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How to make cities more efficient

April 26, 2016 | 2016 News Releases | ceemit

Retrofitting a small portion of buildings would have big impact on cities’ carbon emissions. Many programs encourage owners of homes and other buildings to improve their energy efficiency, sometimes offering substantial subsidies or tax incentives for […]

How to make cities more efficient

April 26, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

New research shows how to identify buildings where retrofitting for energy efficiency will have the biggest impact on a city’s overall greenhouse gas emissions. The findings, which require only minimal information about the buildings and their […]

Breaking down urban social networks

June 15, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

Until now, studies of human interactions through mobile communication and social media have always been conducted at the country scale. Ultimately, they conclude that social networks are primarily determined by geographic proximity. Now a new study, […]