In recent years, drones and robots have fitted themselves into the wide range of technologies used to support maintenance teams. They detect leaks, repair roads, monitor electricity grids, and measure building energy performance – in short, they have taken over tasks that were previously performed by flesh-and-blood technicians. Will maintenance jobs be among the first […]
In a move that will benefit city-dwellers, the Connected Worlds company in the Netherlands has worked with Axians to roll out a network of sensors that enable cities to fine-tune management of such things as traffic and pollution. A cloud of dust marks the place in a Dutch neighbourhood undergoing urban renewal where an old […]
The impending end of the “all-automobile” era is prompting cities to re-examine the future of car parks and consider ways to re-purpose them. We look at ten innovative uses, including housing, offices, and logistics hubs. The dual energy and digital transition currently under way is causing disruption in cities built to accommodate the car, and […]
Next-generation buildings feature more and more digital applications, but struggle to make them communicate with each other. That’s where BOS (Building Operating System) comes in – a solution linked to BIM (Building Information Modelling). If the place it actually occupies in the urban landscape was to be measured against the media coverage it receives, then […]
Students at the University of Twente made a breakthrough in electric mobility by equipping the boat they entered in the 2018/2019 Solar & Energy Boat Challenge with a powerful submerged motor and state-of-the-art photovoltaic cells. Omexom supported the adventure. Every year, a new team at the University of Twente in the Netherlands takes part in […]
Robotics, increasingly employed across all industrial sectors, enables small and medium-sized enterprises and industries to improve their performance via a flexible, connected production system. In April 2019, a report on French robotics by French MP Bruno Bonnell and robotics expert Catherine Simon drew an encouraging picture of the change taking place in industry. Without sweeping […]
The Norwegian capital designs and implements pilot programmes that forge a greener and more inclusive city using technological innovation. Awarded the European Green Capital 2019 title by the European Commission, Oslo has equipped itself with the means to realise its environmental ambitions from a very early stage. The Norwegian capital is also the world leader […]
In Belgium, Cegelec Fire Solutions and its partners have performed tests on burning cars that will serve to adapt car park fire regulations and better control costs. New legal requirements relating to fire safety in underground car parks have been in force in Flanders since 1 January 2018. This much more stringent legislation calls for […]
Cities often come up against the issue of standards when they want to develop services. But solutions do exist that link the old and the new within a continuous improvement process. As part of its drive to achieve smart city status, the city of Bordeaux invited tenders to connect the infrastructure in one of its […]
