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City Leaders + Industry Education = Intelligent Solutions for Water Infrastructure

Ask any mayor in the United States about water and wastewater infrastructure and you will hear a multitude of war stories ranging from...

Smart Cities 3.0

At the U.S. Conference of Mayors Annual meeting is Washington, DC last month, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson introduced the concept...

Smart City: A Balanced Definition

Recently, I have been asked about the definition of a Smart City. I explain that a smart city can have multiple starting places and...

Utilities May Lead Smart Cities

Smart City initiatives are popping up around the globe. Innovative technologies and services support a plethora of "smart" - smart...

Looking back at 2014 – Did the Smart Cities prognostications come to fruition?

Just as with any technology sector, smart cities has offered analysts and investors a lot to speculate about. Spending forecasts, mergers...

“Energy/Water Nexus” is more than just industry hype!

Water infrastructure is one of the most essential public services in any city. It is also the most intrinsically linked to the core of...

Water Unites Us

Why Water? When I started my consulting business, people asked me "why water?" They were bewildered by the perception that water is a...