Hello Smart Efficient Buildings, Goodbye Coal

Hello Smart Efficient Buildings, Goodbye Coal

From LED lighting to zero-net energy (ZNE) buildings, our energy efficiency progress results in the U.S. at a 12-year low in using coal power. With the help of renewable energy and cheap natural gas, it is forecast that by 2020, coal use in the United States will be...
Net Zero San Francisco 2050

Net Zero San Francisco 2050

This blog post is a response to the Dear 2015 group blogging event prompt: The year is 2050. Write a letter to the people of 2015 describing what your city is like, and give them advice on the next 35 years. For more responses, see the Dear 2015 Event Page. April 22,...
Unleashing Creativity within a City

Unleashing Creativity within a City

Vancouver is extremely unique as a relatively small city with a large international reputation. The people of our city are passionate about local issues and highly engaged, while our local government is pushing Vancouver to compete on a global scale. As a leader in...
Reinventing buildings for an energy-smart future

Reinventing buildings for an energy-smart future

High in the Berkeley Hills overlooking San Francisco Bay, researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are getting ready to host Meeting of the Minds participants at FLEXLABTM, the world’s most advanced buildings efficiency test bed. FLEXLAB can evaluate the...
Evolving Smart City Approaches: Path and Journey

Evolving Smart City Approaches: Path and Journey

Earlier this year, I published the blog post Seven Factors behind the Rise of the Smart City Era, which revealed how networks, telecommunications, and the Internet of Everything facilitate development of Smart City applications and platforms. These factors converge to...
To the People of Boston of 2015:

To the People of Boston of 2015:

This blog post is a response to the Dear 2015 group blogging event prompt: The year is 2050. Write a letter to the people of 2015 describing what your city is like, and give them advice on the next 35 years. For more responses, see the Dear 2015 Event Page. October 6,...