Transitioning to Net Zero Infrastructure
The Infrastructure Carbon Review was published in November 2013 with the call to action ‘cut carbon, save cost’. Height years on, and with the UK government committed to achieving net-zero emissions…
University of Birmingham: creating the smartest and most sustainable university in the world
Thursday 25th November 2021
Theatre : Built Environment and Transport Case Studies Public Sector Retrofitting
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10:20 - 10:50 | FREE to attend, register now |Download Show Guide
The University of Birmingham, in partnership with Siemens, is combining digital sensor and analytics technologies, artificial intelligence, decentralised energy generation and storage, renewable energy and concepts that help change users’ behaviour to transform the University’s Edgbaston and Dubai campuses into the world’s smartest global campus, creating a ‘Living Lab’ where research, teaching and learning all benefit from access to new data and connectivity.
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