Four more municipalities granted Energy City label
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Liestal BL – The Energy City Association has awarded its
Energy City label to four more municipalities, bringing the total
number of municipalities with this sustainable energy
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Self-driving taxis promise massive energy savings
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Berkeley – Replacing a conventional taxi fleet with
self-driving electric taxis in a large city like New York would
more than halve energy consumption, found a study
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Forests are key to urban growth
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New York – Forests will play a critical role in meeting the
rising demand for water, food and energy that cities will face in
the future, said
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Digitalization set to take over timber construction
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Zurich – Robots and craftsmen are working together to produce
complex timber modules as part of a research project at the Federal
Institute of Technology in Zurich.
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Balkrishna Doshi receives 2018 Pritzker Prize
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Chicago – Balkrishna Doshi has been named the 2018 Pritzker
Architecture Prize Laureate, making him the first Indian architect
to win architecture’s highest honour.
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Zurich gets ready for mobility of the future
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Zurich – The Canton of Zurich has published a new version of
its overall transport strategy with goals through to 2030. Points
addressed include preparing the road
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Construction begins on new NEST unit
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Dübendorf ZH – A new combined living and working unit is now
being installed in the southwestern corner of the NEST research
building. SolAce’s key feature is
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Experts establish blueprint on climate change and cities
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Edmonton – Urban experts have established a global blueprint
to better understand climate change, its impact on cities and the
critical role local authorities play in solving
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Cities given a seat at climate change summit
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Edmonton – The IPCC’s latest climate change summit is underway
in Edmonton, and this time cities rather than nations have been
given a seat at the negotiating
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Over 100 cities worldwide powered by renewables
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London – New data published by CDP shows that over 100 global
cities are obtaining at least 70 per cent of their electricity from
renewables, including important
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Americans wary of self-driving cars, finds survey
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Washington, D.C. – Self-driving cars are often spoken of as
the next evolution in driving, but the majority of Americans are
sceptical of the technology. In a
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University of Liechtenstein showcases clay architecture
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Vaduz – The University of Liechtenstein is using its latest
exhibition, Terra Award – Earthen architecture today, to showcase
contemporary clay architecture. Zurich-based architect Roger
Boltshauser spoke at
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Opportunities and uncertainties in spatial planning
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Zurich – Zurich residents adopted the Federal Spatial Planning
Action in 2013, part of which requires surplus value compensation
for newly zoned building land. This compensation must
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Germany to trial free public transport to curb pollution
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Berlin – To avoid EU fines for excessive air pollution, the
German government is considering making public transport free of
charge. The move could reduce the number
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Urbanization is about the people, says new U.N. urban chief
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Kuala Lumpur – The new head of UN-Habitat said that city
dwellers, not buildings, are what make for good urban outcomes. She
called urbanization both an opportunity
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Empa builds with recycled materials
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Dübendorf ZH – The new Urban Mining & Recycling unit at the
NEST modular research building in Dübendorf is now open. Two
students will soon move into
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New report outlines how cities can reduce their footprint
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Kuala Lumpur – The International Resource Panel will launch a
report on 9 February at the World Urban Forum, outlining how cities
can prepare for a doubling
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Singapore a role model for public housing
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Singapore – Singapore’s public housing experience is not only
successful, it is also replicable, says Abhas Jha of the World
Bank. A focus on neighbourhoods, a smart
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A smart city is a city for all
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Sydney – A smart city has to be one that all stakeholders can
make their own, argues Kathleen O’Brien from SAP Hybris
Australia.
With all the...
Sika wins innovation award for 3D concrete printer
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Baar ZG – Specialty chemicals company Sika won a special prize
at the INTERMAT Innovation Awards in Paris for its 3D concrete
printing technology. The process promises
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