Innovators’ Perspective: Technology and the Global Built Environment Transitions by Steve Weikal (MIT)

Environmental changes, breakthroughs in data and technology, and socio-geographic trends are driving an epic re-ordering of the planet. The unprecedented combination of these structural changes will have a significant impact on real estate, the world’s largest asset class. Steve Weikal from the Real Estate Transformation Lab at the MIT Center for Real Estate explores the meta trends shaping this Built Environment Transition and highlights some of the most promising technologies and innovations that are changing what, where and how we build.