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Green construction projects have grown substantially over the past 10 years globally. According to new research, they're expected to grow even more, to the point of doubling in some parts of the world in a relatively short time. The value of green...
Article - 11/15/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Energy
The Smart Cities Council has routinely advised cities to consider smart street lighting projects as part of their smart city planning. Replacing older lighting with smart LED lights offers not only better illumination for streets and other public...
Article - 08/23/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Public safety and security
New York City is special in a lot of ways. With a population of more than 8 million, it's the largest city in the U.S. by far. And buildings over 25,000 square feet cover almost 60% of the city's building area. So it makes sense that a city...
Article - 08/16/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Policy and leadership
Finding your way in an unfamiliar environment can be an unnerving experience and in many instances available signage isn't much help. Have you ever been in an airport shuttle and worried about whether it was the right one for your departure gate?...
Article - 07/26/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Connectivity
While rental housing costs are rising in many cities and affordable housing is scarce, renters are still becoming increasingly inclined to favor sustainable design and green features in the homes they choose — to the point that they now take those...
Article - 07/19/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Shelter, Built environment
Urban environments are becoming more crowded, and high-density developments are being planned and built to house all those new citizens. But how do we ensure we're building healthy, livable environments? The story below describes a collaborative...
Article - 05/03/2018
Active Region(s): North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness, Shelter, Built environment, Health and human services
Scroll down for quick news takes and events involving Smart Cities Council Partners.Johnson Controls acquires TriatekCouncil Lead Partner Johnson Controls has acquired the assets of Triatek, a company that provides airflow solutions for buildings....
Article - 04/12/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Connectivity, Data management, Instrumentation and control
Numerous studies about urban trees have come to the same conclusion: most cities and communities are losing urban tree canopy, that layer of leaves, stems and branches that cover the ground when seen from above. The U.S. Forest Service says the...
Article - 03/22/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment
As regular readers know, the Smart Cities Council strongly recommends that cities and other local jurisdictions collaborate with each other on smart city projects. The story below offers a great illustration of how productive and cost-effective...
Article - 03/08/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Public safety and security
Image courtesy of TelensaCities throughout the world have chosen to replace their legacy street lighting with energy-efficient and reliable LED networks, and the great majority of street lights are expected to be converted to LED within the next 10...
Article - 02/22/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Public safety and security, Connectivity
Rendering courtesy of PanasonicDenver officials and Council Associate Partner Panasonic have embarked on a new phase in an overall plan to make the city a more livable, sustainable place for its citizens — and better able to accommodate its growing...
Article - 02/15/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation
We expect green buildings to operate more efficiently and conserve energy, to be kinder to the environment than traditional buildings and provide a healthier place to live and work. However, when the climate and health benefits are translated into...
Article - 02/08/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Health and human services
We've often recommended smart streetlight initiatives as a practical first step for cities envisioning a more sustainable, livable future. Yes, smart streetlight networks make streets safer and cost less than traditional lighting to operate and...
Article - 12/14/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Public safety and security, Connectivity
Moscow city officials describe their My Street initiative as "the world's largest redevelopment project." Considering the scale and scope of the project outlined in the story below it might be hard to argue with them. While an urban makeover of this...
Article - 11/30/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Transportation, Analytics, Connectivity
If you haven't kept up with advances in building management technologies and the capabilities of lighting networks as communications systems, the article below from Council Associate Partner Eaton will help bring you up to date. And there's a key...
Article - 11/30/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Connectivity, Data management
A city cannot be smart unless it is sustainable. How can you reach that goal? Think small. Think really small. Molecular level small.It’s easy to overlook the important of building materials when you’re focusing on sensors, connectivity and...
Article - 11/16/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment
In a keynote address at the Smart Cities Week conference in Washington D.C. sponsored by the Smart Cities Council, EEI Chair Pat Vincent-Collawn said increasing the number of smart cities in the United States is one of her top priorities.Smart city...
Article - 10/23/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Energy
For cities looking to dip their toes in the water of Internet of Things connected tech, smart street lighting upgrades are proving an illuminating place to start.A street lighting refresh, complete with LED bulbs, wireless tech, motion sensors that...
Article - 10/23/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Connectivity
Autonomous vehicles, AVs, driverless cars, trucks, shuttles, buses. They're being evaluated and fine-tuned at test facilities and will be operating on city streets soon, although when their prime time debut will happen is hotly debated. While many...
Article - 10/04/2017
Active Region(s): North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Transportation, Connectivity
Smart streetlight projects are often the first choice of city leaders who want their city to become a smart city. They provide better lighting and can be remotely monitored and controlled. Their energy costs can be half as much (or even less) than...
Article - 08/17/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Connectivity
At the Council, we define a smart city as one that uses information and communications technology to make itself more livable, workable and sustainable. But what does that look like? You will soon find a model at the Cary, NC, headquarters of SAS....
Article - 06/29/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Analytics
Energy conservation is a significant concern today and buildings are an obvious place to start. About 40% of the energy we produce goes to run them. As you’ll read below, getting smart about construction materials and how they work together can make...
Article - 03/30/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy
Scroll down for quick news takes from Smart Cities Council partners.Schneider Electric's smart controls for USMCCouncil Lead Partner Schneider Electric will provide smart controls systems as part of a major project for cutting energy use and...
Article - 03/23/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Public safety and security
Scroll down for quick news takes from Smart Cities Council partners.IBM's cloud data center for the U.S. ArmyCouncil Lead Partner will build a $62 million cloud data center at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. The project is the initial...
Article - 02/16/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Health and human services, Transportation, Computing resources
Smart Cities Readiness Challenge Grant winner Miami has been going through a long-term construction boom. And that boom has led to increasing demand for city services from its growing population. Meeting citizen expectations is a big enough...
Article - 02/09/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Public safety and security
By Teena MaddoxFebruary 1, 2017The Smart Cities Council has named the 10 cities that are finalists in the Smart Cities Council Readiness Challenge Grant program, and five of the cities will receive readiness workshops tailored to their smart...
Article - 02/06/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Public safety and security, Transportation, Water and wastewater
You could say that smart street lights have been the 'Next Big Thing' for smart cities for the last several years and not get much of an argument. They're often the smart city initiative cities tackle first because they promise energy efficiency...
Article - 02/02/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Public safety and security
By Tim Lacey, Dow Building and ConstructionCommuters nationwide spent more than eight billion hours stuck in traffic – or 50 hours per driver – in 2015. Today, through programs like the White House Smart City Challenge, cities are working with...
Article - 02/02/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Public safety and security
By James Benson, Current, Powered by GEQ: What’s next for smart street lights? A: A giant leap years in the works, networked street lights become the Internet of Things (IoT) platform to repurpose a city’s existing street lighting infrastructure. ...
Article - 02/02/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Public safety and security
Scroll down for quick news summaries from Council partners.Tesla signs Panasonic to build solar cellsCouncil Lead Partner Panasonic will build solar cells and modules for electric car and solar products company Tesla at the company's 'Gigafactory'...
Article - 01/05/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Connectivity, Data management
The competition for technicians skilled in IT, Big Data and the other technologies smart cities require has been heating up for some time. A broad range of industries, from banking to manufacturing, need talented IT and analytics professionals, too...
Article - 12/01/2016
Active Region(s): Main, Europe, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Health and human services, Analytics
Educational institutions need to live within their budgets—just as cities and successful businesses do. Whether it's adding a new building or modernizing an athletic facility, school officials and their architects and designers need to consider...
Article - 12/01/2016
Active Region(s): Main, Europe, North America
Category: Built environment
It's the reality so many cities know all too well. Urban populations are growing and that means more people depending on them for essential city services, whether it's mass transit, public safety, energy, water or the other services that make cities...
Article - 11/22/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Public safety and security, Transportation, Water and wastewater, Connectivity
Our story summarizes new research that should interest city officials, particularly those in coastal communities subject to frequent damaging storms. In addition to explaining why wetlands are useful in disaster situations—and this is a key takeaway...
Article - 11/17/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Water and wastewater, Policy and leadership
Microgrids do more than simply provide stand-alone emergency backup power. They can help communities integrate renewable energy resources and energy storage, decentralize their sources of power while maximizing those assets and help ensure that...
Article - 11/17/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy
In a natural disaster, your roads and bridges are critical lifelines. And they may be at greater risk than they ever have been before. The climate is changing, our storms may be changing too. Some models suggest that severe storms may become even...
Article - 11/17/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment
The project outlined in the release below is a good example of how smart, sustainable technologies, the right partners and careful but innovative planning can do far more than simply provide clean, reliable renewable energy for a facility. They can...
Article - 11/03/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation
By Tim LaceyExtreme weather. Economic uncertainty. Urban population growth. These forces are changing what it means for a city to manage resources. Water, materials, money, energy and labor are being optimized in ways that are more connected and...
Article - 10/26/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Transportation, Water and wastewater
Schools generally are as much at the mercy of tight budgets and aging assets as cities. So when it comes to planning and funding for projects, creative strategies are essential. Our story below describes a large-scale energy efficiency and renewable...
Article - 10/20/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy
Scroll down for quick takes from Council partners.Black & Veatch head procurement, construction for Pennsylvania power plantCouncil Associate Partner Black & Veatch is responsible for engineering, procurement and construction of a new...
Article - 10/19/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Health and human services, Connectivity
The word from city planners and mobility experts participating in a Smart Cities Week panel on autonomous vehicles (AVs) is that they will soon be traveling on city streets—and that cities have generally not taken the needed steps to integrate and...
Article - 10/06/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Transportation
The planning process for a smart city never really ends. The technologies that make smart cities possible evolve quickly; markets and economies change; priorities change, and what a city's residents expect—whether it's a better, faster transit...
Article - 10/05/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Transportation, Policy and leadership
Scroll down for quick takes from Council partners.A smarter campus for QualcommTwo Council lead partners are working together on an intelligent LED infrastructure project that will make several buildings smarter and more responsive to occupants'...
Article - 09/22/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation
In the U.S., the buildings sector accounts for about 40% of electricity consumed. The percentage is much higher in the Persian Gulf states during the hottest months. While your city may not experience that level of intense long-term heat, many...
Article - 08/25/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy
What may be the best path forward for one city's smart city project may not work for another. Each city's needs and what citizens expect differ from city to city. While there is no one-size-fits-all solution, we can learn quite a lot from what other...
Article - 08/23/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Citizen engagement, Policy and leadership
Building energy management systems figure heavily in ensuring sustainable and livable smart cities by reducing energy costs, reducing pollution (commercial buildings account for a lot of pollution—about 40%) and making the building environment more...
Article - 08/11/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Analytics, Connectivity, Data management
The concept of building a smart city from the ground up isn't new. Construction on Abu Dhabi's Masdar began in 2006 and planning for South Korea's Songdo "aerotropolis"(it'sadjacent to Incheon International Airport) began in 2003. As impressive and...
Article - 08/11/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Connectivity
We frequently recommend that cities partner with the technology companies that can best help them with planning and deploying their smart city projects. The cities benefit from technology and other resources they likely couldn't develop (or afford)...
Article - 07/26/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Computing resources
Installing sensors to monitor air quality, traffic, public safety and other aspects of city life isn't a new idea. But Chicago's Array of Things project is different in ways that may give you ideas for your own city. First, the AoT is more than just...
Article - 07/19/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Transportation, Analytics, Connectivity
Underground metro stations are typically large -- but they don't need to be. Smaller stations reduce costs significantly and minimize disruption during construction, says Council Lead Partner CH2M. There are other advantages as well, including...
Article - 07/12/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Transportation
We often encourage cities to take a collaborative approach to their smart city projects and upgrades. The abbreviated news release below details Council Lead Partner Cisco's partnership with the UK's largest science park operator, Manchester Science...
Article - 06/15/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Economic development
Urban squares, streets lined with green space and unused commercial or industrial property converted into parks are all great ideas for cities that want to give their citizens a more livable, relaxing outdoor environment. But for some cities, it's...
Article - 06/15/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment
The way we drive and think about cars is changing. Several cars already have some forms of connected technologies and management systems. And car manufacturers are producing cars with complex new connectivity-dependent features like driver assist...
Article - 06/10/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Public safety and security, Transportation
The northern coastal city of Tianjin, a metropolis of more than 15 million residents, is already recognized as an advanced industrial and financial hub — and China's ambitious plans to become a global leader in smart technologies are well-known....
Article - 06/08/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Public safety and security, Transportation, Connectivity
Two goals for any smart city transformation are livability and sustainability. And transportation systems offer a great place to start: they use a lot of energy and they typically contribute heavily to air pollution in bustling urban areas. The news...
Article - 06/03/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Transportation
By Eric Spiegel, SiemensTwenty-five years ago, the U.S. was thought to have the best infrastructure in the world, but that’s no longer true. The American Society of Civil Engineers’ report card on the state of American infrastructure gave us a D+...
Article - 05/19/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Transportation, Analytics
We've said if often enough: smart street light networks are an ideal launch pad for smart cities. They're highly adaptable. They're scalable. They're energy efficient. And they can help cities do so much more than provide economical lighting because...
Article - 05/13/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Public safety and security
The first large-scale intelligent street lighting deployment is said to have happened in Europe about 10 years ago. Since then the technology has been augmented, adapted and expanded to offer much more than energy-efficient, cost-effective lighting...
Article - 05/13/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Public safety and security, Transportation, Connectivity
Miskolc, Hungary, is a mid-size industrial city that has taken on a number of civic improvement projects, among them planning a public square as a focal point for the city and an expanded mass transit system.Deputy Mayor Péter Pfliegler and other...
Article - 04/27/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Transportation, Citizen engagement, Policy and leadership
The new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, which opened earlier this month, is far from the country's largest. But it may be one of the most advanced. Working with partners, Council Lead Partner Schneider helped build what the company says is "...one of...
Article - 04/13/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Connectivity