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Landmark smart building to be built on site of former Hong Kong airport

27 Nov 2020

Facilities include Hong Kong’s first ever automatic bicycle parking bay to encourage green mobility, solar radiation protection, sky farming and automated smart waste sorting and storage.

Intel bids for ‘smartest building in the world’ title with new office

04 Nov 2019

The PTK1 building houses 14,000 sensors that generate up to 100 terabytes of data per day.

Siemens opens smart campus in Zug

06 Dec 2018

It is one of the first projects to use building information modelling for design and construction and features the latest building automation, security and fire safety technology

The wellbeing benefits of green buildings

24 Apr 2018

A new report by the World Green Building Council puts forward the business case for implementing health, wellbeing and productivity features in green structures

Washington earns platinum award

04 Sep 2017

The US capital city has been recognised by the Green Building Council for sustainability and resilience

Toyota HQ harnesses power of the sun

11 Apr 2017

Installation of a 8.79-megawatt SunPower solar energy system is underway at the automaker’s new headquarters in Texas

Bangkok to build people-centric city within a city

04 Apr 2017

TCC Assets and Frasers Centrepoint have announced they are jointly developing One Bangkok, which will focus on environmental sustainability and smart-city living

Cloud-based building sustainability scoring tool unveiled

29 Mar 2017

Sustainable construction practices promoting “net zero” building designs have become a primary industry objective

Shanghai urban centre integrates smart building technology

03 Jun 2016

With design and implementation by Siemens, technology includes a cloud-based platform that offers comprehensive monitoring of building infrastructure and maximises energy and operational efficiency

Special Reports

Free flows: New Jersey turns to AI to safeguard water quality

In a guest post, Tiffany Stewart, Assistant Director Newark, N.J. Water & Sewer Department, outlines which technologies are helping it protect its water supply.