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Resiliency-as-a-service via microgrids and smart city software 

Smart Energy International

Honeywell and Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions (DESS) have agreed to jointly develop and deliver energy resiliency solutions to targeted U.S. A smart city starts with resilient and sustainable energy resources,” said Matthew Britt, general manager, Smart Cities and Communities, Honeywell Building Technologies.

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Urban grids are ‘feeling the heat’, IEA reports

Smart Energy International

Power grids in many cities are being pushed to the edge of their operating limits with increased cooling demand and other climate change impacts, the IEA has reported. In China alone, in 2023 a 70% year-on-year increase in air conditioner sales was recorded.

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3 Ways IoT can help reduce carbon emissions

Smart Energy International

Using information from sensors and vents that the system can automatically toggle open or closed, the smart HVAC system can dynamically adjust its performance throughout the day. A system may stop cooling while household members are at work, prioritise occupied rooms, or identify air leaks that may be making the system less efficient.

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Our COVID-19 response can make our cities more resilient to heat waves

GreenBiz

In Sweco’s most recent Urban Insight report, "Building resilience: being young and getting old in a hotter Europe," more solutions for how we can create sustainable, livable cities are proposed: . Smart Cities. Contributors. Mattias Goldmann. Climate Change. Sponsored Article.

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q1 2024

Greentown Labs

Twenty-four startups joined our community in Q1 2024, working on innovations ranging from biobased building materials, to sustainable rubber, to solar-powered flight. Buildings Carbon Negative Solutions is creating smart-city-ready, carbon-negative concrete products. Biosfera converts carbon dioxide into sustainable rubber.

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How digitalisation and sustainability will shape the construction industry of the future – 7 trends

Smart Energy International

More sustainable and digital: The construction and real estate industry is on the verge of substantial changes. Siemens Smart Infrastructure has identified seven trends that show where the journey is headed. By Michael Kiy, director of innovation management, Siemens Smart Infrastructure. Have you read: E.ON Looking ahead.

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Past and future come together at the sustainable Auric Hall

AGreenLiving

Auric Hall serves as a landmark building for Aurangabad, an industrial smart city. The city itself was developed as part of a strategic development plan created by the Indian government to completely change the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor. Past and future come together at the sustainable Auric Hall.