Well done to Ramboll who, as reported by Consultancy.UK, have secured the design and development contract for Liverpool’s planned £50m Cruise Terminal Facility on the River Mersey. Linked below is the Consultancy.UK article with more background: http://0bc.xyz/5fk
A short while ago we posted a piece asking whether cyber-security features prominently enough in the emerging technology architecture of Smart Cities (http://0bc.xyz/5e4). Well, we cam across a great piece in DZone (linked below) which looks at what hacks like WannaCry mean for the future of Smart Cities. http://0bc.xyz/5e3
Singapore is ranked in the World Economic Forum “Networked Readiness Index 2016” at No. 1. This fascinating study on Alphr.com shows us what we can learn from this tiny “island” state as it trailblazes the Smart City way… http://0bc.xyz/5dD
At the ceremony last night in Liverpool, Cheshire Developer PH Homes won the RICS North West Regional Award in the Residential category for its Hayescroft Development in Didsbury, Manchester. PH Homes will now be looking forward to the Grand Final on 2 November 2017 and its chance to add the National Award in that category…
An eye catching stat in the Telegraph suggesting that the UK market needs to deliver 5m new homes over the next 25 years to meet demand at current and projected levels. The emerging orthodoxy is that traditional strategies and methodologies for developing and constructing houses are not fit for purpose given that kind of target.…
A great article by Chatham House, linked below looks at the all too credible potential for increased vulnerability of the Internet of Things (IOT) to cyber attack. Read the article – it is well worth it – but in essence, the headlong dash to maximise the time and cost savings which can be achieved by…
At MIPIM 2017 the Smart City session in the Manchester Pavillion was eye opening – Bus Stops which will tell us how far we need to walk to the next one and what the direct health benefits of doing so would be? Let your mind wander amongst the possibilities that all opens up…. There was…
