The City of Milwaukee is seeking to accelerate smart city plans, focusing on increasing the number of smart buildings which would feature smart heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in addition to motion-sensitive lights. Read More
The city of San Francisco has received $11 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to develop transportation technologies aimed at reducing traffic congestion and creating a safer and more efficient transportation system. “San Francisco 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
Eight years ago, at the beginning of the Obama administration, the federal government began making increased investments in efficiency. Attention was given to high–performance commercial buildings, because of the profound potential for impact on overall Read More
The National League of Cities (NLC) just released “Trends in Smart City Development“, a collection of case studies about how five cities – Philadelphia, San Francisco, Chicago, Charlotte, and New Delhi, India – are implementing Read More
The Internet of Things can contribute to the independence of the elderly by prioritizing safety and comfort within the home. In the smart home, data collected from IoT devices can track an individual’s daily routine, Read More
The city of Las Vegas is installing a traffic-monitoring system that uses technology to monitor traffic and traffic signals – all in real time. Working with Acyclica, sensors will be installed at each of the Read More
The city of San Antonio, Texas has budgeted approximately $8 million in 2017 for nine smart city projects. Plans are to focus on transportation, environmental sustainability, and an area the city calls “digital connected living”. Read More
Every city has a key ingredient – something rooting and dependable; from the development of a specific industry to the tradition of a university or the legacy of investing in innovation, there’s something about each Read More
The Lumentile project aims to combine a simple construction element, ceramic tile, with a luminous surface element to create the luminous electronic tile. The panels have a ceramic base, with a transparent top layer with Read More
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