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Sustainable Urban Infrastructure
Sustainable urban infrastructure involves designing, building, and operating facilities which provide economic, environmental (including climate resilience), and social benefits throughout its entire life cycle. Civil engineering services play an…
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Transit-Oriented Development
TOD developments typically center around high quality public transit – usually rail systems but also sometimes bus rapid transit (BTOD). They’re intended to be more walkable than other forms…
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How Energy Efficiency Can Benefit Your Business
Energy efficiency refers to using less resources to reach similar results, which can lower energy costs and carbon emissions. Making the switch to energy efficiency has never been simpler….
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What is Sustainable Development?
Sustainable development (SD) is an umbrella concept encompassing economic, environmental and social aspects. For sustainable development to thrive, all three pillars must work in harmony and be balanced appropriately….
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Smart Cities and the Technologies That Power Them
Intelligent cities rely on connected solutions to reduce costs, enhance sustainability and offer citizens greater choice and convenience. Furthermore, smart cities leverage cutting-edge technologies to meet broader social impact…
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What Are Smart Grids?
Smart grids are electricity networks that use digital technology to monitor and regulate power distribution. Such technologies include advanced meters, customer interface systems, distribution automation systems, PMUs, backscatter radio…
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The Importance of Energy Storage
Energy storage is an indispensable technology for increasing renewables in the grid and can prevent price spikes for electricity customers. Energy Storage technologies span from capacitors that store few…
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Urban Mobility – A Complex and Rapidly Evolving Field
Urban mobility is an ever-evolving field, necessitating new technologies, behavioral nudges and public policies to alleviate traffic congestion and air pollution. Yet in reality, cities rarely adopt ambitious strategies…
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What Are Zoning Regulations?
Zoning laws dictate how you can use any piece of property, from whether or not a house can be constructed on it to what kind of lights can go…
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Land Use Planning and Economic Downturns
Land use planning is the practice of organizing the occupation and use of land based on its potentials and limitations, using technical-administrative policies in collaboration with political, economic and…