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CurveBlock’s Design Fundamentals for The Future

 
"The approach and vision for CurveBlock’s real estate development site located in Kent brings forward the design fundamentals which will be the future of the construction industry, tackling the environmental and climate emergency. With sustainability at the forefront and the drive for carbon zero energy positive homes, the scheme can be a model for how multiple housing developments can be architecturally exciting and have a positive environmental impact. Following the encouraging response towards this approach from the Local Authority the team are looking forward to developing the application." (Image shows indicative pre-app design below).  Nick Francis RIBA, Senior Architect at ECE Architecture.

Content Catalyst Announces New R & D Project

Leeds-based tech company Content Catalyst has announced a new research project to extract data from business reports which is co-funded by Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency. The grant will enable Content Catalyst to create up to two new developer jobs underlining the company’s commitment to invest in technical talent from the Yorkshire region.  Read more here.

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Virtually Taking on Today’s Challenges

Kane Fulton of Tech Nation reveals how the Leeds Digital Festival team is a leading example of the resourcefulness, resilience and dynamism of the tech community in the Leeds City Region.  You can read the details over at Tech Nation.

Leeds Digital Festival Playlist Available

Leeds Digital Festival offered 130 events online for the first time this year, celebrating the tech and digital sector in the Leeds City Region and beyond.  If you missed any of your choice, you can see 105 of them here:

Leeds as a Fintech Hub

Nic Redfern, Finance Director of Know Your Money, has identified Leeds' rising status as a Fintech hub, recognising the City as a viable alternative to London for those companies established in the sector or starting up.

With the uncertainties which remain post-Brexit, Nic recognises that, in the right location, tenacious tech companies can survive the initial years and thrive in the longer term.  

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