Justin Shee | Founder & CEO, The Kohab

11/20/18 • 30 min

Can we better serve our ageing population through a new model of inter-generational co-living?

Justin Shee is the founder of The Kohab; a new inter-generational retirement living company, bringing old and young adults together under one roof to live in mutual support. The Kohab is both a potential answer to the age ghettos created by retirement living and a solution to the loneliness epidemic faced by both young and old adults in the UK.

In this podcast:

What’s behind the growing epidemic of loneliness and how can our design and usage of the built environment help to tackle it?
Why are baby-boomers still reluctant down-sizers & renters? How can this be changed?
Should we revisit the rationale behind the current status quo of segregated “retirement” / senior living?
What are the advantages of inter-generational living, both for the residents and the wider society?
What are the financial models for encouraging the use of inter-generational living and how does The Kohab intend to nurture the identity of the community?
Can inter-generational living extend to even younger populations e.g. creches?

Justin’s favourite building is Henry VI’s Gothic masterpiece, King’s College Chapel in Cambridge. In terms of real estate innovation, automated valuation models (AVMs) are Justin’s hot topic to watch!

You can find & follow Justin on social media via LinkedIn or Twitter (@JustinShee).

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Can we better serve our ageing population through a new model of inter-generational co-living?

In this podcast:

What’s behind the growing epidemic of loneliness and how can our design and usage of the built environment help to tackle it?
Why are baby-boomers still reluctant down-sizers & renters? How can this be changed?
Should we revisit the rationale behind the current status quo of segregated “retirement” / senior living?
What are the advantages of inter-generational living, both for the residents and the wider society?
What are the financial models for encouraging the use of inter-generational living and how does The Kohab intend to nurture the identity of the community?
Can inter-generational living extend to even younger populations e.g. creches?

You can find & follow Justin on social media via LinkedIn or Twitter (@JustinShee).

For more references, you can look at:

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Gemma John | Founder & Director, Human City

Can the application of traditional social sciences to big data help better tailor the future of the built environment to societal needs?

Gemma John is an anthropologist, helping to influence urban planning and development.

After ten years in academic research, Gemma spent five years working for engineering, planning, and architecture firms, including AECOM & Foster + Partners, before establishing her own consultancy business, Human City.

Human City helps property developers to create commercially successful projects, particularly in the co-working & co-living areas. Gemma’s work ranges from advising on new building concepts through to mobile apps. Gemma is currently designing a research project, focusing on the moral economy of housing.

In this podcast:

How are generational mindset changes impacting our use & design of buildings?
How does the real estate industry cater to the evolving changes in what the end user really wants or needs?
Is co-living driven by necessity or desire?
Exploring benefits of inter-generational co-living and the concept of the Skyler tower
What can co-working learn from public libraries?
The role of social sciences in the “big data” world & how to ensure that human interaction remains at the core of built-environment decision-making in an increasingly digitised world.

Gemma’s favourite building is Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal for its blue vibrancy!

Her innovation to watch out for is Vu.City, the provider of interactive, digital city models.

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Antony Slumbers | Founder, AntonySlumbers.com

What is Artificial Intelligence and how is about to reshape our approach to work? Will this mean that SpaceAsaService becomes the new normal for the build environment?

Antony is a renowned speaker in the property world and a globally recognised expert on PropTech, Artificial Intelligence & SpaceAsaService. A pre-eminent blogger in the world of AI, he’s recently been voted as the number one non-US person to follow on Twitter. Having founded several PropTech companies, he still retains an active role in them and recently founded PropAI.

In this podcast:

Where do we stand on the PropTech journey?
What actually is AI and how can we expect it to affect the built environment?
Are there tangible examples of AI at work already in real estate?
Why is AI suddenly at the forefront of everyone’s minds?
How can business embrace AI to stay relevant in the digital age?
Is AI a threat to jobs in the built environment? How can we stay relevant as individuals?
Is SpaceAsaService the natural consequence of AI?
Why are we about to enter a “Golden Age of Real Estate”?

Antony’s favourite building is Giotto’s Campanile in Florence as an “insanely elegant” structure. His hot pick for innovation in the sector is Gyana AI, focused on retail analytics.

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