Smart city and building sustainability efforts are driving upgrades to electrical and low-voltage infrastructure. The focus today is installing unified systems with room to grow, connecting lighting and metering systems to...
Because of numerous, recent, high-profile hacks, cyber security is a concern for smart building developers, contractors and owners. “Cybersecurity in Smart Buildings,” a report from British software company amBX, states...
Cities have been pioneering the use of new technology to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and improve energy efficiency. Smart cities have adopted various forms of cutting-edge digital solutions to improve services in all...
The so-called "smart city" has been around for several years, as municipal governments have embraced various forms of digital technology to improve services, increase efficiencies and cut costs. Released in the second quarter...
While consumers have been getting smarter about energy use, cities are wising up, too. A new market study shows that demand for smart city technology is poised for growth. Released in the second quarter of this year, the...
The potential applications for smart devices just keep growing. One possible new use for smart devices on heaters, appliances and chargeable devices is preventing power outages within electric grids caused by cascading...
Futuristic smart cities have been envisioned for years. TV shows from the last century predicted amazing technological leaps. “Lost in Space,” an early 1960s sci-fi show, forecast interplanetary travel in 1997. It also...
The internet of things (IoT) has transformed society on many different levels and is poised to take that transformation one giant step further as smart cities are using the technology of interconnected devices to help address...
Wilmington, Del., is getting brighter and better thanks to smarter lighting. The city has a bold, aggressive plan to install LED lighting. Through its SMART City LED streetlight program, and with city council concurrence...
Smart energy has been one of the great advances of the digital age. Smart lighting, in particular, has the potential for great energy and cost savings. City governments especially can benefit from smart lighting technology...
While many cities talk about smart streetlights or engage in small pilot projects to attach one or two devices to several of their streetlights, San Diego, Calif., isn't waiting around. As a result, many are now calling it...
At the end of July, the seventh annual Science of Smart Cities (SoSC) program wrapped up at New York University's (NYU) Tandon School of Engineering. This year's four-week program focused on four broad areas—energy, wireless...
More cities are embracing digital technology to help them make better decisions, improve efficiency and save taxpayer dollars. In June, the City of Portland, Ore., adopted a "Priorities Framework" for its Smart City PDX...
So many people and high-tech companies are hyping smart cities and smart grids today, but are their messages being lost? Many politicians are repeating buzzwords, but have no clue as to what needs to happen in order to...
It seems data and technology have become the accelerant to achieving smart city goals. Infrastructure in the 21st century will contain a confluence of devices that include power-efficient sensors, wireless networks and mobile...
Toronto, Canada, and Greenville, S.C., are two places with major smart cities in the works. These ultraconnected destinations will reportedly have technology in place that tracks resident living conditions in the city, then...
As cities increasingly adopt methods to help them generate and consume clean power, storage is emerging as an important tool. A recent study by market research firm Navigant Research analyzes this trend. Entitled, "Smart...
2018 is fast-approaching, so what is on your company’s agenda for next year? What opportunities and new endeavors should be on your agenda? When it comes to looking for new opportunities, 2018 will be a banner year for...
After 15 years of rural living on a small farm in Southern California, my wife and I recently moved back into the city. Now, as we walk around our neighborhood, we are often reminded that we live in one of the smartest “smart...
Bill Gates and his investment firm have just invested $80 million to build a "smart city" in Arizona. The project is being funded through Gates' investment firm, Kirkland, Wash.-based Cascade Investment LLC, which owns...
