Cretech climate

The technology that is driving the future of smart mobility

Population growth presents new opportunities and challenges for city planners especially when it comes to transportation. Sue Tabbitt highlights the technologies that are building more resilient and sustainable urban transport systems.

CREtech Climate Event: MOVE!

Join CREtech Climate for an exclusive webinar celebrating the upcoming book launch of Dr. Parag Khanna’s MOVE: The Forces Uprooting Us. Greg Lindsay, Director of Applied Research at NewCities and CREtech Climate Leadership Board Member, will join Khanna to look at the forces, such as the climate crisis and disruptive technologies, that are producing the next mass migrations.

Cityzenith Selects Brooklyn Navy Yard for Carbon Neutral Initiative

Chicago-based, Cityzenith has selected Brooklyn Navy Yard to commence its global initiative, Clean Cities – Clean Future, for which the company will implement its SmartWorldOS^TM Digital Twin software platform in major cities that are committed to achieving carbon neutrality.

The Brooklyn Navy Yard project aims to transform the energy footprint of the historic 225-acre site.

State of Green: Greenprint Performance Report, Volume 12

Report Summary: A whirlwind of a year for real estate, the economy, and the world, 2020 saw the COVID-19 pandemic disrupt everything—the real estate market, the business of our tenants, and the strategy of our investors. This disruption also posed a threat to progress toward environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals: Would the momentum seen over the past few years be lost as focus shifted to COVID response? Fortunately, the answer is no. …

Carbon offsets: a licence to pollute or a path to net zero emissions?

A task force launched by Mark Carney is seeking to bring order to a market criticised for its quality and lack of regulation.

The geothermal option — an opportunity not to be missed

In the face of today’s complex challenges, Americans are seeking opportunities for positive change. Two key examples of major challenges are growing concerns about the impacts of climate change driven by carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels, and concerns about the impacts of our failing infrastructure after years of neglect.

Floating wind turbines could open up vast ocean tracts for renewable power

In the stormy waters of the North Sea, 15 miles off the coast of Aberdeenshire, in Scotland, five floating offshore wind turbines stretch 574 feet (175 metres) above the water. The world’s first floating windfarm, a 30 megawatt facility run by the Norwegian company Equinor, has only been in operation since 2017 but has already broken UK records for energy output. …

GE riding supercomputer to renewable energy future

If the United States wants to reach its goals of zero-emissions energy production, it’s going to need to tap into some extreme computing power.

Multifamily operators and investors can tackle ESG goals through utility ownership

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria play an increasingly prominent role for real estate investors determining where to allocate funds. Among the key benefits, according to Florida-based multifamily investor/operator Lloyd Jones, is that the ESG “investing method can reduce portfolio risk, enhance returns and help investors feel good about helping to shape a better world.”

Using Hot Sand To Store Energy

As communities, cities, and states develop ambitious energy efficiency and decarbonization goals, energy storage is an increasingly critical component of our energy economy. Renewable energy sources like solar and wind are changing how we power our buildings, industries, and grid; however, they are intermittent ― we need continuous power even after the sun sets or the wind dies down. As such, energy storage is critical to ensuring continuous power and allows energy producers to take full advant…