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Proptech trends to be aware of for 2022

06 April 2022

What are the top 12 trends for 2022 that will profoundly affect the built environment? How will the nature of work evolve? How is the level of investment in PropTech affecting startups and scaleups? How will the net-zero and ESG agenda impact the sector? What do we mean by ClimateTech? Can we move beyond sustainability to regenerating the planet on which we all depend?

Menno Lammers speaks with Andrew Knight as they discuss the macro drivers affecting the built and natural environment sector.

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