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Marriott trials flexible workspace rental service
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With the rising trend in mobile workers, Marriott is piloting a service that will make booking office space as flexible as booking a hotel room. Called Workspace on Demand, … -
Ford leads project to cut home energy consumption
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Ford and Whirlpool are amongst a group of companies that have joined forces to demonstrate how they can slash the electricity bills and carbon footprint of a typical US … -
The 10 smartest cities in Asia Pacific
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Hong Kong has emerged as the clear leader in a list of the smartest cities in Asia Pacific. According to UBM's Future Cities ranking, of Hong Kong scored in the top two in … -
Apple to follow Google into wind energy sector
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Electronics favourite Apple could be about to follow Google into the wind energy sector. The company plans to develop a wind turbine that generates electricity using stored … -
Hybrid and electric vehicle sales hit new high - and it looks set to continue
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The numbers of alternative fuelled vehicles hitting the roads in the UK and North America reached a record high during 2012. According to the latest figures released by the … -
The Nature of Cities
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Eric W. Sanderson suggests we try to “conceive of cities in their entirety as ecological spaces" #TroyMedia -
Electric vehicles: 10 predictions for 2013
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By the end of 2013, nearly 400,000 plug-in electric vehicles will be driving on roads around the world, according to a new white paper by Pike Research. The study predicts … -
The future is organic - Mining the urban data
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The top 12 of 2012
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From apps to LEDs and electric cars to urban infrastructure, it’s that time of year when we look back at what’s been most popular in the 2degrees Smart Cities working group … -
Impact of urban growth on biodiversity and carbon
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That the first 30 years of the 21st century are highly likely to experience more urban land expansion than all of history suggests a considerable—and limited—window of …
