Study reveals most extreme urban heat islands
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London - A new international survey has found that Madrid has
the most severe urban heat island hot spot, followed by Mumbai. The
Urban Heat Snapshot conducted
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India's traditional architecture can cool cities
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Chennai - Traditional Indian architecture can help cities
adapt to climate change, says the World Economic Forum. Vernacular
buildings are cooler, more climate-resilient and more sustainable
than modern
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Bonn launches 5G teleoperated shuttle service
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Bonn - Deutsche Telekom AG and Mira GmbH have jointly launched
a pilot project for teleoperated driving in Bonn. The shuttle
service uses Telekom’s 5G network. It
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Dubai launches AI-powered pedestrian crossings
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Dubai - As part of the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan, Dubai has
launched 14 smart pedestrian crossings. Dubai’s system is powered
by an artificial intelligence (AI)
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ZHAW hosts conference on vegetation systems in sponge cities
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Wädenswil ZH/Winterthur - Zurich University of Applied
Sciences (ZHAW) is hosting a symposium entitled Vegetation Systems
in the Sponge City. It is designed for professionals involved in
measures
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Boston bans fossil fuels in new buildings
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Boston - The City of Boston in the United States has signed an
executive order eliminating fossil fuels from new city-owned
buildings. Mayor Michelle Wu’s ruling also
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Seoul becomes robot-friendly city
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Seoul - Seoul could become the world’s most innovative
robotics city. With the Seoul Comprehensive Robotics Industry
Development Plan, the Seoul Metropolitan Government aims to develop
a robotics
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UK government prioritises urban home building
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London - The UK government has committed to building one
million homes over this Parliament, or by December 2024. The focus
is on inner-city areas. There are
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Researchers develop model to prevent heat islands in urban environments
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Lucerne - Researchers from the Lucerne University of Applied
Sciences and Arts have developed a tool to calculate the
microclimate of an urban area in a matter
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London completes geothermal borehole in the financial district
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London - The City of London is installing a ground source heat
pump system. The construction firm Mace has now completed the first
borehole, which will power
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New Empa and Eawag campus takes shape
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Dübendorf ZH - Empa and Eawag are expanding their campus. The
new buildings will be a model for sustainable construction. The
project, which is nearing completion, will
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Siemens facilitates smarter buildings in Greece
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Munich - The German technology company Siemens is partnering
with PRODEA Investments to create smart, sustainable buildings in
Greece. Siemens’ AI-enabled digital building platform Building X
will enable
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Builders commit to the circular economy
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Dübendorf ZH - Twelve of Switzerland’s largest public and
private builders are working towards a sustainable construction
industry. By signing the Circular Building Charta, their goal
is
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Neom and Volocopter complete electric air taxi flights
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Tabuk - The Saudi Arabian smart development project Neom and
the urban air mobility pioneer Volocopter have completed the first
successful electric air taxi flights in Saudi
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Clean air initiative launches in London
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London - Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Clean Air Fund and C40
Cities have launched the Breathe Cities initiative. The 30-million
US dollar initiative aims to reduce air pollution,
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McKinsey helps decarbonize the built environment
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New York - The consulting company McKinsey is showing how to
cut emissions from the built environment. This ecosystem, including
homes, offices and factories, is responsible for
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Amsterdam experiment closes major street to cars
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Amsterdam - The City of Amsterdam has closed one of its
busiest streets to cars for six weeks as part of a trial to
investigate the effects
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Berlin launches accessible public transport app for Special Olympics
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Berlin - The German capital city of Berlin has launched
barrier-free access to public transport to mark the Special
Olympics World Games 2023. The VBB easy app
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Tampere becomes people-focused metaverse city
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Tampere - The city of Tampere in southern Finland showcased
its metaverse development during the Tampere Smart City Expo in
June. Tampere’s metaverse combines digital and physical
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C40 and partners launch platform for compact cities
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New York - C40 Cities, United Cities and Local Governments,
the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, and the
Entrepreneurship, Technology and Innovation Chair of the IAE Paris
Sorbonne
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