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In Paris, the environmental impact of street furniture is evaluated by an eco-calculator

In Paris, the environmental impact of street furniture is evaluated by an eco-calculator

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par Elsa Sidawy | InnovCity.com | 08.29.11

To upgrade its catalog of street furniture from 1995, the City of Paris has developed an eco-calculator that integrates its furniture’s environmental data. Used since April by the management of urban planning, the tool is allowing officials to analyze the life cycle of a whole body of objects.

In Ireland, carpooling is getting dynamic

In Ireland, carpooling is getting dynamic

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par Elsa Sidawy | InnovCity.com | 08.26.11

To lesson the number of cars on the road, there was carpooling. In Ireland, the start-up Avego has launched with great fanfare Avego Driver, an application that links drivers and passengers in real time, thus inventing dynamic carpooling.

CALGreen, California’s new green building code

CALGreen, California’s new green building code

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by Nathalie Mettling | 08.24.11

At the end of April, Sacramento, the capital of the Golden State, hosted the Green California Summit. This conference rode a wave set into motion by the January 1st, 2011 enactment of the legislation CALGreen. Focusing on the conservation of resources and energy, especially reduction of carbon emissions (AB 32), California launched with CALGreen a large-scale green building regulatory standard.


Shared transit now has a loyalty program

Shared transit now has a loyalty program

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par Elsa Sidawy | InnovCity.com | 08.24.11

For air travel, we have frequent flyer miles, for the train, we have S’Miles, and now shared transit users are entitled to their own customer loyalty program called Soleillos. The company Transway is initially offering the service to communities and businesses after the successful public launch of its smartphone application GoToo last February. A subtle push to increase eco-mobility participation.

Suntree: a photovoltaic tree to recharge electric vehicles

Suntree: a photovoltaic tree to recharge electric vehicles

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by Adrien Geneste | 08.23.11

A solar tree: this is the perfect idea. Meant for urban areas, the attractively designed solar canopy Suntree was first intended for recharging electric vehicles. But its designers also wanted to make it a protean piece of furniture that would meet the needs of demanding users and distance itself from a competitive environment that is becoming fiercer.

Transforming waste into energy: California’s local vision

Transforming waste into energy: California’s local vision

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par Nathalie Mettling | 08.23.11

In the race for renewable energy, can we consider waste a resource like any other ? At the Palo Alto conference organized by Agrion in late February, several companies presented their technology and view of the key developments in the waste sector in the United States and around the world. Two major ideas emerged : focus on “zero waste” and reflect on local solutions.

Towards smart green roofs

Towards smart green roofs

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Le Moniteur | 08.23.11 | Quick read

Today home automation is not limited to the interior of buildings anymore. Roofs are now the scene of various experimentations to bring a little bit of greenery within cities, regulate the temperature of buildings during summer and enable water retention in case of heavy rain. A firm has developed a solution to optimise watering management according to plants’ real needs on green roof installations.

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