Housing is one of the most pressing challenges facing Barcelona, its metropolitan region, and Catalonia as a whole. In a recent interview published in El Periódico de Catalunya, our CoFounder and CEO Ramon Gras Alomà shares Aretian’s perspective on the structural roots of this issue: a persistent housing supply deficit, declining residential quality, a growing mismatch between incomes and real estate prices, and limited access to transport and essential services. At Aretian U

We’re proud to share that this week, our Co-Founder and CEO, Ramon Gras Alomà , was featured in an article discussing one of today’s most pressing urban challenges: how to accommodate growth in the Barcelona metropolitan region without expanding unsustainably. In the article, Ramon highlights a critical insight: the metropolitan region is expected to provide new residential dwellings to host 700,000 new residents over the next 20 years, requiring up to 475,000 new homes. Aret

We are delighted to share that our CEO, Ramon Gras, has been invited to publish a new article on the CIDEU blog: “Los gemelos digitales como herramientas para la innovación y la sostenibilidad urbana.” In the article, Ramon explores how City Digital Twins can become powerful platforms for urban diagnostics, scenario analysis, and strategic recommendations, enabling evidence-based decision-making and helping cities address complexity while advancing sustainability, competitive

Aretian is proud to announce that research involving our team members Ramon Gras and Bernat Salvanyà has been published in Nature Portfolio’s, Nature’s prestigious Scientific Data journal. The study presents the first comprehensive, publicly available dataset mapping electric distribution networks across seven northeastern states, representing a major step forward in understanding and improving America’s energy infrastructure. Subject of study Until now, detailed data about h