Since the launch of the MAKING-CITY project in December 2018, Groningen started converting two districts in PED areas. Joep de Boer, from WarmteStad, features the first achievements that have been…
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The MAKING-CITY Guidelines for PED design is a publication wrote by Beril Alpagut (Demir Enerji) and Andrea Gabaldon (Cartif), two MAKING-CITY partners. You’ll find in this document an approach for…
With many people spending more time than usual in their homes this year, how can the environmental cost of heating them be reduced? When it comes to heating, retiree Lucy…
In Oulu, the second MAKING-CITY Lighthouse city, the district of Kaukovainio was selected to implement the PED concept. Located 3 km away from the city center, this urban area gathers nearly…
For the design and implementation of a plan for a successful energy transition of cities towards a low-carbon future, the MAKING-CITY project is working on the definition of a holistic…
Mandatory renovations for city-owned buildings and numerous lobbying wins makes for ambitious proposal. The Renovation Wave proposal from the European Commission landed on Oct. 14th and cities, for better or worse, will be…
EXPERT TALKS is a new initiative from BUILD UP. In the form of face-to-face interviews, experts coming from all around Europe and covering the field of Energy Efficiency in buildings…
At SmartCitiesWorld’s inaugural advisory board meeting, Jeff Risom, chief innovation officer at Gehl Architects, explored how the public realm might be managed in the post-pandemic era. It is a stark…
In this unprecedented crisis, cities and transit agencies are taking action to address the most critical impacts of the coronavirus and ensure essential services operate in their communities. With all…
SmartCitiesWorld board member and Nokia’s Director of Future Cities Jacques Vermeulen on the importance of the Quintuple Helix approach. For future cities to deliver on quality of life, genuine collaboration…