Engineers & Architects Blog
Benefits of Smart Street Lighting
There are over 300 million street lights globally. Obsolete street lighting can account for more than 40% of the total energy consumed by a city. The case for S...
Zigurat and its commitment to the SDGs of the 2030 Agenda
SIX YEARS LATER, AND WITH NINE YEARS LEFT IN THE PERIOD ESTABLISHED BY THE 2030 AGENDA, THE ZIGURAT GLOBAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE ITS COMMI...
To what extent is your city smart? – Smart Cities Maturity Models
One of the first steps in formulating a Smart City strategy is to know the city's level of maturity in order to determine the next steps to be taken. In this co...
How smart interventions can address multiple urban challenges at once
This is a long form version of the introductory talk I gave for our panel discussion during the Zigurat Innovation Week at the end of June. The session focused ...
Smart Logistics in Saudi Arabia
The launch of the "National Transport and Logistics Strategy" by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the 29th of July 2021 as a comprehensive program backed up ...
Public procurement: boosting innovation and introducing new ideas
A huge flow of public funds is channelled through public procurement: a splendid opportunity to shape the market and offer the private sector a positive role in...
Area Self-Actualization via Smart City Development
Area Self-Actualization refers to a geographic area that has achieved its full potential regarding the environment, people, their behaviour, and the interaction...
The virus brought a revolutionary change – The next generation of smarter cities
The terrible pandemic that we are still suffering brought also some new opportunities in lots of different fields. One general example might be the generalisati...
The tactical urban planning of the Superblocks of Eixample district (Barcelona)
THE GRIDED URBAN MASTERPLAN OF ILDEFONS CERDÀ – THE BARCELONA ENGINEER AND URBAN PLANNER WHO DESIGNED AND REFORMED THE CITY OF BARCELONA WITH THE CERDÀ'S PLAN B...
It’s time to digitally transform our cities, competition is coming
The digital transformation of our cities is the opportunity to maintain or increase their competitiveness in the world, their attraction of talent and their gen...
Smart Air Quality Management for Smart Cities
Every year, 7 million deaths are due to air pollution exposure. Undoubtedly a devastating fact, which, much to our regret, often goes unnoticed. But that is not...
Reading the Minds of the Citizens: Ferrovial’s Methodology to Map the Hidden Needs
Wouldn’t we all like that the environment we live in would magically evolve and change for the better according to our needs? That’s exactly what the concept of...