https://www.bizcommunity.com/410/715.html Africa news 15 Smart Buildings & Cities news - Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/410/715.html en-us Fri, 30 Oct 2026 23:41:50 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/704/244671.html Africa’s largest rooftop solar installation, powered by Sungrow, has been officially endorsed by Ghana’s Minister of Energy, Dr Matthew Prempeh-Opoku. The minister recently visited the project site, located in the Tema Freezone, Ghana. The project is owned by Helios Solar Company (a subsidiary of LMI Holdings) and boasts a capacity of 16.82MW. 1-244671 Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:40:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Smart Buildings & Cities Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/704/244270.html The Shoprite Group has nearly doubled its utilisation of renewable energy over the past year, reaching a total of 103GWh, a substantial increase from the previous year’s 54GWh. This was achieved by augmenting the purchase of renewable energy from landlords and other providers by 91%. 1-244270 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 10:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Smart Buildings & Cities Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/715/238995.html Amid all the headlines about weakening currencies, rising inflation, and political instability, it's easy to get caught up in the negatives, but there's a lot to celebrate on our continent. As we approach the African Smart Cities Summit in June, it's a great time to recognise the remarkable advancements in Africa's top-performing smart cities. 1-238995 Mon, 05 Jun 2023 11:18:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Smart Buildings & Cities Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/494/234167.html In June 2022, a fire outbreak at a hospital construction site in Istanbul, Turkey, destroyed most of the newly installed medical and security devices, and injured three people. A few days later, firefighters from West Fargo in North Dakota attended a flaming construction site behind the town's Costco. And a month after that, a blaze broke out at a railway development in Stuttgart, Germany. 1-234167 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 12:17:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Smart Buildings & Cities Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/640/228448.html Smarter cities can alleviate many of Africa's urban challenges by delivering a higher quality of life and enabling economic growth through the internet of things, technology, and creative thinking. This is according to Tracy-Lee Behr, portfolio director at DMG Events which is hosting the sixth annual African Smart Cities Summit on 8 June. 1-228448 Fri, 03 Jun 2022 11:36:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Smart Buildings & Cities Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/715/226395.html Globally, the number of buildings deploying smart building technologies will reach 115 million in 2026, up from 45 million in 2022. This is according to a new study from Juniper Research which says that this growth of over 150% reflects increasing demand for energy efficiency from businesses and residents alike, as energy costs spike. 1-226395 Mon, 28 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Smart Buildings & Cities Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/715/224367.html Shanghai has been ranked the world's top smart city for 2022 following an extensive study carried out by Juniper Research. The results were published in the organisation's latest research, Smart cities: Key technologies, environmental impact & market forecasts 2022-2026. 1-224367 Tue, 25 Jan 2022 10:16:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Smart Buildings & Cities Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/715/221269.html The past two years were a busy time for real estate professionals. While commercial buildings like office towers, shopping malls and hotels stood empty for months in a row as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, building owners and their corporate tenants were pondering how to bring people back to their properties. Technology plays a big role in these plans. 1-221269 Tue, 19 Oct 2021 15:12:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Smart Buildings & Cities Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/698/215044.html The recently released Knight Frank Africa Horizons Report 2021/22, ranked Nairobi as the top city in Africa for innovation, followed by Cape Town in second, Kampala third, with Cairo and Johannesburg at fourth and fifth place respectively. 1-215044 Wed, 21 Apr 2021 10:27:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Smart Buildings & Cities Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/51/715/213977.html Spearheaded by Congo Bulaya, a subsidiary initiative of the Centre d'Innovation de Lubumbashi (CINOLU), the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will host its virtual Smart City Conference from 16 to 18 April this year. 1-213977 Mon, 15 Mar 2021 15:36:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Smart Buildings & Cities Africa