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Is the planning profession ready for the future? This question was asked at the New Zealand Planning Institute’s event in Wellington on 21 June where panel speakers engaged with members and the institute’s board about future technology and urban...
Article - 07/03/2018
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Category: Built environment, Analytics, Data management
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
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
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
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
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
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
Public stadiums are a huge investment. Is your city getting its money’s worth? If you want a better return from your stadium investments, study the three approaches below and follow the links to more information. These are ideas you can take to the...
Article - 03/18/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Analytics, Computing resources
Commercial buildings consume 19% of the energy produced in the U.S., and the majority of that consumption is by office and retail buildings, healthcare facilities and lodging, according to Council Advisor American Council for an Energy-Efficient...
Article - 02/24/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Analytics
A new tool to help urban planners and commercial developers better understand the relationship between how people travel and what they buy to inform growth strategies and improve the quality of life for citizens was unveiled at Smart Cities Week.The...
Article - 09/15/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Transportation, Analytics
When a comprehensive energy efficiency upgrade is completed for the 82 buildings on three community college campuses in the San Mateo County Community College District (SMCCCD), the district will be the first in California to integrate building...
Article - 07/17/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Analytics, Instrumentation and control
There’s no question that cities are growing fast. Meantime, there’s more attention than ever on cutting carbon emissions in an attempt to mitigate climate change.The two trends seem mutually exclusive, but a new report shared by Council Lead Partner...
Article - 07/15/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Analytics, Instrumentation and control
Scroll down for short takes from Council partners…Civic Resource Group joins Microsoft CityNext Associate SCC Partner Civic Resource Group International (CRG) is partnering with the Microsoft CityNext initiative, the technology giant’s effort to...
Article - 05/15/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Water and wastewater, Analytics, Computing resources, Connectivity
InformationWeek this week announced its Elite 100, an annual ranking of the most innovative users of technology. While many of the winners are businesses — FedEx, for example, won for using text messages to see if someone is home before it tries to...
Article - 05/01/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Smart City Concepts, Built environment, Analytics, Computing resources, Connectivity
Many cities have big ideas. Few cities have the big resources needed to make them reality. But rather than sitting back and watching the world pass them by, some are finding enterprising ways to take on projects that would seem to be beyond their...
Article - 04/22/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Analytics, Citizen engagement, Citizen engagement strategies and tools
Council Lead Partners Cisco and GE are attracting increasing attention for their efforts to bring Big Data to the Internet of Things. But while much of the early focus is on what’s good for business, there’s a lot for cities to get excited about,...
Article - 01/02/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Health and human services, Analytics
Mississippi-based Camgian Microsystems, a Council Associate Partner, this week officially released its new Internet of Things (IoT) platform – Egburt -- which aims to revolutionize the way cities and other enterprises collect and monitor their...
Article - 10/31/2014
Active Region(s): Main
Category: Built environment, Analytics, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
People generally like to be near the water, so it’s no surprise that many of the world’s largest cities are coastal cities. But as global temperatures, and therefore sea levels rise, many of those cities are becoming threatened by the very thing...
Article - 09/12/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Public safety and security, Analytics
Developers working on Saudi Arabia’s next smart cities are also getting smart about the construction of them. The same mobile technologies that help the smart cities operate are also helping to make development easier and at less cost.They’re...
Article - 09/05/2014
Active Region(s): Main, Australia - New Zealand, North America
Category: Built environment, Analytics, Computing resources, Instrumentation and control
It seems like an odd assortment of issues, but Chicago officials say the Internet of Everything is helping them solve everything from crime and traffic congestion to staffing challenges and pest control.Chicago got a chance to show off this week at...
Article - 07/25/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Public safety and security, Transportation, Analytics, Connectivity, Examples and case studies
China's economic growth in recent decades has raised the living standards of hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens and led to China becoming the second largest economy in the world. But that growth has come at a cost. More and more cars clogging...
Article - 07/09/2014
Active Region(s): Main
Category: Built environment, Energy, Health and human services, Analytics, Computing resources, Instrumentation and control
Sometimes it’s hard to map out exactly how open data helps create smarter cities. But a new project from MIT Media Labs is helping people see the benefits of open data with maps.The Social Computing Group at the MIT Media Lab is tapping open data...
Article - 06/27/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Health and human services, Analytics, Data management
A three-year, multi-million dollar project will equip British Columbia with a monitoring and prediction system to respond to off-shore accidents, tsunamis and other natural disasters. Council Global Partner IBM is IBM is investing $12 million in...
Article - 04/30/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Public safety and security, Analytics, Computing resources
Scroll down for the latest short takes from Council members.Bechtel wins award for innovative project in Australia: Council Global Partner Bechtel has won a CETI Award for the company’s innovative use of RFID technology on the liquefied natural gas...
Article - 04/18/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Payments, Analytics, Computing resources
We've seen it before -- developing regions leapfrogging the developed world. South Korea, for instance, is the acknowledged world leader in broadband access after starting from way behind. And now we are seeing signs that India may become a leader...
Article - 09/25/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Energy, Health and human services, Analytics, Instrumentation and control
This web site has two goals: 1) to keep you up-to-date on the latest smart city developments and trends and 2) to collect top-notch tools and resources. Given that transportation is the toughest problem of all for most cities, we're pleased to...
Article - 07/23/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Transportation, Analytics, Policy frameworks and tools
We told you earlier about Microsoft's powerful foray into smart building management. It is impressive for its ability to work with myriad devices and myriad building management systems. That kind of integration is oh-so-difficult but oh-so-necessary...
Article - 06/25/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Analytics, Computing resources, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
You'll spot several important trends in the release below. For one, Nice, France is rapidly becoming a smart city hotspot, through a series of commercial partnerships combined with federal and local government support. For another, a smart city is...
Article - 06/25/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Analytics, Data management
Microsoft's foray into smart building management represents the holy grail -- namely, an application that improves sustainability and improves resident satisfaction while also paying for itself. If we can help cities get started with high-payoff...
Article - 04/22/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Analytics, Data management, Instrumentation and control, Examples and case studies