Using AI to unclog urban traffic
Raquel Velasco, head of product at Vivacity Labs, discusses how video and data analytics are being used to tackle everything from air pollution to dangerous junctions.
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London submerged: What it means when floods reach the capital
Britain has been plagued by floods for decades, with affected areas feeling overlooked. Will flooded hospitals and Tube stations break the cycle of neglect?
EVs and residential sector are key to the UK energy transition
Office for Budget Responsibility data shows the net cost of the UK’s energy transition is to be borne by the power and buildings sectors.
Most people can ride a bike, so what’s stopping them?
Will Butler-Adams, the CEO of Brompton, on climate change, fitness and the future of urban transport.
Most EU countries are failing to meet low-carbon building standards
A majority of European countries have failed to comply with the latest nearly zero-energy buildings standards, which must be revised to make them more harmonised, says the Buildings Performance Institute Europe, a think tank.
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UK house prices grow at fastest rate in 16 years
House prices in Britain rose by an annual rate of 13.4% in June 2021, the highest since 2004.
Amsterdam is laying down a model for what tourism should look like after Covid
When Covid hit the Netherlands in 2020, Amsterdam emptied of visitors overnight. Long-term residents, inured to the permanent noise and litter and tourists peeing in the streets, welcomed the newfound tranquillity. The pandemic, they told the Washington Post, was “a blessing in disguise”.
Office demand slows but warehouses rise as cities adjust to ‘new normal’
A survey from the Site Selectors Guild shows investment in new office projects is low as a result of the remote working revolution brought about by Covid-19. However, storage demand is on the up.
Are e-scooters the future of city travel?
A long-awaited rental e-scooter trial starts in London today. Will the controversial vehicles change travel for the better?
Housebuilders get on the green bond bandwagon
British and German property groups debuting green debt issues to fund sustainable housing, amid investor appetite and regulatory pressure.
How British community groups are helping refugees integrate – and the government is making it harder
The migrant crisis has been overshadowed by Covid-19, but the problems facing refugees across Europe have not gone away.
Future of the office: The rise of digital nomads
Remote working has taken centre stage during the Covid-19 pandemic, and a new generation of digital nomads has emerged.
How Rome’s airport operator convinced investors to buy its sustainability-linked bond
The head of Rome's airport operator speaks about its unprecedented sale of a sustainability-linked bond. Although its scope is limited, the deal goes some way to prove sceptics wrong.
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