Big Data

Can big data hold the key to unlocking sustainable smallholder farms?

October 3, 2018

By Anna Short

A cooperative network of data sets could spur innovation and drive resilience in the agricultural sector.

The limits of data-driven approaches to planning

August 14, 2018

By Joe Cortright

Sometimes the available quantitative data is too limited to enable us to see what’s really going on — and that can lead us to the wrong conclusions.

Day 2, Sidebar discussion with Devra Schwartz, LA HSA Council

July 1, 2018

Day 2, Sidebar discussion with Devra Schwartz, LA HSA Council, security, crisis management, data, open data, tool, GIS

Artificial intelligence gets smarter

May 8, 2018

By Heather Clancy

Machine learning could become your sustainability team's best ally in gathering, processing and acting on scads of data.

Mapping water management with help from companies

March 8, 2018

By Colin Strong and Cindy Noe

Sharing data has shared benefits.

5 problems the internet of energy can solve

February 27, 2018

By Cedrik Neike

Quantum computing and other factors require an overhaul of our energy systems.

How SaLisa Berrien leads the 'Lyft of energy'

February 14, 2018

By Marilyn Waite

Artificial intelligence tools and the natural intelligence to recognize an opportunity combine in the 'secret sauce' for the CEO of COI Energy.

These 4 data streams provide the key to smart buildings

October 20, 2017

By Casey Talon

To power sustainable office campuses and commercial buildings, Navigant Research highlights these areas for investment.

3 important data questions about smart buildings

January 18, 2017

By Michael Gartman

Data plays an important role in enabling our building stock to play a productive role in the low-carbon electricity system of the future. Here is what we need to ask it.

7 ag-tech startups with the right ingredients

December 20, 2016

By Heather Clancy

Tyson, General Mills and Kellogg aren't the only players proving a boon in data analytics investment in 2016.