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Rebuilding green: Analysing the Biden infrastructure plan

John Fitzgerald, Project Director, Linesight, explains why major reskilling, outreach work by government and the right messaging will be key to realising benefits.

The role of smart energy in the UK’s green transport system

Charging infrastructure development must catch up if the UK’s smart transport system and carbon reduction ambitions are to be realised, says Thomas Newby, chief operating officer of Tonik Energy.

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Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: going green in the built environment

Climate action26 Mar 2024

Unlocking private investment for greener neighbourhoods

Climate action21 Mar 2024

The UK’s Net Zero Investment Taskforce says to retrofit homes we must also try to retrofit a financial system to a purpose for which it was not created.

Could AI half annual carbon footprint of built environment?

AI and Machine Learning13 Mar 2024

Report by global proptech venture capital firm Pi Labs provides analysis of the potential for AI to decarbonise the built environment using just four use cases.

Toronto enables building owners to report energy and water use

Climate action12 Mar 2024

Reporting and benchmarking will support owners of large buildings in their efforts to improve environmental performance, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Call for “carbon transparency” at first UN buildings summit

Commercial buildings07 Mar 2024

Arup and the WBCSD warn that without understanding where carbon comes from, it will be impossible to make the scale of cuts needed to meet the Paris Agreement.

UK Green Building Council issues Scope 3 emissions guidance

Commercial buildings06 Mar 2024

Built environment professionals are urged to include embodied carbon assessments within Scope 3 reporting for more accurate representation of carbon footprints.

Vancouver and Vienna partner on sustainable affordable homes

Residential buildings16 Feb 2024

Vienna House will be built with sustainable building components and will use a digital twin to test and optimise components and systems such as passive airflow.

Boston public housing development chosen for geothermal pilot

Batteries and renewables29 Jan 2024

New system will replace existing gas distribution service with an electric heat system, supporting the City’s goal to decarbonise public housing by 2030.

London properties most vulnerable to impact of heat revealed

Climate action24 Jan 2024

Arup has mapped London’s heat risk across homes, neighbourhoods and essential properties in the wake of climate change, informing the city’s resilience plans.

Bristol unveils plans for sustainable affordable housing

Residential buildings11 Jan 2024

Working with Edaroth, the council is creating the homes based on a new model created under the city’s involvement in the UN Climate Smart Cities challenge.

Neom announces active lifestyle community development

Residential buildings02 Jan 2024

Located on the Gulf of Aqaba’s coastline, Norlana will make use of advanced technology and aims to set a new standard for sustainable and modern living.

Cop28: US departments team to decarbonise building sector

Climate action08 Dec 2023

Department of Housing and Urban Development and Department of Energy will work together on domestic efforts to reduce carbon emissions in the building sector.

C40 Cities’ roadmap aims to decarbonise built environment

Climate action21 Nov 2023

The two-year Visible initiative will support city leaders in London, Madrid and Oslo to pilot equitable and viable construction and renovation models.

Developer unveils plans to create £5bn UK climate tech hub

Planning and redevelopment02 Nov 2023

The Earls Court Development Company plans to create a commercial space for the UK’s clean and climate technology sector on a cleared site in West London.

University of Tokyo collaborates on smart building programme

Commercial buildings26 Oct 2023

It is working with the private sector to launch the Smart Building System Research Initiative to accelerate the role of building systems in the green transition.

New York City launches smart city accelerator programme

News13 Oct 2023

New York smart city accelerator programme will enable agencies, private companies and academia to test and evaluate eight pilot technology projects per year.

Carbon credit scheme aims to retrofit British homes for free

Residential buildings15 Sep 2023

Houses will be retrofitted with equipment like heat pumps, financed by corporate buyers looking to fund local projects which deliver benefits in their areas.

Unlocking the cross-sector future of green buildings

Commercial buildings14 Sep 2023

Mahesh Ramanujam, CEO of the Global Network for Zero, explains what asset owners in the built environment, across the public and private sectors, can do to step up their green and sustainable buildings progress.

City of London calls for investment to plug green skills gap

People and skills10 Aug 2023

City of London Corporation report highlights need for a skilled and diverse workforce capable of constructing, retrofitting, and managing sustainable buildings.

How Bronx cooperative is cutting emissions and generating free electricity

Climate action26 Jul 2023

Enviro Power’s SmartWatt boiler is an energy-saving, emission-reducing, drop-in replacement for the hot water portion of conventional heating systems.

Vancouver launches rental retrofit accelerator programme

Residential buildings10 Jul 2023

The Candian city aims to future-proof existing rental buildings, making them more resilient to the impacts of climate change as well as more energy-efficienct.

How to reduce built environment emissions with existing tech

Commercial buildings13 Jun 2023

A report by the consultancy McKinsey identifies the top decarbonisation levers that it reckons can help reduce built environment emissions by half by 2030.

Seattle aims to reduce building emissions by 27 per cent

Climate action12 Jun 2023

It is introducing the Building Emissions Performance Standard Policy to existing non-residential and multifamily buildings greater than 20,000 square feet.

Construction underway on Manchester mobility hub

Transport hubs12 Jun 2023

Work has started on site to build what is claimed to be the UK’s first mobility hub in Manchester, which forms part of the Ancoats people-first neighbourhood.

Geothermal system to power New York City high-rise

Residential buildings26 May 2023

A district geothermal ground-source heat pump will provide renewable heating and cooling to Coney Island commercial retail and high-rise residential community.

Environmental living project launched in Copenhagen

Residential buildings14 Apr 2023

Aiming to accelerate change and encourage conversation, Living Places Copenhagen consists of seven prototypes showcasing ideal healthy and sustainable homes.

Denver adopts online platform to speed up solar applications

Solar power13 Apr 2023

The SolarAPP+ platform runs compliance checks and processes building permit approvals for eligible rooftop solar systems, issuing an e-permit in real-time.

Greece’s first smart city skyscraper unveiled

Residential buildings05 Apr 2023

Riviera Tower is set to become the landmark building in The Ellinikon smart city development, as well as the country’s first skyscraper and tallest building.

$110m plan to decarbonise NYC dwellings via virtual power plant

Smart grids30 Mar 2023

Upgrades aided by the project facility will instantly reduce carbon emissions and create revenue-earning opportunities for residents and building owners alike.

How zoning changes can create more liveable cities

Planning and redevelopment28 Mar 2023

A report from the Urban Land Institute details how zoning updates can improve housing attainability, sustainability, climate resilience, and community health.

Toronto launches housing data hub to improve transparency

Residential buildings22 Mar 2023

It will show the City’s approach to enabling housing production to achieve or exceed the provincial housing target of 285,000 new homes in the next 10 years.

Digital twin tool for smart cities and metaverse launched

Digital twins24 Feb 2023

Synth3D allows developers to simulate and visualise 3D environments representative of real-world locations “where aesthetics and performance are key”.

Sacramento launches online retrofit tool for residents

Residential buildings21 Feb 2023

Tool is part of the City’s work to develop a pathway to transition buildings to carbon-free electricity and aligns with its Climate Action and Adaptation Plan.

One Bangkok unveils its smart city living vision

Planning and redevelopment21 Feb 2023

Through its Urbanverse, the people-centric, integrated district aims to be a model of social, economic and environmental sustainability in the Thai capital.

Zimbabwe breaks ground on $500m smart city near Harare

Planning and redevelopment20 Feb 2023

Master plan for the 2.5 million square feet mixed-use development includes parliament and ministry buildings as well as residential and commercial buildings.

Partnership aims to build zero-energy-capable communities

Batteries and renewables07 Feb 2023

EcoSmart Solutions and Rise will develop zero-energy-capable mixed-use and life science real estate projects across Boston, based on geothermal infrastructure.

Developer launches low carbon urban living subsidiary

Residential buildings25 Jan 2023

HubCap will prioritise the re-use of buildings and will focus on emerging models like aparthotels and co-living, with sites acquired in Edinburgh and London.

Seoul deploys drones for hanok roof inspections

Residential buildings24 Jan 2023

It is expected the new drone inspection service will serve as an opportunity to drastically improve the maintenance of some 8,000 hanok buildings in the city.

Online tool measures climate risk of individual properties

Climate action10 Jan 2023

First Street’s platform will be unified with LightBox products, making it easier to evaluate climate risk ranging from floods and wildfires to extreme heat.

Abu Dhabi progresses community-centric sustainable city

Residential buildings10 Jan 2023

Yas Island has a central green spine that runs the length of the community, featuring parks, lakes, and biodomes and will be powered by clean renewable energy.

LoRa-based solution to optimise buildings management

Internet of Things08 Dec 2022

Launched in the US to reduce energy consumption, Nordic Propeye claims the solution leverages artificial intelligence to achieve 15-30 per cent energy savings.

Loan to help jump-start Peru’s green building finance market

Economic Development05 Dec 2022

Investment will allow BanBif to jump-start and strengthen green finance portfolio including green building, energy efficiency and climate-smart agribusiness.

Net-zero Smart Neighbourhoods planned for Chicago metro area

Planning and redevelopment28 Oct 2022

Nicor Gas and Southern Company are partnering with Habitat for Humanity to build the smart communities, which will use a combination of renewable, electric and natural gas technologies.

Urb unveils designs for smart, self-sufficient African city

Planning and redevelopment26 Oct 2022

The Parks, a 1,700 hectare sustainable city in the eastern region of South Africa, aims to produce 100 per cent of its energy, water and food on site to become a self-sufficient destination.

Seoul pilots fire safety project for the mobility-impaired

News17 Oct 2022

The project will converge IoT and intelligent surveillance cameras to help improve fire detection and response methods in residential facilities of the mobility impaired and vulnerable.

GigNet builds Mexican smart city “one smart home at time”

Fibre networks07 Oct 2022

The digital infrastructure company has announced a long-term agreement with the Lausana Residencial smart city development in Cancun, Mexico, to provide fibre-to-the-home.

Tech startups chosen for UK smart city accelerator

Economic Development07 Oct 2022

Sunderland City Council’s accelerator programme combines leading-edge infrastructure with IoT domain expertise and guidance from internationally renowned organisations.

Chicago City Council adopts mayor’s 2022 Energy Transformation Code

Planning and redevelopment28 Sep 2022

City is among the first in the US to adopt and exceed the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code.

Smart cities at the heart of a digital Middle East

Internet of Things27 Sep 2022

David Shi, President, Enterprise Business Group, Huawei Middle East explains how the shift to a more digital economy across the Middle East has taken root in smart city innovation.

Boston’s historic public-private collaboration progresses

Planning and redevelopment21 Sep 2022

The redevelopment of the city’s South Station, which has involved more than four decades of planning and collaboration among city, state and federal agencies, enters its next phase.

New York City expands public LoRaWan network

News20 Sep 2022

Senet’s integration partnership with the Helium Network provides access to more than 27,500 Helium-compatible hotspots in the New York City area, densifying and extending LoRaWan network coverage.

Urban-X platform unveils 11th cohort of city innovators

Climate action15 Sep 2022

Selected from a pool of 250 applicants, the start-ups are building solutions to help combat the world’s climate emergency, with a particular focus on the built environment and transit accessibility.

Why the UK needs a nationwide retrofit to tackle the energy crisis

Climate action13 Sep 2022

Fiona Duggan, policy lead at climate solutions charity Ashden, explains why the UK has just two years to flood the grid with renewables and insulate millions of homes if it is to confront the climate and energy crisis.

Protecting New Yorkers from stormwater flooding

Climate action02 Sep 2022

Report by the Citizens Housing & Planning Council details necessary changes that need to be made to housing policy, emergency systems and infrastructure to protect New Yorkers and save lives.

Wellington launches $20m fund for greener buildings

Commercial buildings22 Aug 2022

The city council wants to encourage the construction of new buildings to accredited high-accessibility and environmental standards and support its goal to be a carbon-zero city by 2050.

Planet Smart City teams with Tree-Nation to offset CO2 emissions

Climate action08 Aug 2022

Reinforcing Planet’s commitment to improving the communities where it operates, its partnership with Tree-Nation will initially see 1,260 trees planted in Brazil, India and the UK.

Net zero community to be created in Fort Collins

Residential buildings03 Aug 2022

The Sonders Project will feature 220 homes focused on carbon reduction, in terms of both building and component manufacturing methods as well as day-to-day living.

What would you like to see in SmartCitiesWorld?

Smart Cities News27 Jul 2022

SmartCitiesWorld is undertaking a survey to find out what you think of the platform and what else we could be doing to support our members

Neom reveals designs for The Line smart city

Greenfield sites27 Jul 2022

The Line aims to redefine the concept of urban development with public parks and pedestrian areas, schools, homes and places for work vertically layered and all daily needs reachable in five minutes.

Shared building repairs app takes off in Scotland

News26 Jul 2022

Co-developed by City of Edinburgh Council and Novoville, the app has helped coordinate repairs of 5,000 shared properties in the city with a future version expanded to make energy-efficiency upgrades more accessible.

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