Urban Planning stories

Autodesk debuts Forma Building Design to tie early schematic work more closely to Revit, with new carbon tools and cloud links.

TBH says shared infrastructure hubs could ease power, water and land bottlenecks as AI-fuelled data centre growth strains utilities.

Experts are urging data centres be planned as civic infrastructure using digital modelling to balance booming AI demand.

Open Point has merged Social Point and Consultation Manager into a single platform to unify community engagement and stakeholder oversight.

Foreign investors eye NZ luxury homes above NZD $5 million as visa rule changes and tight supply fuel demand in Auckland and Queenstown.

New Active Investor Plus Visa rules unleash overseas demand for New Zealand homes above NZD $5 million, straining scarce luxury supply.

New Zealand faces a squeeze in ultra-luxury homes as visa rule changes unleash overseas demand for properties above NZD $5 million.

Lime launches shared e-scooters in Wellington ahead of next month's LimeBike debut, promising affordable, low-carbon urban travel.

Smart capital is flowing to infrastructure that lifts women, using digital tech to turn inclusion and resilience into core investment value.

Auckland and Northland top a new index of New Zealand's most fragile infrastructure, as experts urge maintenance-first spending on resilience.

New Zealand risks long-term water and power strain from AI data centres unless regulators toughen scrutiny of their resource footprint.

Microsoft tops rivals for weaving nature restoration into European data centres, but report warns sector lags as AI power demand surges.

AI data centres are set to strain power grids, labour and emissions targets, forcing the UK and Australia to rethink energy and skills plans.

The global data mining tools market is set to soar to USD $3.65 billion by 2034, driven by AI integration and growing demand in eCommerce and government sectors.

SAS and Epic Games partner to enhance digital twins for manufacturing, helping Georgia-Pacific optimise operations at its Savannah River Mill in real time.

Milestone Systems has unveiled XProtect 2025 R1, enhancing cloud integration and vehicle analytics for improved security and urban planning solutions.

Aerologix and Soar have teamed up to launch the world's largest digital atlas, integrating over 36,000 drone pilots with 700,000 maps.

Nearmap has launched Generation 6 of its AI model, featuring over 130 location-based detections to enhance decision-making across various sectors.

Vultr partners with HEAVY.AI to enhance data analytics with global NVIDIA GPU cloud infrastructure, aiming to boost efficiency and performance across various industries.

Telematics technology is driving rapid economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region, transforming industries from ridesharing to eCommerce and electric vehicles.