Cities around the world are making use of space that has often been ignored in the past – the urban rooftop. Steven Peck of Green Roofs for Healthy Cities states, “The roofscapes of our cities Read More
An important component of the smart city is the smart building – a facility that incorporates advanced automation and integration to measure, monitor, control, and optimize operations and maintenance. In existing buildings, technologies are deployed Read More
Researchers from the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom, the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, and Aarhus University in Denmark are working together on the five-year “Smart Cities and Open Data Re-use” (SCORE) Read More
Gallup – a global analytics and advisory company – has partnered with Urbanova – a smart city living lab in Spokane, Washington – to harness data to gain insights, empower people, and solve urban challenges Read More
The City Council of Newcastle, in New South Wales, Australia recently endorsed the Newcastle Smart City Program – comprised of: Smart City Strategy – a strategic planning document that includes a range of objectives such Read More
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have announced they will jointly sponsor the 2018 Global City Teams Challenge (GCTC) – “Smart and Secure Cities and Communities Read More
Square Roots –a vertical farming accelerator – will graduate its first class of Resident Entrepreneurs this October and is looking for applicants for the next season. Each entrepreneur is loaned an upgraded shipping container, equipped Read More
The “Smart City” Education Center at the Chula Vista Public Library has recently been opened to teach students about renewable energy and conservation in a fun and interactive way. “Our flagship library just keeps getting Read More
Startupbootcamp partnered with EnergyAustralia for a Melbourne-based accelerator program for innovative startups seeking to commercialize smart energy ventures. The program will run for three months from January 2018, with places available for ten startups, who Read More
The Baltimore Office of Sustainability (BoS) and the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF) recently released the the Baltimore Food System Resilience Advisory Report which examines methods of improving food system resilience. Urban Read More
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