Infrastructure
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The local government’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to appropriate the funds for a “comprehensive technology infrastructure remediation project.” It comes in response to a critical IT outage last summer. -
National Grid is expected to install the devices for 121,000 customers in the city. They will enable people to track energy usage via a portal, and will immediately alert the utility to power outages.
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A new report from the Urban Institute outlines how many of the projects developed as part of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, including technology work, have been slow to finish and deploy.
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Two short videos - one from Cisco, the other from Brivo Labs - summarize what the Internet of Things is and what it's capable of.
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A significant part of FutureStructure involves the evolution of cities into smart cities. Everything in a city is connected and by exposing how things are – or can be – connected, more intelligent decisions can be made that will create communities that are better for the people who live in them.
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Which metros are tops in TOD and what are the ingredients for success?
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While the X division is housed in two nondescript office buildings near Google's main campus, it's been compared to "Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory" by the man who runs it on a daily basis.
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Heads-up displays and augmented reality will change the way you see the road. Source: qz.com
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In her first two weeks on the job as general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Marcie Edwards is making her presence felt.
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The quality of local digital services varies wildly but there is huge potential in technology for the public sector. Source: The Guardian
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As solar and battery technology improves, widespread “grid defection” may begin to set in.
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Future cities, where infrastructure adapts to our needs, offer are an enticing prospect. But we need to make sure that the people who will actually live in these cities benefit.
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Public transit ridership in the United States last year hit its highest level since 1956, in what transit officials say is a sign of how much Americans’ everyday travel habits have changed.
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There are literally hundreds of billions of dollars at stake for utilities, governments, and taxpayers. Source: Business Insider
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The University of Maine's offshore wind turbine project finds bipartisan support in Washington.
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For many dark, droneless years, breweries and other companies have been stymied from developing airborne delivery to consumers by the Federal Aviation Administration’s insistence that commercial drones are illegal. Source: Slate.com
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When it comes to building a $4-billion to $5-billion battery factory that will employ 6,500 workers, Tesla is shunning the Golden State.
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Mark Jacobson and his colleagues have created a 50-state roadmap for replacing coal, oil and natural gas with wind, water and solar energy.
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Some of the most interesting applications of wearable technology will come from the fusion of technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data.
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The electricity generated by the 900-acre facility will be used to power 31,000 homes.
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In theory, ocean thermal energy conversion could provide 4000 times the world's energy needs in any given year, with neither pollution nor greenhouse gases to show for it.
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