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Matt Laherty
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Too often the answer is “not much”.  When smart cities support wealth creation, they become a powerful economic force.  Wealth is the engine that powers community prosperity. Economically healthy communities are created when residents produce net wealth.  Without excess wealth, the tax base, local money supply and velocity drop.  This causes the community economy to contract. Numerous smart city initiatives around the globe have a stated purpose to support economic development, but when they om...

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Rachel Medanic
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Greetings Smart + Connected Community Institute Members, As we move into 2012, I’d like to make you aware of new content and highlights of what’s coming in 2012. 3 New Iconic City Pages . Three new projects focusing on education and healthcare have been added to the Iconic Cities section of the site: George Brown College Surrey Memorial Hospital New Oakville Hospital Call for Webinar Topics. We’re planning upcoming webinars and welcome your input on speakers or topics you’d most like to see- p...

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Matt Laherty
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I spend nearly all of my time with innovators.  Some are brilliant technologists; some are brilliant strategists; some develop products; some develop new processes.  Many never make a new market.  Sometimes they lack funding.  Sometimes they lack the “whole offer”.  And sometimes they get lucky.  But the ones who have repeat success have figured out one thing:  They work toward the “Accessibility Point”. In business, we all know the term, “Tipping Point”.  It’s interesting to use this label to ...

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Matt Laherty
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February 1 st often marks the start of Maple Sugaring in the lower Midwest.  Maple sugaring is the process of collecting Maple tree sap and boiling it down to produce pure (and real) Maple syrup.   If you’ve ever wondered why real Maple syrup costs so much, it’s because the process is energy intensive.  Fortunately, nature does most of the work. How to Make Maple Syrup Find a tree that’s at least 18 inches in diameter.  (So nature has already been at work for 30 years). Drill a 3/8” hole about...

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Matt Laherty
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LED lighting is the next frontier for IT user services.  IT is uniquely suited to establish and support the tools necessary to support a rich set of dynamic user profiles and policies.  LEDs make it possible for building users to set light level, color, and intensity and conservation policies based on their needs.  Though most office space today has white light, colored LEDs make it possible to create pathways that guide visitors to their meetings and first responders to emergency event locatio...

319 Views 0 Comments Permalink Tags: smart_building, energy_efficiency, urban_planning, matt_laherty, cisco_energywise, smart_connected_communities, connected_realestate, cisco_cre, led, nuleds, ambx
Rick Huijbregts
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This year, the impressive collection of Canada’s top 100 infrastructure projects total an astounding $ 114 billion investment (18% more than last year !). Only five years ago, a list as impressive as this one would have gone unnoticed by companies in the IT industry. Our industry would have simply dismissed it as just concrete, big cranes, and increased traffic congestion. On the flip side, the companies that are involved in the large projects would have not given IT much thought either. Tr...

467 Views 1 Comments Permalink Tags: networks, transformation, cities, change, infrastructure, communities, connected, smart_cities, smart_connected_communities
Jill Hundley-Keefer
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Greetings and Happy New Year! The Smart+Connected Communities Institute would like to introduce the new community manager, Rachel Medanic.  Rachel will be your contact for the online community, content, engagement activities and more! A little about Rachel... Rachel has spent 15+ years working in technology companies and non-profit organizations. Most recently, she was a Community Manager for the Cisco Learning Network. She has held a variety of marketing and customer advocacy roles and enjoys ...

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Jill Hundley-Keefer
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The Smart+Connected Communities Institute interviewed city leaders from 29 global cities and created an E-Book to capture the best practices and lessons learned.  We launched the E-Book today in two different formats! The E-Book focuses on how cities are using information and communication technology to be more environmentally, socially and economically sustainable. It contains interviews, images of the cities, and an introduction and conclusion about technology trends. It is a must read! Check...

278 Views 0 Comments Permalink Tags: environment, ict, social, economic, sustainability, smart, smart_cities, smart+connected_communities_institute, information_and_communication_technology, e-book, ebook
Rick Huijbregts
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Last month, I participated in a panel discussion at Cleantech North on partnering for the establishment and growth of Cleantech applications and investments. Truth to be told: I’m no expert in Cleantech – but am certainly aware of its importance for addressing environmental sustainability while providing positive financial returns for investors and customers. Cleantech refers to new technology and related business models that provide superior performance at lower cost; reduces or eliminates...

938 Views 0 Comments Permalink Tags: innovation, green, energy, cities, demand, communities, connected, smart_load, cisco_energywise, engagement, huijbregts, emissions, cleantech
Rick Huijbregts
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Contributed by Ron Gordon, Business Development Manager, Cisco Canada rongordo@cisco.com Effective January 1 st , 2012, the Ontario Building Code (OBC) incorporates the ASHRAE 90.1 – 2010 Standards which include a stated goal of achieving a 30% energy savings when compared to the ASHRAE 90.1-2004 Standard.  By all accounts, this is an aggressive target. While I am the furthest thing from an ASHRAE expert, I cannot help but notice the increased reliance on Controls and Sensors in order to optimi...

1,209 Views 0 Comments Permalink Tags: innovation, technology, s+cc, networks, green, energy, sustainability, buildings, systems, energy_efficiency, change, s+cre, connected
Rick Huijbregts
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Today (November 3 rd ) was the official opening of the Center for Interactive Research on Sustainability ( CIRS ) at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The CIRS building is one of the most innovative high performance facilities in North America that will embody green building design best practices and foster research and collaboration on sustainability solutions. The grand opening of CIRS coincided with the inaugural Celebrating CIRS | Accelerating Sustainability conference, with r...

1,326 Views 0 Comments Permalink Tags: innovation, technology, transformation, green, sustainability, buildings, change, s+cre, communities, behaviour, engagement, huijbregts
Matt Laherty
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Join me for a momentary break from work (and the insanity surrounding the unraveling events in the financial markets) while I reflect on the impact of open systems.  Given that it’s November 1 st and Fall harvest time in the Northern Hemisphere, many farmers are out in force using their open source platform and apps to bring in their crops. As far as I know (and let me know if you think of another), the first example of a complex solution built on an open platform can be credited to the farmin...

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Matt Laherty
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This is an exciting time to work in the Building Controls and Information, Communication Technologies (ICT) industries.  After many years of imaging how building systems could interact to provide improved services to owners, tenants and operators, it’s great to see real solutions emerge.  I want to give a call out to one such development. Last week Schneider Electric VP Tony DeSpirito sent me a note about his recent blog post that describes an experience he had in a smart hotel during a visit t...

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Rick Huijbregts
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For the past three years Cisco has been a supporter of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and has actively participated in most of their National events and forums. ULI’s latest Fall Meeting and Urban Land Expo with more than 6,000 attendees, just came to a close last week in Los Angeles and Cisco joined as Sustaining Member and Anniversary Sponsor. The meetings were as inspiring as they were sobering. Clearly, the U.S. real estate market is leading and responding to the economic anguish. There ...

1,216 Views 0 Comments Permalink Tags: innovation, s+cc, transformation, urban, land, s+cre, estate, communities, smart, smart_cities, huijbregts, uli
Jill Hundley-Keefer
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Based on community member feedback, we created a few new sections on the Smart+Connected Communities Institute. Global urban planners, city managers, developers, chief information officers, system integrators and industry thought leaders asked us for more real-world examples of how cities are becoming more economically, environmentally and socially sustainable. Here is how we are meeting your requests. ICONIC CITIES Where are smart cities being built? How does an ecosystem of partners work with...

3,003 Views 0 Comments Permalink Tags: buildings, blog, smart_connected_communities, smart+connected_communities_institute, intelligent

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