Oklahoma Gas and Electric is to add smart streetlight technology using Silver Spring Networks’ IoT platform and smart streetlight. Vision control software will connect and manage 250,000 LED streetlights, building on the 2012 project in Read More
Architecture 2030 issued The 2030 Challenge asking the architecture and building communities to adopt the following targets: All new buildings, developments and major renovations shall be designed to meet a fossil fuel, Greenhouse Gas Emitting Read More
January 18 marked the kick-off of Manitoba’s Race to Reduce – an energy reduction challenge that involves collaboration between commercial building landlords and tenants to encourage smart energy use. The program provides a plan of Read More
The city-parish of Lafayette, Louisiana is moving ahead with an open data initiative to give residents easy access to information regarding their city. Residents will be able to have online access to up-to-the-minute air quality Read More
The potential of smart city technology is so vast that it can be difficult to know where to start. That’s why Ken Thompson and his Global City Teams Challenge (GCTC) action cluster are focused on Read More
“The challenges around managing water responsibly are not just about conservation. Conservation is a bottom line mission, but the challenge with conservation is that it impacts the utility’s bottom line,” said Nathan Allen, Executive Director Read More
Tyler Folsom, a University of Washington Bothell affiliate professor in computing and software systems, is working to promote the use of self-driving bicycles. A 75,000 grant from Amazon Catalyst, an initiative by the Seattle-based online Read More
Penn State University, in collaboration with the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation, is testing a low-carbon hybrid microgrid with the goal of eventually adding additional microgrid sites across the state. It will be installed on a Read More
Panasonic is moving ahead with smart city installations at Peña Station, a rail stop just south of Denver International Airport in Colorado. LED street lights, which are 60 to 70 percent more energy efficient than Read More
Buildings use more than 40% of electricity in the US. Be Power Tech aims to change that and decrease the load on the grid with an air conditioner that produces electricity. With the BeCool system, Read More
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