Tag Archives: eco-cities
Top 10 U.S Eco Cities
With Earth Day just around the corner, Redfin, a technology-powered real estate broker, today announced a ranking of the country’s top 10 cities with the greenest homes. The Redfin analysis looked at each city’s overall carbon dioxide emissions, as well as the number of homes currently for sale that have “green” features or eco-friendly ratings. [...]
Japan Pushes Smart Cities
In the aftermath of the massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011, Japan has placed heightened urgency on building smart, sustainable cities, but it was moving in that direction even before then. Smart cities are a new style of city providing sustainable growth and designed to encourage healthy economic activities that reduce the burden on the environment [...]
Green Hops: New Renewable Energy Targets, More Carbon Tax Chatter, Singapore-Nanjing Eco-city Announced
China’s energy intensity was down 2.9% in the first quarter of this year,reports the National Bureau of Statistics. The decrease is based on a6.1% growth in GDP measured against a 3.04% increase in energyconsumption. So remember this–despite and increased movement towards“decoupling”, energy consumption still rises as long as GDP rises. Power consumption in the first [...]