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Planet’s digital platform and proptech app, PlanetSIM, won the 5th edition of India’s national “2023 Proptech Excellence Conclave” competition, taking home the Proptech Mobile App of the Year Award. The jury evaluated the most well-known digital platforms in the industry and selected Planet’s own as the best mobile app for proptech of the year. The jury’s evaluation was sponsored by Realty+, the most well-known real estate publication in the subcontinent.

As urban India grows in means and aspirations, the youth gravitates towards geographies for job opportunities. This has led to a shift in home preferences towards smaller-homes and fully-furnished homes with a lesser need to buy immovables like furniture. Moving for work becomes a plug-and-play exercise while selecting a home to rent and stay in for young mobile professionals. Universe, Planet’s flagship project in Pune, India has launched 1 BHK fully furnished apartments to meet the huge market demand in the Hinjewadi belt, which is a prominent IT hub

Recently, India saw the introduction of much-anticipated next-generation 5G network services.  It has the potential to be the driving force behind economic progress in all sectors and businesses. 5G is a dependable, high capacity, low latency communications network that is ubiquitous and less expensive than existing high bandwidth solutions, according to Stephen Dunphy, Global Head of IoT. In the future 5G networks will coexist with LoRaWAN networks for IoT in general, and Proptech, real estate, and property management in particular for eg. smart infrastructure management

Alessandro Marchesini has been appointed Chief Digital Strategy Officer at Planet Smart City. Based in Planet’s London office, he will drive growth in the Group’s digital business internationally through the development of new products and services. Alessandro will focus on three key areas: consolidating the digital service offering in Planet’s smart affordable housing solutions; adding new value to the SaaS (software-as-a-service) offering dedicated to real estate developers for new construction projects; and defining digital products capable of increasing the management efficiency of large residential complexes

Reforestation is an important and responsible activity that is essential to mitigate the impact of climate change. As part of our ESG agenda, Planet Smart City takes its sustainability responsibility very seriously, right from the impact of our construction activity to how we engage with residential communities around the world to positively influence our actions. Recently Planet Smart City partnered with Tree-Nation to plant more than 1,200 trees globally as part of its sustainability commitment. Our Head of ESG, Lise Rosat, had this to say while covering this development – “Planet’s partnership with Tree-nation is a positive step regarding the awareness raising effort on climate change within Planet employees. Forests are essential carbon sinks and Planet recognizes reforestation’s vital role in climate change mitigation and ecological conservation.”

Planet Smart City has initiated proceedings to acquire Politecna Europa, a business that specialises in architectural and engineering design. Politecna Europa, established by Luca Massimo Giacosa and Pietro Putetto, is inproject management firm that specialises in architectural, structural, and industrial design for the civil and infrastructure sectors. Both organisations’ professional knowledge will be leveraged to construct intelligent neighbourhoods and houses by enhancing efficiency and maximising resident user experience throughout its projects worldwide, including India

Planet Smart City’s flagship project, Universe, is being developed in partnership with Kolte Patil Developers Ltd. in Life Republic’s township at the IT hub of Hinjewadi, Pune. It is a smart residential project spread across 10.5 acres consisting of 1775 apartments and 165 retail outlets across nine towers and Planet’s pioneering Innovation Hub with over 40 smart lifestyle amenities and ample open green spaces. The Innovation Hub, designed and created in Italy, is a category-first digital development to boost productivity and upgrade inhabitants’ lifestyle

The environmental impact of massive real estate development contributes significantly to carbon emissions. Because of the emphasis on smart cities and intelligent communities, integrating smart solutions into real estate is now a worldwide PropTech trend. The majority of eco-housing initiatives minimise carbon emissions through digital integration like Planet Smart City’s smart solutions to lessen their environmental effect. The notion refers to a low-carbon residential community that uses energy efficiency requirements for buildings that use very little energy and have a low total environmental footprint

Women are becoming increasingly important in terms of purchasing power in India’s residential real estate business. A growing number of Indian women have launched their own real estate firms in the previous five years. Stamp duty reforms, as well as a one-of-a-kind provision for stamp duty relief for female home buyers, will make 2020 and 2021 real estate history. Women account for 30% of property purchasers in Planet Smart City’s flagship project ‘Universe’ at Life Republic township in Pune, in partnership with well-known Kolte-Patil Developers Ltd. These women showed a strong desire for high-value smart houses, particularly in the end-user sector

On International Women’s Day, Graziella Rocella, Chief Research and Product Design Officer of Planet Smart City, recounted her experience as a woman in a male-dominated industry like real estate. She says, “Women’s professional contributions have a huge influence. Let us channel our positive energy to conquer any obstacle and continue to improve our teams and ourselves. Women have historically assumed household chores and have had a significant effect on their families. The same is true in their working lives.”