Old work blogs

A collection of articles from the PT1 newsletter and previous roles, covering energy, proptech, venture capital, and the built environment.

PT1 newsletter articles

Europe’s problem with minerals · #energy Why Europe’s green transition is threatened by its lack of critical mineral reserves

Lessons from Carbon Budget 7 · #energy What the UK’s Seventh Carbon Budget tells us about the future of decarbonisation

The last 6 months in venture · #vc #data Analysing European VC deal data from PT1’s funding report

Euros, Eras and Les Jeux · #proptech #data A deep dive into stadium economics, infrastructure, and their impact on cities

Problems with energy performance certificates · #energy #proptech Why EPCs are broken and what could replace them

Can a travelling salesman fix our cities · #data #proptech How operational research and optimisation can transform urban infrastructure

Are we at peak skyscraper · #proptech Examining the future of tall buildings, office vacancies, and commercial-to-residential conversion

EPDs: as easy as 123? · #energy #proptech Understanding Environmental Product Declarations and why they matter for construction

The European startup funding landscape · #vc #data Analysing European VC funding data across stages and geographies

A primer on heat pumps · #energy The physics, economics, and politics of heat pump adoption

PropTech articles

How PropTech can help property managers level up their data?

How can landlords make the most of the PropTech revolution?

AI in real estate - don’t believe the hype