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An ever-changing, complex, and interconnected world demands excellence from those in public service. What does a career dedicated to serving others look like in the 21st century? What new skills are needed? How do you get your foot in the door, and then build such a career?
Please join a panel of Henry M. Jackson Leadership Fellows and public service leaders at the Wilson Center on June 6 as we explore these questions and highlight insights for the next generation of public servants.
See more at: www.wilsoncenter.org/event/building-resilient-future-thro...
Lourdes Garcia-Navarro; National Public Radio International Correspondent; South America at the Morgridge College of Education
Pour sa 11e édition, le Forum des Interconnectés 2014 marque la nécessité d’innover de façon audacieuse. Les grandes orientations numériques du nouveau mandat local auront été le fil rouge de ces deux jours riches en rencontres et nouveautés !
Grand miroir des tendances numériques de 2014, le Forum a reflété les questionnements qui se posent aux collectivités : innover autrement dans un nouveau périmètre d’action.
- 2 jours
- 900 participants
- 26 ateliers
- 3 plénières
- 21 pitchs pour le Label
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- 3 collectifs invités : OuiShare, LabFab de Rennes et Opendata France
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Few trends in the solar energy space are as exciting as the possibilities offered by interconnected technologies. Whether it’s the coupling of solar PV arrays with battery storage for increased energy independence or the potential for blockchain to create a new market for clean energy, advances in technology keep taking solar power to the next level. As the efficiency, stability, and economic viability of solar installations continue to improve, new possibilities reveal themselves.
One growing subset of clean energy technology uses interconnected devices to monitor and manage the energy production and usage of entire buildings, making them more efficient and saving money as a result. These “smart buildings” offer a glimpse into a future in which energy generation and management are more accessible and customizable - where the power to control a building’s worth of devices fits in the palm of your hand.
The Internet of Things
What’s enabling this type of progress? The Internet of Things (IoT), which WIRED notes “is increasingly being used to define (any) objects that ‘talk’ to each other.” Encompassing devices from smartphones and remote speakers to small wearable technology like fitness bands and large smart appliances, the IoT is already reshaping the way we manage communication, health, and our homes and offices. These devices can interface with each other and with cloud-based applications or storage systems to do everything from adjusting the thermostat when we leave the house to alerting emergency personnel in the event of a heart attack or stroke.
Entrepreneur Ludovic Deblois writes in Medium that “in 2020, the Internet of Things should number 50 billion connected devices communicating with applications in the cloud, compared with ‘only’ 14 billion today. That will be an average of more than 7 objects per person on Earth…” In addition to communicating across interconnected devices to make our lives easier, these devices also collect and store massive amounts of data, which can help us eliminate waste and diagnose inefficiencies or potential dangers.
Beyond Green Buildings
The Internet of Things is also changing the way we think about the buildings in which we live and work. Nearly twenty-five years ago, the green building standard was developed to encourage sustainable, environmentally friendly, healthy building practices. The primary considerations set forward by the U.S. Green Building Council include “energy use, water use, indoor environmental quality, material selection and the building's effects on its site.” Now, IoT applications can help address many of the same issues, both when included in new construction and retrofitted to systems in older buildings.
Internet of Things devices can be used to connect various building systems from HVAC and ventilation to computer servers, lights, and alarm systems. These “smart” buildings or homes are then able to integrate and process information from each system to increase efficiency and reduce operating costs. When paired with green building practices, IoT can create incredibly low-impact facilities that use less energy and produce less waste than ever before. When applied to older buildings, IoT devices can address and mitigate many issues such as water management, energy efficiency, and air quality.
As GreenTechMedia recently explored, there are several converging trends that make IoT-connected smart buildings the smart choice for building managers and owners. These include the growing market for green buildings and the higher prices that they can demand from buyers or renters, the desire for high-tech spaces (in both residential and office buildings), and a “renewed focus on space utilization and space analytics.” Smart buildings satisfy all of these needs, and many facilities are recognizing that a “building retrofit can be funded by the future reductions in energy cost.”
Solar Power Meets the Internet of Things
What’s the next step for smart buildings and homes? Imagine a systems-integrated solar installation that can provide power to a building’s interconnected devices and store the excess for use when needed (or to be sold to a nearby facility or back to the utility company). These solutions are being actively developed by innovators such as those behind WISE Power technology, which “integrates smart devices through a vendor-neutral hub to facilitate home automation as well as building management through smart HVAC, electrical, and solar plus storage solutions.”
At Solar Design Studio, we’re excited to embrace the possibilities revealed through the interconnection of solar and other technology systems. Our decades of expertise in the rapidly-changing solar market have prepared us to integrate new technologies as we design solutions that prioritize effectiveness and ROI for our clients.
Are you interested in learning more about how solar energy can add to or kick-start your smart home or office? Contact us today!
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The Third Rail Universe is a series of interconnected original characters with a shared history, available on the TRDL site complete with RPG stats and origins, as well as via perfect-bound trade paperback purchase.
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The Third Rail Thrills series are modern characters, for the most part, but done with classic pin-up art in mind.
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TRDL Tribute Works are various and sundry commission illustrations, commercial projects, drawings done for the TRDL Illustration Jams, and so on. Plus, you know, fan art.
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An ever-changing, complex, and interconnected world demands excellence from those in public service. What does a career dedicated to serving others look like in the 21st century? What new skills are needed? How do you get your foot in the door, and then build such a career?
Please join a panel of Henry M. Jackson Leadership Fellows and public service leaders at the Wilson Center on June 6 as we explore these questions and highlight insights for the next generation of public servants.
See more at: www.wilsoncenter.org/event/building-resilient-future-thro...
An ever-changing, complex, and interconnected world demands excellence from those in public service. What does a career dedicated to serving others look like in the 21st century? What new skills are needed? How do you get your foot in the door, and then build such a career?
Please join a panel of Henry M. Jackson Leadership Fellows and public service leaders at the Wilson Center on June 6 as we explore these questions and highlight insights for the next generation of public servants.
See more at: www.wilsoncenter.org/event/building-resilient-future-thro...
Address: Na Poříčí 24, Praha 1
Year: 1921–1923; 1937–1938; 1991–1994 (reconstructed)
Architects: Josef Gočár; František Marek; Vojtěch Obadálek
Archa palace is composed of two interconnected buildings built during the course of the 20th century. The first building, known as Legiobanka, was built for the Czechoslovak Legions Bank in 1921–1923. It was designed by Josef Gočár in the so-called National style (also called Rondocubism), which can be considered the local variant of the international art deco movement. The architect collaborated with sculptors Otto Gutfreund and Jan Štursa, while the interior decoration was partially executed by the painter František Kysela. There used to be a concert hall and later a theater in the basement.
The bank was enlarged in 1937–1938 by another building designed by Gočár’s protégé, František Marek, in the Functionalist style. The addition respects the aesthetic weight disposition of Gočár’s building and creates a harmonious whole of two different architectural approaches. The second building is known as Zlatý klas (The Golden Stalk) on account of the decoration on the second floor in the form of forged ears of grain made by Josef Kaplický. It also houses a shopping arcade where there used to be a cafe and fast-food restaurant called automat U Rozvařilů.
In 1990, after the revolution, both buildings were bought by ČSOB bank and reconstructed. The theater was modernized and became Theater Archa, from which the name of the whole building is now derived.
After the last reconstruction in 2008–2009, a 26,000 m2 multipurpose office space was created inside the buildings and is currently under the administration of CPI Property Group.
Lourdes Garcia-Navarro; National Public Radio International Correspondent; South America at the Morgridge College of Education
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People's Climate Movement Chicago. Oct 14, 2015 Clean Air, Clean Jobs, Climate Justice! The People gathered at Old St. Pat's Church to hear speakers, before taking to the streets. Approx, 800 people in the March was estimated/ Starting at 700 W Adams, then marching to Haymarket Square, down Adams then a closing vigil at the Thomposon Center, State of Ill. Building. Sponsoring Organizations: Archdiocese of Chicago, EcoCampus UIC, Faith in Place, Fight for Fifteen, IIRON, Jobs with Justice, NEIS, NRDC, National Nurses United, ONE Northside, People for Community Recovery, SEIU HCII, SEIU International, SEIU Local 1, SEIU Local 73, Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, Unitarian Universalist Advocacy Network of Illinois Featured Speakers Tom Balanoff from SEIU, Cheryl Johnson from People for Community Recovery and more....@Peoples_Climate
Robin Willner, center, vice president of Global Community Initiatives at IBM describes how the company's Smarter Cities Challenge and City Forward programs are helping to ensure that urban planning also includes networked communities.
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Thanks Russell!
Context: My original mention of Peak Attention, and Russell's essay on Peak Advertising on his blog. I've since mentioned Peak Attention in a presentation.
Lourdes Garcia-Navarro; National Public Radio International Correspondent; South America at the Morgridge College of Education
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