Global Site Search
When a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami severely damaged communities in Japan's Tohoku region in 2011, the area required a massive amount of reconstruction. And that involved moving residential areas to higher ground. The reconstruction and...
Resources - 06/27/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Computing resources
The government of India has launched an ambitious and transformational scheme to develop 100 Smart Cities. These smart cities will be enabled by a number of smart solutions including those targeted to infrastructure, energy, transport, utilities,...
Resources - 11/05/2015
Active Region(s): India, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Computing resources, Smart City Tools, Visioning and roadmapping tools
Smart cities aim to reduce anticipated complexities and expenses that accompany future urbanization. Hence, integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), energy efficiency and sustainability form the backbone of these cities. For...
Resources - 09/26/2015
Active Region(s): India, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Smart City Concepts, Built environment, Computing resources, Examples and case studies, Visioning and roadmapping tools
Spring rains and snowmelt pour into the rivers and reservoirs that feed the Calgary’s water supply. As a result, downtown businesses and residents are faced with unpredictable floods that could do millions of dollars of damage. Read in this case...
Resources - 08/09/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Water and wastewater, Analytics, Computing resources, Examples and case studies
Urban Integrated, [ui!] -- a Council Associate Partner -- has developed a cloud-based application that processes traffic-relevant data. The solution built on Microsoft Azure analyses the sensor data transmitted by traffic guidance systems at...
Resources - 04/25/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Transportation, Analytics, Computing resources, Instrumentation and control, Examples and case studies
Cities around the globe are confronted with growing populations, aging infrastructure, reduced budgets and the challenge of doing more with less. Watch in this video how IBM Intelligent Operations software portfolio, based on open cloud computing...
Resources - 03/24/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Energy, Water and wastewater, Analytics, Computing resources
The University of California at San Diego (UCSD) has a long history of self-reliance when it comes to energy. Today, the campus produces 92% of its own energy. It’s striving to go further with a combination of new clean energy resources, additional...
Resources - 02/25/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Analytics, Computing resources, Examples and case studies
Scott Jenkins of the Seattle Mariners discusses how his organization is using the power of data to achieve sustainability goals in this video from Council Associate Partner OSIsoft.
Resources - 11/21/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Energy, Analytics, Computing resources
The PI System from Council Associate Partner OSIsoft shares and combines building and utility data through the cloud. Watch this video to learn more about what that can mean for building managers, airports, stadiums and others.
Resources - 11/21/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Energy, Computing resources, Data management
With an expanding population, the second largest city in Illinois wanted to improve building inspection communications for increased efficiency with leaner staffing levels. Read in the "NaviLine Helps Aurora Do More with Less" case study linked...
Resources - 10/07/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Computing resources, Connectivity, Examples and case studies
ThyssenKrupp Elevator wanted to gain a competitive edge by focusing on what matters most to their customers: reliability. Watch the video to see how the company drew on the potential of the Internet of Things (IoT) to develop smarter elevators.
Resources - 07/17/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Computing resources, Instrumentation and control
The University of Strasbourg in Strasbourg, France, is among Europe’s foremost research universities and is the second-largest university in France with some 43,000 students. The University’s Energy Department needed to better manage facility...
Resources - 03/24/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Energy, Computing resources, Data management, Examples and case studies
In a typical year, over 35 million passengers and 96 thousand tons of cargo pass through the Barcelona El Prat Airport. AENA is responsible for airport operations, and its smart airport solution boasts a dynamic, intelligent infrastructure. The...
Resources - 03/06/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Transportation, Computing resources, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control, Examples and case studies