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Wrocław gets the smarts
POLAND Intelligent systems and Internet of Things tech are to be introduced in Wrocław to turn it into a ‘smart city’.
Waitng for the Blockchain revolution
POLAND The Polish Chamber of Information Technology and Telecommunications believe that Blockchain will revolutionise business over the next decade.
Technology
Huawei sets up in Munich
EUROPE A European test centre for smart city technology is being set up in Munich in a joint venture of Huawei and Eluminocity.
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Turn on the taps via Bluetooth
EUROPE The eSchell system integrates plumbing with the central building management system and now Bluetooth control has been added allowing the system to be operated with a smartphone app.
Technology
One ring to pay them all
EUROPE A ring has been designed that includes an NFC transmitter as well as RFID tags and it can be used to pay for purchases in stores as well as open the door to your car and to your home.
Technology
Carrefour chooses 18 proptech start-ups
WORLD A total of 18 start-ups have been chosen by Showroomprivé’s Look Forward incubator in partnership with Carrefour.
Robots take over
WORLD Over the past year the number of companies that use robotics to automate their business processes has risen by 18 pct to 67 pct claims Deloitte.
Technology
Artificial intelligence to replace the stylist
POLAND Zalando is introducing a virtual assistant which proposes products based on previous customer purchases. The Algorithm Fashion Companion (AFC) will inspire customers with personalized outfit tips.
App instead of a bin
POLAND Tesco launches an application of the Food Cloud organization, which is to monitor and facilitate the management of the process of transferring surplus food.
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BIK makes Sense to look after roofs
POLAND Warehousing developer and operator Biuro Inwestycji Kapitałowych has commissioned Sense Monitoring to install continuous monitoring systems on the large format roofs of its facilities.
Smarten up – to save costs and the environment
POLAND Adapting traditional real estate into smart buildings has now become a global trend, according to Siemens Financial Services, which estimates that this market in Poland could now even be worth up to PLN 4 bln.
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Collectomate to streamline shipments
POLAND Łódź-based start-up Collectomate has set up a platform to facilitate the delivery and storage of parcels in office and residential buildings. Its founders, Marcin Ciącio and Rafał Dylewski, hope to use the system to solve the so-called last mile problem by improving the efficiency of deliveries.
Big Brother is watching shelves
POLAND OEX Cursor together with ShelfWise and ABR Sesta have created a system that uses image recognition systems and artificial intelligence to improve how goods are displayed in stores and drive sales.
What will the buildings of the future look like?
POLAND Traffic jams, mobile lifestyle and legal regulations are the factors that will change Polish construction sector – according to the ‘Construction of the future'.
Chatbots set to revolutionise the world
WORLD According to TogetherData, the demand for chatbots (or computer programs that can converse naturally with people) is set to increase by 25 pct in Poland by 2025 while the global market for chatbots is set to reach USD 1.25 bln according to data from Grand View Research.
Eobuwie teams up with Nanovo
POLAND Eobuwie.pl has turned to Nanovo to improve its software systems.
Ever more Poles shopping online
POLAND With many consumers spending most of their time online, Poland is currently one of the fastest developing e-commerce markets according to the latest ‘E-commerce in Poland 2018’ report by Germius.
Wielkopolska saves on electricity
POLAND Signify has completed the installation of intelligent street lighting in 27 towns of the Wielkopolska province.
A look at the home of the future
WORLD By 2050 our lives will have changed beyond recognition. We will be surrounded by intelligent machines, with household appliances taking care of most our needs and doing most of the housework for us. These were the conclusions reached during a debate entitled ‘The future of household appliances in a rapidly changing world’ held at the IFA trade fair for consumer electronics in Berlin.
Third PropTech Awards competition now open
WORLD on May 16th, 2019 the gala ceremony for the third PropTech Innovation Awards is to be held in Berlin with prize money of EUR 40,000 to be awarded by Union Investment and German Tech Entrepreneurship Center.
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 ...
