The second ediiton of KPMG’s Infrastructure 100 provides insight into the infrastructure projects that make great cities, with a particular focus on the innovations that make …
More than one and a half million hydrogen powered vehicles could be on UK roads by 2030 claims a new study.
Produced by the joint government industry body UKH2Mobility, the …
8 Feb. 2012 —
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Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
2011 was disappointing for electric vehicle sales in the UK, especially given it was predicted as being a watershed year. Figures show that in the 12 month period around …
25 Oct. 2012 —
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Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
The cleantech market in the US is dominated by cities on the west coast, according to a new report.
The first annual US Metro Clean Tech Index, by research and consulting …
8 Nov. 2012 —
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Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
The BMW Guggenheim Lab has published details of the 100 most talked-about trends, terms, and ideas in urban thinking today.
The mobile laboratory, which launched in New York …
19 Sept. 2012 —
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Flemmich Webb, Mantis Communications
Cities make up just 2% of the Earth’s surface but consume about 75% of its resources. Given global population growth projections, resource pressures and the impacts of …
10 Aug. 2012 —
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Joe Peach, This Big City
The map of London’s underground network is truly iconic. Designed in 1931 by London Underground employee Harry Beck, it sacrifices geographical accuracy for a diagrammatic …
The Green Deal is the UK government’s plan to transform the energy efficiency of UK housing stock. Domestic and small business landlords will be able to spend up to £10,000 …
20 June 2011 —
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Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
By Robert Bell, Co-Founder, Intelligent Community Forum*
“Can you have an Intelligent Community full of dumb people?” That bracing question was once posed by the manager of a …
A high-quality urban environment, good mobility, collaboration with business, engaged inhabitants and strong underlying technologies are just some of the elements that help …