Smart City Solutions

BCN – NYC Affordable Housing Challenge: Call for Applications Ends

By Thomas Mueller on Jan 26, 2019 12:17:41 PM

At Smart City Expo World Congress, Barcelona City Council and the City of New York have issued a call for innovative technologies and tools to help make housing more affordable. This call now draws to an end: the extended deadline for submitting proposals is February 10, 2019. Take the last chance to apply!

Why an affordable housing challenge?

In cities around the world, affordable housing represents one of the biggest challenges that undermines social inclusion, equality, health and well-being, as well as sustainability.

Topics: Barcelona Affordable Housing Smart Building Solutions Real Estate Construction Virtual Reality Challenge Smart City Expo World Congress Housing New York City Families Building Information Modeling Offsite Prefabrication 3D Printing Planning Innovative Technologies Gentrification Segregation Public Housing Affordable Apartments Alternative Building Materials

Three AcceliCITY Smart City Startups Gain Global Exposure

By Thomas Mueller on Oct 30, 2018 1:27:44 AM

Earlier this year, bee smart city partner Leading Cities, a global network for Smart City growth and collaboration, has launched a global Smart City startup accelerator program that provides potential capital from a network of investors as well as the tools and knowledge of how to do business with cities. In this year’s edition 27 semi-finalists have been selected from more than 550 applications from over 40 countries. From this global pack of urban innovators, three startups emerged as AcceliCITY winners - one for each track of the AcceliCITY program (clean energy, city visualization and general tracks).

Topics: Smart City Solutions Smart City Startup bee smart city Air Quality Urban Innovation Startup Accelerator Leading Cities AcceliCITY Virtual Reality Smart City Expo World Congress Air Pollution Partnership Program Solu PurCity Sweden VR Waste Collection Visualization