Cities

Back to the Future

Cities should prioritize people over cars and make way for their citizens once again. In…

Making Our Cities Sustainable: Building With Wood

With forecasts predicting that 75% of the world’s population will be living in urban areas…

Shades of Green

Polluted is often the first thing that comes to mind when discussing cities, but the…

How Forests Help Cities Manage Water

The challenges of flooding in cities Paris spent several days on high flood alert in…

Certified Wood for Greener Cities

Can we dream of Green Cities: towns and municipalities where wood is the main material…

City of Trees: Growing More Trees for Greater Manchester

The ground-breaking movement aims to plant three million trees; one for every man, woman and…

Interview With Scott Francisco, Founder of Pilot Projects

We co-create a better world. We help our partners (governments, corporations and non-profits like conservation…

Why City-Dwellers Should Care About Forests

Trees in urban areas make people healthier and happier. Trees shade city streets and parks…

Capturing the Human Element in Mobility Technology

Bringing together cutting-edge technology and a focus on the user experience has made UIP’s flagship…

Green and Clean Won’t Fix the Climate!

A worrying aspect of sustainability is that environmental ambitions often overshadow the social aspects. There…

e-Scooter Sharing: A New Dimension of Individual Mobility

Shared mobility services are changing the world of transportation. By offering end-users new ways to…

A Testimony of Water Challenges in South-East Asia

Urban growth, temperature rise and melting glaciers threaten river deltas around the world. Southeast Asia…

Brussels: From Exemplary Buildings to Buildings as Material Banks

Brussels – the Capital of Europe and of Belgium – has reduced energy consumption by…

Smart Buildings at the Heart of the Cities of Tomorrow

Smart technologies are already shaping our lives and they are becoming more and more environmentally-friendly.…

Istanbul: City of Water

Sustainability challenge for megacities Istanbul is a clear example of the sustainability challenges facing humanity…

Q&A: Pascal Smet Minister of Mobility, Brussels Capital Region

Brussels has many mobility challenges: for starters, there are more and more cars. There are…

Evolving Urban Logistics

Getting Around, Futures for Urban Logistics Logistics may be the life-blood of cities yet burdens…

Batteries Driving the Future of Electric Vehicles

Batteries Driving the Future of Electric Vehicles Following up on the 2007 European Commission strategy,…

Europe 2030 – Cleaner Buses

A reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 40% below the 1990 level.  A target…
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