansen Refugee Award goes to Poland!
The UN Nansen Refugee Award award will go to Poland for the first time. According to the office of the UNHCR High Commissioner this year's regional wi ...
Build Europe supports refugees and appeals to European Commission
Former Russian building to house Ukrainian refugees
Green projects
EIB grants CTP solar-powered €200m loan
Czech developer CTP has been granted a EUR 200 mln loan from the European Investment Bank for the roll-out of its large-scale solar panel installation ...
Cromwell granted €66m green loan for Janki
Pad Res to build 2 PV farms in Pomerania
Hotels
Bob W to open fifth Tallinn property at Krulli Quarter
Bob W has signed a long-term deal to operate a new aparthotel at Krulli Kvartal, part of the 10.2 ha regeneration of the historic Krulli industrial qu ...
Prague moves into top 10 for hotel investment
Mövenpick opens first Croatian hotel on Adriatic coast
Human resources
Ghelamco reshuffles management team in Poland
Agnieszka Ciupak has been appointed managing director of Ghelamco in Poland. She joins Przemysław Dąbrowski, Jakub Kutzmann and Krzysztof Gozdecki as ...
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Change at the top for ULI Europe
Infrastructure
Port Polska and Kielce plan cargo terminal
Port Polska and the City of Kielce have signed a letter of intent covering plans for a cargo terminal in Obice, near Kielce. The centre would handle b ...
New railway station planned for Łapy
EUR 54 bln worth of contracts to be awarded for Port Polska in 2026
Interior design
ING Hubs Poland opens new HQ in The Form
ING Hubs Poland is officially moving into its new headquarters in The Form office building in Warsaw’s Wola business district. The more than 6,000 sqm ...
New food hall in Poznań
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
Investment & finance
Nusco secures EUR 21.4 mln financing from Exim Banca Românească
Romanian developer Nusco has signed a EUR 21.4 mln financing agreement with Exim Banca Românească.
CEECAT Capital raises EUR 135m at first close of third fund
Poland attracts EUR 3.06 bln in commercial real estate investment in H1
Land acquisitions
Panattoni enlarges its Swedish portfolio
Panattoni has acquired two properties near Gothenburg, Sweden. The brownfield sites will be replaced by a modern 43,000 sqm facility.
CTP purchases land in Kragujevac
CTP secures major brownfield site
Material partner
Brownfield rather than greenfield – a model for sustainable development at City Point Targówek
Contemporary cities are grappling with the challenge of fostering dynamic growth while alleviating environmental pressures. Traditional infrastructure ...
Nordbygg 2024: Many innovations and strong interest
Excellent Fern at Off Piotrkowska
Office & mixed-use development
Port Polska to reshape Łódź
Port Polska and the expansion of high-speed rail could reshape Łódź’s office market over the longer term, bringing the city closer to Warsaw economica ...
Takeda moves Warsaw office to Studio A
The Shire extends lease at Korona in Kraków
Property and Facility Management
ISS takes over technical management of Axis in Kraków
ISS has taken over the technical facility management of Axis, an office building in Kraków owned by French fund Corum XL. The company is providing tec ...
Savills takes on TFI PZU retail portfolio
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
Public buildings
Prague 14 begins construction of primary school in Jahodnice
Prague 14 has begun construction of a new primary school in Jahodnice. The school, at U Hostavického potoka Street, will accommodate 540 pupils, with ...
Construction begins on emergency care unit at Prague’s Thomayer University Hospital
Dekpol to redevelop the Poznań Palm House
Residential
RealCo sells out Wrocław project
RealCo has sold all 133 apartments at its Apartamenty przy Parku Szczytnickim project in Wrocław. The apartments are spread across 10 buildings. The d ...
Apartment sales launched for Sosnowa Vita
Matexi sells 75 pct of Sady Żoliborz apartments
Retail & leisure
Pasaż Łańcucki 90 pct commercialised
Refield is developing Pasaż Łańcucki, an 11,200 sqm retail park in Łańcut, southeastern Poland. The project is being developed on a 3.5 ha site locate ...
Medicine Opens Expanded Store in Galeria Pomorska
CeX opens store in Wola Park
Technology
Singu takes over QRmaint
Singu, a European platform for managing commercial property, has today announced the acquisition of QRmaint, one of Europe's fastest-growing providers ...
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A
Warehouse & industrial
Warehouse vacancy falls to three-year low
The vacancy rate in Poland’s warehouse market fell to 6.6 pct at the end of June, its lowest level in three years. At the same time, gross take-up ros ...
