If you want to find a way to make a city smarter, perhaps the most important place to look at is what makes up the actual foundation of a city, is its buildings. 

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Re-using waste heat from servers is not a new idea, but it remains mired in challenges. It doesn’t take complex technology to convert waste heat into something useful. The challenge is the expense, combined with the fact that data centres are often a long way from the locations that can actually make use of the second-hand energy. 

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Air pollution from the burning of fossil fuels impacts human health but predicting pollution levels at a given time and place remains challenging, according to a team of scientists who are turning to deep learning to improve air quality estimates.

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With construction spending on the rise and skyrocketing demand for sustainable energy and other new technologies in building projects, jobs are plentiful in the construction industry. However, the existing workforce is ageing, open positions remain unfilled, and new workers who replace retirees are sometimes perceived by experienced professionals as lacking the necessary experience and skill.

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