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Bill McDonough at 70: A look back … and ahead

GreenBiz

The other thing that happened, I won a competition in Warsaw for a skyscraper right before the change of government; I had designed a building. The developer said, "You win." It was such a strange thing to tell the developer to do that it ended up on the front page of the Wall Street Journal. And I said, "Just one thing.

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Modernizing Building Management Systems at the University of Notre Dame

Cisco CSR

Modernizing building management systems (BMS) has become a priority for several universities, including the University of Notre Dame (UND). The EcoStruxure Building Operation platform with Cisco switches enables higher levels of IP connectivity and facilitates secure data exchange from Schneider and third-party systems.

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Rotterdam uses smart tech to 'save city from drowning'

Corporate Knights

While typical green roofs function like sponges and look like gardens, Rotterdam is working with public and private landlords to develop a “green-blue grid.” The tanks, in turn, are equipped with electronic drain valves that can be opened and closed remotely, in some cases via a smart phone app. .