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Orlando's journey to accelerate sustainability and resilience

GreenBiz

Orlando's journey to accelerate sustainability and resilience. Cities are home to more than 50 percent of the global population and as a result are presented with ever-growing challenges, including finding a balance between social equity, economic vitality and environmental sustainability. Chris Castro.

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Smart grids to dominate smart city spending through 2026

Smart Energy International

A new report released by Juniper Research states that investments in smart grids across the globe will dominate smart city developments made between 2020 and 2026. Shanghai, owing to its Citizen Cloud, has managed to centralise consumer shopping, ensuring access to over 1,000 smart city services and products.

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Smart city modelling partnership to explore system planning platforms

Smart Energy International

GIS project management startup Matidor and global built environment consulting firm Arup have announced a partnership to develop platforms to support energy system planning and analysis for smart city modelling. Smart city partners.

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The road to a sustainable economy

The Environmental Blog

As the world struggles to combat climate change, the need for a sustainable economy is more urgent than ever. Why do we need a sustainable economy? Despite the urgent need for a sustainable economy, there are several barriers that have hindered progress. What’s stopping us?

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First Smart Forest City in Mexico will be 100% food and energy self-sufficient

Inhabitat - Innovation

Milan-based architecture firm Stefano Boeri Architetti has unveiled innovative designs for a nature-infused smart city in Cancun, Mexico that will serve as a model for resilient and sustainable urban planning.

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

GreenBiz

Our COVID-19 response can make our cities more resilient to heat waves. There is an urgent, global need for building urban resilience to heat and, as usual, business has a key role to play. Over the past months, it has become clear that resilience strategies for COVID-19 in cities could help us approach other threats as well.

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Transforming India’s Urban Landscape: Smart Cities Embrace Green Building Concept

Econaur

Introduction: India, a rapidly urbanizing nation, is at the forefront of revolutionizing its cities through the integration of smart technologies and sustainable practices. With the concept of smart cities gaining momentum, the country is now taking a bold step towards embracing the green building concept.