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Designing for a Sustainable Future: Symbiotic Architecture

April 12, 2023 PROPERTIES

Join us on a journey to discover the exciting world of symbiotic architecture! Our blog explores the innovative ways in which architects are designing sustainable and eco-friendly buildings that work in harmony with the natural environment. From green roofs to passive solar design, we cover a range of topics that showcase the power and potential of symbiotic architecture. Whether you’re an architect, engineer, or simply curious about the future of sustainable design, our blog is the perfect starting point for exploring this exciting field.

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Top innovative renewable energy companies and startups

March 2, 2023 ENERGY

Discover the latest and most innovative companies and startups working in the renewable energy sector. From transforming waste into energy, to harnessing the power of ocean waves, to developing advanced wind turbines and solar panels, these companies are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible and leading the way towards a more sustainable future. Join us as we explore the cutting-edge technologies and groundbreaking ideas that are shaping the renewable energy landscape and paving the way for a cleaner, greener planet.

SP Group

Expanding energy efficiency standards

November 23, 2022 PIONEERS

The National University of Singapore is testing digital energy solutions from SP Group, a leading Asia-Pacific’s leading energy supplier, to improve the energy efficiency of the university’s campus. SP Group has said that with the support of BCA and operators, they will be able to develop user-centric solutions to advance next-gen green, energy-efficient buildings, and […]

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Startup IMPACT-E

November 21, 2022 PIONEERS

The startup IMPACT-E is the winner of the DataCityLab program. It offers a solution to the problem of energy poverty in Barcelona. The company’s solution is to obtain excess energy from the installation of solar panels and redistribute it to the most vulnerable populations. To do this, the most suitable areas of Barcelona will be […]

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Helsinki

November 21, 2022 CITIES

in recent years, thanks to unprecedented growth and decision-makers working together. Finland’s capital is well on its way to becoming the best functioning city in the world.

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Prague

November 21, 2022 CITIES

goals of the Smart Prague Concept until 2030, which was created in connection with the existing priorities of the city given by the Strategic Plan

Abu Dhabi International Airport

Energy-efficient flooring

November 8, 2022 PIONEERS

Abu Dhabi airport walkway provides power through footsteps Goal Optimize energy costs Project Abu Dhabi International Airport has launched an interactive walkway, in the passages between terminals, that stores energy and data about the movements of passengers. The technology is based on the conversion of kinetic energy into electricity. The flooring consists of electromagnetic generators […]

Solar Power Plant

Solar power plant developments

October 25, 2022 PIONEERS

Mayor announces solar energy developments Goal To support solar energy and the transition to renewable energy sources Project City leaders plan to transition municipal buildings to renewable energy, the project will catalyze renewable energy development. A request to partner with solar panel manufacturers was released by Chicago Infrastructure Trust on October 1, 2018. Construction of […]

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Energy efficiency fund

October 24, 2022 PIONEERS

Mayor’s £500m energy fund to help cut carbon emissions Goal To combat air pollution, support energy-efficient solutions and renewable energy Project The Energy Efficiency Enhancement Fund (MEEF) provides flexible Financing for energy-efficient technological solutions with a loan period of up to 20 years. The projects that can be financed are: Energy storage facility; Infrastructure for […]

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New energy efficiency rating

October 21, 2022 PIONEERS

New energy rating to push more buildings to go green Goal Reduce energy consumption, improve the environment Project The Singapore government is introducing a new energy efficiency rating aimed at modernizing existing buildings and constructing new ones. which aims to retrofit existing buildings and construct new energy-efficient buildings that consume 60% less energy than compared […]

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Free distribution solar panels

October 20, 2022 PIONEERS

Free distribution of mini solar panels for small-scale apartment security Goal To help low-income citizens Project In cooperation with solar panel manufacturers, Seoul will support the installation of rooftop solar power plants in small-scale apartment complexes. The city decided to introduce subsidies for solar power plants for citizens who cannot use a fan, air conditioner, […]

clean energy sources

Barcelona Energia launch

October 19, 2022 PIONEERS

Launching a clean energy operator Goal To create an operator that integrates clean energy sources to deliver electricity to the city’s services and population Project Barcelona Energia, a clean energy operator, has been launched as a pilot project. The company begins by meeting the electricity needs of the city council and municipal companies, as well […]

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The Climate Mayors Initiative

October 19, 2022 PIONEERS

The Climate Mayors initiative Goal Mitigating the impact of cities on climate changes Project “Climate change is not a problem that a city can solve alone, but Boston’s leadership could have far-reaching consequences,” said Mayor Walsh. The Mayor of Boston requested project proposals from qualified renewable energy developers with projects across the U.S. that could […]

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Factory Building Simulator

September 29, 2022 ART & GAMES

The game of the year is Factorio steam: Factory Building Simulator, setting up an insane amount of supply chains, genocidal alien bugs, and building intricate railroad networks. And there’s also a robot spider to build, which includes needing a dead fish didn’t understand anything intrigued now I’ll explain. Factorio is a game in which you […]

Punggol Digital District

Creating a digital district

September 27, 2022 PIONEERS

Punggol Digital District Goals To support and foster innovation through close collaboration between business and academia, as well as professionals living close to the workplace Project The district will combine a business park and a new campus of an institute of technology. The institute will work with an energy company to set up a smart […]

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Pilot program of installing ICT system

September 26, 2022 TRANSPORTATION

Pilot project for metro modernization and installing ICT system Goals Improvement of environment and safety through the use of ICT Project Key components of new equipment for one of the subway stations: – Air quality sensors – Sound sensors in the ladies’ rooms to protect against theft and violence – Video surveillance system – Energy […]

renewable energy

Opening of Solar Centers

September 22, 2022 ENERGY

Seoul Solar Centers Goals Increasing the share of renewable energy in total energy use Project The centers provide installation and management services for solar panels. Plans are in the works to implement spot (miniature generators) and large public projects. With the introduction of such “one-stop-shop” centers, the government plans to motivate 1 million households to […]

Renewable Energy Project

September 21, 2022 ENERGY

Melbourne Renewable Energy Project Goals Increasing the share of renewable of the total energy mix, Reducing CO2 emissions Project The first stage Renewable Energy Project is the construction of a wind farm. What makes this project unique in Australia is the number of partners. Unique in Australia is the number of partners: 14 companies will […]

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Popularization of solar panels

September 20, 2022 ENERGY

Solar Panels Together London Scheme Goals Increasing the share of green energy Project Under a new city initiative, owners of apartments in the same building can band together to subsidize the purchase and installation solar panels In addition, the Mayor has allocated funding to eight counties to implement 13 solar energy projects. Solar panels will […]

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UgoWork

July 1, 2022 PIONEERS

Produces lithium-ion batteries and energy management allowing CO2 emission and energy consumption reduction. Improving labor productivity.

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Masdar

June 6, 2022 CITIES

The World’s First Eco-City of the Future – Masdar City Our polluted ecosystem can no longer cope with all of its natural mechanisms on its own, and this is the fault of human actions. Or the influence we unknowingly have on it. This article presents one way to properly influence the planet’s ecosystem. An example […]

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InformAR

June 1, 2022 PIONEERS

InformAR’s solution for 360-degree location scans helps cities to optimize their traffic load and generally forces less traffic in the city.

Hybrid car

Hybrid car

May 30, 2022 BUZZWORDS

A hybrid car is a vehicle that is powered simultaneously by an internal combustion engine and an electric motor. In recent years, with the emergence of the trend toward more environmentally friendly vehicles, the hybrid car has become increasingly popular. Many global manufacturers are releasing their hybrids, which have enjoyed variable success. What is a […]

Electric car

Electric car

May 30, 2022 BUZZWORDS

What is an electric vehicle? There are probably fewer and fewer people in today’s world who have never heard of this type of vehicle as an electric vehicle (or electric vehicle, EV). Electric cars are cars that are powered by one or more electric motors, which, in turn, are powered by rechargeable batteries or other […]

Intellias CEO Roman Pavlyuk VP

Intellias

May 25, 2022 PIONEERS

Whilst almost two decades in IT, Roman has driven an extensive track of business and technology transformation projects for the US and Middle East clients. With strong technical background and product management skillset, Roman leads IT consulting, advisory practices, and large-scale projects for emerging and enterprise markets by delivering high-value services. Romans hands-on experience in […]

Solar power

Solar power

May 25, 2022 BUZZWORDS

Solar power is one of the largest alternative energy and renewable energy sources (RES) segments. Today, it is customary to distinguish between three main solar energy technologies: solar energy can be used to generate electricity (photovoltaics, PV), to obtain concentrated thermal energy for subsequent power generation (concentrated solar power, CSP), or direct heating of the […]

Low Impact Development

Low impact development

May 23, 2022 BUZZWORDS

Low Impact Development (LID) has been defined as “development that, through its adverse environmental impacts, either enhances or does not significantly degrade the quality of the environment.” The relationship between potential developers and UK planning authorities since the 1980s has led to a multitude of unique, locally adapted developments, often using natural, local, and reclaimed […]

iBeacon

iBeacon

May 23, 2022 BUZZWORDS

iBeacon technology is a promising development from Apple, designed to transmit a Bluetooth signal to devices within the range of Bluetooth beacons. This makes it possible to position objects indoors. It first appeared in 2013, but has already managed to win the recognition of business representatives. The essence of the system consists in installation of […]

Green building

Green building

May 18, 2022 BUZZWORDS

Green building – an environmentally sustainable building, designed, constructed, and operated to minimize the total environmental impacts. The ideology of green, positive or sustainable construction appeared in the United States and Western Europe back in the late 1970s, in the 1990s it gained particular popularity largely due to the famous UN conference in Rio de […]

Connected devices

Connected devices

May 16, 2022 BUZZWORDS

A connected device (or smart device) is an electronic device, generally connected to other devices or networks, that can operate to some extent interactively and autonomously. These days, a smart device is generally defined as a device that contains one or more parameters of digital communication networks. Because digital communication requires the use of a […]

Green building materials

Green building materials

May 12, 2022 BUZZWORDS

Green building materials – Composed of renewable and/or recycled materials, rather than nonrenewable resources. What kinds of green building materials are there? Building materials that are energy-efficient, sustainable, reusable, and that help and do not harm the planet are very important in the construction industry. Green building materials do one or more of the following: […]

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

Leadership in Energy LEED

May 11, 2022 BUZZWORDS

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design LEED – is an ecology-oriented building certification program run under the auspices of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Before the introduction of LEED, the construction industry had no established standard for defining what constituted an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly project. Since its introduction in 1998, the LEED system […]

RTOS

Real-Time Operating System (RTOS)

May 4, 2022 BUZZWORDS

Real-time operating system RTOS: designed to guarantee the completion of a task within a certain time constraint. Often used in security systems and in building IoT devices. For example, smart energy meters need to connect to the cloud to transmit usage data, and building security systems need to communicate locally so that the door opens […]

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Viima

May 2, 2022 PIONEERS

Viima democratizes innovation that helps companies to develop, evaluate, and prioritize ideas better and faster.

Bluetooth Low Energy

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)

April 19, 2022 BUZZWORDS

Bluetooth Low Energy – also known as Bluetooth 4.0, Bluetooth Smart, or Wibree. It is a variant of the traditional Bluetooth standard that features significantly lower power consumption. It operates at 2.4 GHz and is designed primarily for direct wireless communication between devices.

Solar city

Solar city

April 11, 2022 BUZZWORDS

Solar city – a city actively using solar energy to reduce or replace fossil fuels. An American energy company based in San Mateo, California, a subsidiary of Tesla. The company’s core services include the design, financing, and installation of solar energy systems. The company employs more than 13,000 people

Low-Power Devices

Low-Power Devices

April 7, 2022 BUZZWORDS

Low-Power Devices: electronics that have been designed to consume less energy than traditional devices. This is essential to the future success of the IoT because as sensors become more advanced, devices must be able to operate longer without relying on manual maintenance or data loss.

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High albedo pavement

April 6, 2022 BUZZWORDS

High albedo concrete is a special type of pavement that reflects more light than dark-colored materials due to its lighter color. This causes the concrete to have a lower surface temperature, resulting in less energy needed to cool surrounding buildings and less energy consumed by nighttime lighting.

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low carbon city

April 3, 2022 BUZZWORDS

A low-carbon city reduces its carbon footprint by focusing on renewable energy and mitigation measures. The “green” aspects of comprehensive stimulus programs Like all government plans for social and economic revitalization at all levels, comprehensive incentive programs are designed to help decarbonize cities. Urban investments can promote compact, integrated, multipurpose cities that reduce the distance […]

LPWAN

LPWAN

March 8, 2022 BUZZWORDS

LPWAN Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) is a type of wireless telecommunication wide area network. It facilitates long-range communications at a low bit rate between connected objects. This network is through which city infrastructure can communicate. Is an approach in radio communication used for devices and large wireless telemetry networks. It features low power […]

Zero carbon city

Zero carbon city

March 7, 2022 BUZZWORDS

A zero-carbon city runs entirely on renewable energy; it has no carbon footprint and will in this respect not cause harm to the planet. A zero-carbon city runs entirely on renewable energy; it has no carbon footprint and in this respect does not harm the planet. Most of the world’s cities produce energy by burning […]

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2007, Malta

December 4, 2021 SMART CITIES

Here in Malta, IBM is building the world’s first smart grid to govern electricity and water. It will also make environmental measures…

Green roof

Green roof

December 3, 2021 BUZZWORDS

A green roof is a flat roof that may be systematically planted with, for example, varieties of sedum, moss, or grass,..

Vienna smart city portrait

Vienna

November 8, 2021 CITIES

Vienna is taking up global issues with flying colors, thanks to an innovative Smart City strategy. Browse strategy, mission and vision.

Moscow smart city portrait

Moscow

November 8, 2021 CITIES

Smart City Moscow is transforming urban living for its citizens. Explore the benefits and possibilities of a smarter city with Moscow smart city strategy.

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Berlin

November 8, 2021 CITIES

Berlin smart city strategy aims to use technology and innovation and connected city. Smart City Berlin is also…

Sydney smart city portrait

Sydney

November 8, 2021 CITIES

The City of Sydney is experiencing rapid change. Our population is growing, the needs of our community and environment are intensifying and technological…

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Dubai

November 8, 2021 CITIES

The Smart City vision of Dubai is to make Dubai the happiest city on Earth over the last 40 years.

Washington DC smart city portrait

Washington

November 8, 2021 CITIES

Washington DC smart city (smart city strategy) is focused on leveraging technology to improve the lives of its residents, enhance sustainability, and foster economic growth. The strategy includes

Montreal smart city portrait

Montreal

November 8, 2021 CITIES

The strategic planning sectors have for the most part been determined by the Montreal Urban Planning and Development Plan. In addition to the city…

Kigali smart city portrait

Kigali

November 8, 2021 CITIES

The City of Kigali is open and supports working with all spheres of our population. We value the contribution and role of the private sector in development.

Stockholm smart city portrait

Stockholm

November 8, 2021 CITIES

The City of Stockholm has the very important task of reporting what is happening in Stockholm and the political decisions taken in the City Hall. We do…

Pune smart city portrait

Pune

November 8, 2021 CITIES

Pune Smart City has come up with five strategic requirements to fix core urban infrastructure and make it “future-proof.”

Songdo smart city portrait

Songdo

November 7, 2021 CITIES

The city of the future is networked, tuned in to the environment, livable, and interesting from an economic point of view.

Amsterdam smart city portrait

Amsterdam

November 6, 2021 CITIES

Amsterdam Smart City realized through a partnership among businesses, authorities, research institutions, and the people.

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Green Deal

October 27, 2021 BUZZWORDS

Europe has a plan to become a technological and ecological leader in the world because, like many other countries China, Canada, India…

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TATA Smart City

October 21, 2021 BRANDS

Internet of Things (IoT), opening doors to a connected world. Tata Communications is at the forefront of IoT development in India…

Ahmedabad smart city portrait

Ahmedabad

October 19, 2021 CITIES

The project aims to provide Ahmedabad with a meaningful waterfront environment along the Sabarmati River banks and redefine the identity of..

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Future City

September 29, 2021 SMART CITIES

Details on whether some elements of the competition will be taking place in person this season will be announced later in the year.

Zero energy city

Zero energy city

September 4, 2021 BUZZWORDS

A city with zero net energy consumption, meaning the total amount of energy used by the city on an annual basis is roughly equal to…

City 2.0

City 2.0

August 20, 2021 BUZZWORDS

The City 2.0 reimagines the future. The abundance of Energy, Aesthetic look, Parks, Places to Socialize, Urban Gardening, Experience of Life.

Municipal CIO

Municipal CIO

August 17, 2021 BUZZWORDS

The CIO is responsible for collecting the city’s information, and making it available to decision-makers, residents, and partners.

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INFOSYS Smart City

August 8, 2021 BRANDS

Smart Cities requires integrated management of the economic, social, and infrastructure aspect of urbanization with the use of advanced…

Upcycling

Upcycling

August 1, 2021 BUZZWORDS

Upcycling is the process of transforming waste products or (apparently) useless materials into brand new products. As opposed to…

Renewables

Renewables

August 1, 2021 BUZZWORDS

This term defines energy sources that are constantly renewed or replenished and hence are permanently available. Renewables include sunlight

Heat pump

Heat pump

August 1, 2021 BUZZWORDS

Heat pumps take heat energy from water, the ground, or the air, bring it to a usable temperature, and transfer it into heating or hot…

Grey energy

Grey energy

August 1, 2021 BUZZWORDS

Grey energy refers to the (considerable) amounts of energy consumed (and the respective “grey” CO2 emissions produced) over the entire…