Enabling a circular economy in the built environment

A better understanding of construction industry stakeholders’ motivations can lead to greater adoption of circular practices.

CK Taylor | Climate and Sustainability Consortium • mit
Dec. 11, 2024 ~9 min

MIT Center for Real Estate launches the Asia Real Estate Initiative

New effort empowers MIT researchers to shape real estate’s future and build responsibly and sustainably.

Maria Iacobo | School of Architecture and Planning • mit
March 7, 2022 ~6 min


New directions in real estate practice

Professor Siqi Zheng promotes sustainable urbanization at MIT’s Center for Real Estate.

Maria Iacobo | School of Architecture and Planning • mit
July 12, 2021 ~9 min

The city is her lab | MIT News

Siqi Zheng studies the economics of China’s urban explosion.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
July 3, 2018 ~7 min

Dennis Frenchman named head of the MIT Center for Real Estate | MIT News

Architect and urban designer brings to the role decades of global expertise on the transformation of cities

School of Architecture and Planning • mit
July 2, 2018 ~3 min

China Venture Workshop announces first cohort | MIT News

Ten teams will collaborate with local partners, pilot solutions to urban challenges.

Louis Goldsmith | School of Architecture and Planning • mit
May 31, 2018 ~9 min

Measuring the economy with location data | MIT News

Startup’s platform crunches anonymized smartphone GPS data to understand how people shop, work, and live.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
March 27, 2018 ~9 min

New connector helps faculty, student startups launch in China | MIT News

The new connector helps faculty, students, and alumni launch startups in China.

School of Architecture and Planning • mit
Feb. 14, 2018 ~3 min


Turning real estate data into decision-making tools | MIT News

New Real Estate Price Dynamics Research Platform from the MIT Center for Real Estate offers predictive power to investors.

Michael Hoban | School of Architecture and Planning • mit
Dec. 22, 2017 ~6 min

MIT launches China Future City Lab | MIT News

New urban studies program to spur research and innovation in China.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 20, 2017 ~7 min

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