The city of Chicago, Illinois has created a new Chicago energy rating system starting this year for buildings required to benchmark and report their energy use (which includes most properties that are 50,000 square feet 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
The city of Troy, New York added five electric vehicles to their municipal fleet using a New York State Energy Research and Development Authority grant. The city received the grant as part of being designated Read More
The City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has installed more than 1,200 smart litter cans as part of an effort to cut costs and improve efficiency in trash collection. “Based on our analysis, we expect that the Read More
The smart cities movement is gaining adoption on a global scale, creating an opportunity to share best practices beyond national borders. The U.S., a newer entrant, has much to gain from examining models and approaches Read More
Rubicon Global announced that the City of Montgomery, Alabama has selected Rubicon® to formally implement a smart city solution to help improve residential and commercial waste and recycling services for its more than 200,000 citizens. Read More
The Hawaii Department of Transportation (DOT) plans to use carbon-injected concrete in all future construction as part of its sustainable transportation initiative. The material is now approved for all flat work – such as roads Read More
The City of Norfolk, Virginia announced that it has selected Rubicon Global to deploy a smart city pilot program to improve the residential waste services of their more than 61,000 locations. Rubicon Global is a Read More
On July 1, a new European Union law takes effect that will require electric and hybrid four-wheeled vehicles to emit an artificial noise when traveling at low speeds. All new vehicles will be fitted with Read More
The National Complete Streets Coalition (NCSC) – a program of Smart Growth America – recently recognized ten communities with the best implementation of Complete Streets policies in 2018. The top rated community was Cleveland Heights, Read More
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