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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
For cities and companies involved in new construction or site transformations, areas with unstable or poor quality power can cause problems and diesel and other similar generators can add another one: expense. Read discussion from Council Lead...
Resources - 03/27/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Energy
This case study from S&C Electric describes how it met the need from one of the largest shopping centers in Mexico to not use antennas as part of its communications system with the local utility which was to provide power for the multi-use...
Resources - 01/29/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Connectivity
Cost isn't the only reason many cities are switching to LED lighting systems. They're less expensive to operate and maintain, but think of them as a gateway too. Integrated lighting technologies from Council Lead Partner Verizon offer a way to...
Resources - 11/20/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Public safety and security, Connectivity, Interoperability
To provide smart cities with water infrastructure systems, Hitachi is promoting its intelligent water system concept for integrating water treatment systems with information and control systems for the efficient utilization of recycled water.
Resources - 11/05/2015
Active Region(s): India, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Water and wastewater, Policy frameworks and tools, Research, publications and web sites
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
The purpose of this Compendium is to provide policy makers, academicians, industry and all other stakeholders interested in 'Smart Cities' a collection of different types of resources pertaining to smart cities. It is a supplementary resource...
Resources - 10/14/2015
Active Region(s): India, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Responsibility areas, Built environment, Economic development, Examples and case studies, Research, publications and web sites
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
This documentary profiles 10 megaprojects currently under development around the world, including the Dubai World Central Airport, Songdo International Business District in South Korea, Nicaragua's Grand Canal and the Delhi-Mumbai industrial...
Resources - 09/25/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Smart City Concepts, Built environment, Policy and leadership
A 'Smart City' is one that has processes in place to make service delivery better, faster and cheaper. Many times, the application of a new technology will provide this edge, but sometimes it is a low-tech solution that best meets the 'better,...
Resources - 09/18/2015
Active Region(s): India, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Smart City Concepts, Definitions and overviews, Built environment, Smart City Examples, Examples and case studies
Hawaii's Punahou School was designed on an open plan to take advantage of the mild climate. That means an open campus with no interior hallways. Because of the open design, numerous entry points must be monitored by video security equipment. The...
Resources - 08/31/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Public safety and security
This video from Skift, a travel industry intelligence and marketing publication, and Council Lead Partner MasterCard share how the city of Amsterdam is responding to a population boom brought about by its status as a progressive and central urban...
Resources - 08/26/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Policy frameworks and tools
Watch how Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas is using the Extricom Series wireless technology from Council Lead Partner Allied Telesis to connect tens of thousands of convention attendees seamlessly throughout one of the largest meeting...
Resources - 08/09/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Connectivity
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
This video contains highlights from Council Associate Partner ABB's Americas Technology and Partner Days 2015, which spanned an entire week and included the official opening of its new North American manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills,...
Resources - 07/27/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Instrumentation and control
Property managers for Atlantic Station, a mixed-use complex in midtown Atlanta, GA, wanted instant and efficient data access to the energy measurements of each structure in the complex for billing purposes. Read about the solution they chose from...
Resources - 07/07/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Energy, Instrumentation and control, Examples and case studies
Streetlights are important civic assets that consume approximately 40% of a municipality's energy budget. Replacing existing streetlights with networked LED luminaires enables tremendous energy savings. Learn more in this video from Council...
Resources - 06/19/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Energy
Emerald ash borer infestation was detected for the first time in Canada in 2002 and in Quebec in 2008. According to Natural Resources Canada, “Canadian Forestry Service scientists estimate that the costs to Canadian municipalities for the treatment...
Resources - 06/17/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Connectivity, Examples and case studies
While developing the award-winning Tesla Model S electric car, Tesla launched a program to aggressively deploy high-power, fast-charging stations -- “Superchargers” -- along major travel corridors throughout the United States. Council Associate...
Resources - 06/17/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation
In an unprecedented partnership among 19 federal and District of Columbia government agencies, the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative (AWI) is bringing communities together and residents to the doors of new businesses.AWI is a trailblazing endeavor...
Resources - 06/17/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment