Smart street furniture in Australia: a public service or surveillance and advertising tool?
Smart street furniture – powered and digitally networked furniture that collects and generates data – is arriving in Australia. It comes in a variety of…
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Greening our homes could kickstart an economic recovery – but we need new ideas
Ask an economist what they’d do first to kickstart a green recovery and they’ll probably say ‘retrofit’. That’s because greening our homes is essential if…
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Enlighten the Climate Law with energy efficiency first!
Europe must take the fastest and most cost-effective route towards a carbon-neutral EU, write Adrian Joyce and Julie Kjestrup. And that means starting where the…
Intelligent building technologies are critical to a low-carbon future
Rapid urbanisation and climate change are intertwined, making decarbonisation of the built environment paramount to stabilising the future. The technologies that will deliver significant emissions…
Race to 100% Clean
U.S. states, municipalities, utilities, and corporations have made significant progress toward a fossil-free future by advancing energy efficiency and clean energy. In fact, 1 in 3…
Smart cities need to be more human, so we’re creating Sims-style virtual worlds
Huge quantities of networked sensors have appeared in cities across the world in recent years. These include cameras and sensors that count the number of…
Private Industry Has a Role to Play in Developing Smart Cities
Private industry, seeing the potential for new revenue streams and aiming to capitalize on consumer’s interest in all things digital, is eyeing opportunities to engage…