The city council of Joplin, Missouri has approved the use of federal and state grants received for tornado recovery projects for a smart city initiative and a $30,000 membership to the non-profit organization, U.S. Ignite. Read More
The City of Deerfield Beach, Florida and Siemens have announced the official start of a city-wide energy efficiency project to reduce the city’s environmental footprint. The Commission of Deerfield Beach approved a 17-year, $9.2 million Read More
The United Nations Economic Council on Europe (UNECE) and the Green Building Alliance (GBA) have signed an agreement to launch Pittsburgh’s International Center of Excellence on High Performance Buildings. The center will use UNECE’s Framework Read More
Manhole explosions can become a problem in cities in the winter as they usually occur when a mixture of melted snow and road salt washes into them, leading to the cables arcing. In America’s biggest Read More
Telensa EVP Gordon Davidson will share experiences of creating data-driven cities using smart streetlight infrastructure at Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerate 2019, San Diego Telensa, the leading provider of connected street lighting and smart city data Read More
New Zealand electricity and water providers Vector Group and Watercare are collaborating to deploy the country’s largest solar array which will float on top of a wastewater treatment pond. It will be used to supplement Read More
Delta Airlines, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and Curiosity Lab are partnering to research potential applications for autonomous vehicles at airports in a bid to increase efficiencies and reduce the stresses of travel. Delta will Read More
Dallas, Texas requires all new construction within the city to install “cool roofs,” in an effort to reduce the urban heat island effect. New buildings must use roofing materials that reflect solar heat on at Read More
Tennessee’s Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport recently became the first U.S. airport powered by 100 percent solar energy. The facility, which operates more than 61,000 flights a year, announced it has completed work on a 12-acre, 2.64 Read More
Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City has released a bicycle plan – Green Wave – to improve cycling infrastructure and cyclist safety across the city. The 24-page blueprint comes in response to increase Read More
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