Category: Smart City
Smart City
Smart Cities and the RIBA Plan of Work: Why Invest effort to Maximise Innovation
Having worked in the Smart City field for 11 years, one of my significant takeaways on the challenges facing implementation is that there is a heavy tide of legacy pushing against innovation in the construction industry. Now this is normal in many senses as the goal of construction in some ways runs against the grain… Read more
Saudi Arabia’s Construction Boom. Is it indeed a Prime Opportunity for Smart Building Solutions?
Having been involved directly in the Saudi Arabian construction industry for the last four years and previously indirectly for at least 15 , I was interested to catch up with the status of the market as a whole. Especially given recent changes in various projects so I felt it was time to look at the… Read more
The Agentic city: 15 Use cases to enhance sustainable city development and help grow local people
The Agentic city: 15 Use cases to enhance sustainable city development and help grow local peopl Now we’ve heard of smart cities, Internet of everything cities, the cognitive city of course, and even the web 3 City, so what is this new agentic thing? I’ll get to that in a minute but firstly let me… Read more
12 Innovative Initiatives to Enhance Efficiency in the RIBA Plan of Work in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is undergoing a period of rapid transformation, with ambitious projects like Qiddiya, Diriyah, and New Murabba pushing the boundaries of design and development. I have identified, through research and experience, 12 innovative initiatives that could significantly benefit these projects and contribute to the success of Saudi Vision 2030. While some of these have… Read more
Sustainable Resilience Series: Powering Through
Why Decentralized Renewables Are Key to Resilient Cities and the city platform I am starting a series on how technology can support city resilience, given the state of the world in terms of peace and environment. This will run along ride the up and running series on secret value adds of digital transformation and to… Read more
The Secret Value Chain of Smart Parking
I was recently invited to have an indepth look at the smart parking solutions of IDEX (https://www.idex.sa/) at the Saudi Intermobility Expo 2024 in Jeddah. Having worked in smart city implementations for over fifteen years, one of my favorite examples to dig into has always been smart parking. From my perspective this is because parking… Read more
Sustainable Mobility: Hanging around with Smart infrastructure
I have been a fan of urban gondolas since I visited a traditionally based one in Brest. This innovation of the concept in Sharjah is a very impressive advancement that can be practically applied to many municipal contexts. One of the many benefits of sky pods, is the minimal footprint the infrastructure requires, as compared… Read more
Sustainable Mobility: A solar powered scooter from the 1950s?
This looks like one of those crazy designs for cars or planes that evolved in the 1950s, which pushed the levels of efficiency with no regard for commercial realities or practicalities of liveability, a la Tucker 48. This one works though, given avarage city driving ranges. The kilometre distances are: 1. full charge (1.1 kWh… Read more
CityScape Global
Who is going to CityScape Global in Riyadh this week? More importantly, who isn’t going and wants representation? Let’s get in touch. Read more
How much smart city is too much?
Grab the Data, then work it out Have you seen that amusing meme with a picture of a couple in the 1960 dining in luxury on an airplane, with an airline host serving them from a trolley overflowing with luscious foods? The couple are sitting in luxury seats with a silver service of cutlery and… Read more