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Waterfront Toronto launches competition to find Quayside partner

News18 Mar 2021

Announcement comes a year after Sidewalk Labs has shelved its controversial smart city plans, for the location, citing the impact of coronavirus and “unprecedented economic uncertainty”.

Digital twin built into luxury development

News18 Mar 2021

The technology from Cityzenith will be used in the development and maintenance as well as day-to-day usage by residents of Lamina Tower, being built at the Jeddah Corniche resort on the Red Sea.

Final phase underway for British Columbian urban village

Residential buildings16 Mar 2021

The multifaceted community will reshape Kelowna’s skyline, and aims to spark growth and foster a sense of connection and community among its residents and commercial tenants.

Eindhoven social housing development integrates a vertical forest

News08 Mar 2021

Trudo’s social housing project aims to bring together modern design, renewable energy and advanced IoT technology, demonstrating the latest trends in smart urban residential development.

Partnership announced to co-create Bleutech Park smart city vision

News18 Feb 2021

The £7.5bn Bleutech Park development, located in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, will be constructed of net-zero carbon footprint buildings within its own insular mini-city.

European cities reach €250m investment milestone in smart tech programme

News10 Feb 2021

London, Lisbon, Milan, Bordeaux, Burgas and Warsaw have triggered the investment as part of the major international smart cities programme, Sharing Cities.

The living bricks that generate energy in the home

News10 Feb 2021

The energy-generating microbial system can simultaneously supply power to homes and communicate to individuals through augmented reality to tell them how productive and happy it is.

Semtech and AWS collaborate on AWS IoT Core for LoRaWAN

News16 Dec 2020

IoT developers will be able to leverage LoRaWAN to simplify the development process, as well as provide key features to their applications such as long-range connectivity.

City-led clean infrastructure projects can help build back a stronger US

News08 Dec 2020

Report sets out to demonstrate how cities can be “critical drivers” of solutions for the multiple short-term challenges created by Covid-19 as well as emerging long-term challenges of climate change.

Intelligent water-monitoring company funds expansion across Europe

News04 Dec 2020

Shayp’s technology combines a single sensor with machine learning and advanced analytics and has already been used by the City of Brussels to help save 50 million litres of water per year.

Mayors are among the first to sign C40's Clean Construction Declaration

News24 Nov 2020

Oslo, Los Angeles, Mexico City and Budapest have committed to clean construction to build a sustainable future for the industry and cut emissions from projects in their cities in half by 2030.

AR app provides digital concierge services to buildings

News20 Nov 2020

The app provides turn-by-turn navigation guiding users to their destinations and offers helpful, context-aware AR content along the way at just the right time and location.

Helsinki approves plan for hybrid tram-depot city block

News11 Nov 2020

The block will combine the transport depot and housing and has been proposed to be built in the vicinity of the final stop of the future Crown Bridges tram line.

Smart energy innovators wanted for India and Thailand

News06 Nov 2020

The new Energy Launchpad International programme, drawing on technical energy system expertise, will provide access to incubation and acceleration support for a “virtual mission” to India and Thailand.

Installed connected building automation systems to surpass 34 million in 2024

News05 Nov 2020

IoT analyst firm Berg Insight said there is a new urgency in the market due to factors such as energy conservation and mandates for green construction.

SmartCityX accelerator programme names “early start-up acceptances”

News02 Nov 2020

Led by San Francisco based VC firm Scrum Ventures along with eight other Japanese partner companies, the programme seeks to redefine ‘antiquated’ accelerator models.

Mayors warn that Covid stimulus funds must be directed at a green recovery

News28 Oct 2020

In a statement released today, the C40 Global Mayors Covid-19 Recovery Task Force warned that a “high-carbon recovery” will accelerate climate breakdown, endanger public health, cost lives and sacrifice jobs.

Smart city market set to grow by $2118bn by 2024

News14 Oct 2020

A report from Technavio said the decreasing price of connected devices is expected to fuel the market and highlights the smart governance and education segments as key areas for growth.

Why World Metropolitan Day is a time to rethink the future of the city

Opinions12 Oct 2020

World Metropolitan Day is more than "just another international day", writes Oscar Chamat, Research and Policy Officer at Metropolis.

Collaboration to support Sustainable Development Goals for Melbourne

News08 Oct 2020

The Connected Cities Lab will collaborate with several branches across council to support the city’s planning and use data and evidence as the foundation for priority and planning.

Utility company launches fibre-to-the premise in Traverse City

News05 Oct 2020

Traverse City Light & Power’s new fibre infrastructure will also provide the Michigan city with a critical platform to innovate and deliver smart city services.

Open standards IoT organisation launches European interest group

News02 Oct 2020

The latest Zigbee Alliance group will have a shared focus on topics relating to alliance technologies and the European market and will seek to strengthen standards globally.

Smart cities predicted to create growth opportunities worth $2.46 trillion by 2025

News29 Sep 2020

Frost & Sullivan analysts are calling on technology leaders to assess the emerging opportunities resulting from Covid-19 and innovate to build company-, society-, and consumer resilience.

Amazon Sidewalk network to launch this year using Semtech LoRa platform

News22 Sep 2020

Tile announced as first third party Sidewalk enabled device

BP and Microsoft partner to drive clean energy innovation

News15 Sep 2020

Microsoft and BP have also signed a framework agreement for renewable energy projects that aim to provide renewable energy to help power Microsoft’s datacentres.

Melbourne proposes planning changes to create more sustainable buildings

News15 Sep 2020

Councillors will also consider endorsing an Australian-first online tool, piloted by the city, that enables architects and developers to integrate a range of green infrastructure outcomes at the planning stage.

UK re-opens upgraded Living Lab for smart home innovation trials

News11 Sep 2020

The relaunched lab will be used to integrate and test services and business models with mainstream smart heating controls, smart meters, IoT devices, and electric vehicle chargers.

British smart city companies chosen for export academy to Asia-Pacific

News09 Sep 2020

30 tech companies have been announced as the first participants in the Department for International Trade’s new Tech Export Academy programme.

Tampere government's 2030 carbon neutral roadmap approved

News07 Sep 2020

The Finnish city’s goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent compared to 1990 and the remaining 20 per cent will be offset.

New York utility launches home EV smart charging pilot programme

News28 Aug 2020

Central Hudson Gas & Electric and Orange & Rockland are partnering with Uplight and Enel X to offer rebates to encourage drivers to charge their vehicles during times of the cleanest power generation.

Resilient cities are being redefined by the coronavirus

Opinions24 Aug 2020

Covid-19 is showing us what resilience in cities actually is, writes Stephen Zoegall, director of global cities and infrastructure consulting, Accenture.

“Heat Street” project launched to help UK communities reach Net Zero

News18 Aug 2020

The UK Power Networks project aims to help local authorities identify zones where they can target their heat decarbonisation efforts and investment to achieve Net Zero.

Smart cities accelerator to be launched in Osaka

News10 Aug 2020

Plug and Play wants to make the Keihanshin Metropolitan area one of the world’s leading start-up ecosystems as well as contribute to the Japanese city’s smart city progress.

Planet Smart City provides digital tools for UN Habitat's slum upgrade programme

News03 Aug 2020

The smart affordable housing specialist Planet Smart City will provide data analytics and other solutions to help upgrade two of the oldest and biggest slums in Nairobi.

How smart is your office?

News01 Aug 2020

Smart Cities World and Signify are undertaking a survey to find out more about the technology being used to make offices and workplaces more intelligent.

Siemens deploys smart office app for safe return to work

News23 Jul 2020

The technology company is laying the foundations for future-proof digital workplaces that also support its "new normal" work model, including mobile working.

Manchester City Council moves to cloud to keep critical services running

News21 Jul 2020

8x8, an integrated cloud communications platform provider, was selected due to its platform’s enhanced flexibility and ability to connect contact centre agents across voice, video and chat.

Intracity fibre network rolled out in Gurugram

News20 Jul 2020

The smart city network will provide connectivity to government buildings, business clusters, and used for critical applications like security, surveillance, and e-governance.

Vienna establishes climate protection areas

News13 Jul 2020

Areas are identified based on their ability to supply energy needs with district heating systems and at least one additional renewable energy or waste heat heating system must be feasible.

Smart buildings show rescheduled for 2021

News09 Jul 2020

The organisers of the Smart Buildings Show in the UK, which was due to take place on 14-15 October this year, have announced it will be deferred to 6-7 October 2021.

Renfrewshire Council awards contract to install IoT sensors in thousands of homes

News07 Jul 2020

The two-year project will see sensors fitted into selected empty properties being prepared for new tenants, who will also be supported with energy efficiency advice and guidance.

Berlin showcases future living in energy-saving smart city quarter

News02 Jul 2020

Panasonic is extending its smart cities portfolio with the launch of Future Living Berlin, an EU Lighthouse project which aims to help decarbonise society.

Smart City Expo transformed into an online event for 2020

News30 Jun 2020

The digital event will consist of a broadcast television show on day one, with day two’s programme featuring workshops, sessions, and side events.

Tencent unveils plans for futuristic 'Net City' in Shenzhen

News15 Jun 2020

Architect NBBJ claims the two million square metre district in China’s Guangdong province will re-imagine the urban space, putting humans and the environment first.

Could FWA be the answer to keeping people connected during the global pandemic?

Opinions01 Jun 2020

Fixed Wireless Access’s speed and flexibility could have it serve a crucial role in helping businesses and public services rebuild in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, writes James Bristow, SVP EMEA, Cradlepoint

Proptech company launches fourth smart city project in Brazil

News27 May 2020

The Smart City Aquiraz development is located 29km from Ceará’s capital Fortaleza, and built on a 200-hectare site, it will be home to more than 18,000 residents.

Sidewalk Labs shuts down Toronto smart city project

News11 May 2020

Google affiliate blames coronavirus and economic uncertainty for closing controversial and delayed smart city project

New platform aims to ensure smart buildings help to make smart cities

News28 Apr 2020

Fujitsu RunMyProcess is demonstrating a version of its smart building integration platform that in future could be integrated into the wider smart city digital environment.

What smart homes can teach us about smart citiesSponsored by AVEVA

Opinions20 Apr 2020

To fully realise his smart home vision, AVEVA’s W. Jarrett Campbell found much commonality with creating smart cities, especially when it came to breaking down siloed sub-systems.

Planet Smart City to develop smart affordable housing in Pune

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