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November 29, 2017

The Importance of Communication in Times of Disaster

Jessica Rosenworcel, one of the commissioners at broadband watchdog the FCC, has reiterated her call for hearings into what is happening with communications on the hurricane-stricken island of Puerto Rico. In late September, Hurricane Maria smashed into the strangely neglected US territory. It left mostly without power and cellphone coverage amid a row over its […]

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November 29, 2017

The Private Sector’s Role in Climate Change Resilience

An executive survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit finds that 90 percent of business leaders believe that they have a role in building resilience and preparing cities for the impacts of climate change. In fact, this figure jumps to 99 percent for executives in Asia. The survey, supported by The Rockefeller Foundation, queried almost […]

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October 27, 2017

ClearWorld Speaks With LSU’s Civil and Environmental Engineering Students

LSU’s Civil and Environmental Engineering Students ClearWorld was invited to speak to the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at LSU to discuss the evolution of the digital age, connected devices, and infrastructure. Founder and CEO, Larry Tittle, enjoyed this unique opportunity to share his enthusiasm and passion for our rapidly changing landscape of modern infrastructure. […]

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September 28, 2017

How Urban Resiliency Can Make Cites

“While catastrophe is not always preventable, the degree of destruction and devastation can be reduced.”   Urban Risks are Different and Require a Unique Approach Urban areas are complex with highly interdependent systems. With these interdependencies, failing systems can result in cascading impacts that can disrupt the availability of clean water, electricity, and communications. Furthermore, […]

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September 28, 2017

LED Lighting Revolution

Perhaps the most striking thing about the LED revolution is the speed with which it has transformed our industry. A solid majority of our company’s business is LED-related now, and it happened in a span of less than four years. This was a watershed moment because the lighting industry has traditionally been slow to change.  […]

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August 24, 2017

The US’s Infrastructure Problem

  To participate in the global economy and reap the benefits of international trade, countries need to maintain efficient, reliable infrastructure. This can be difficult; national transportation networks are inherently piecemeal and costly to maintain. Even centralized powers with enormous potential to move products often inherit outdated infrastructure, which may suit the physical contours of […]

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August 24, 2017

IoT Powered Transportation Systems

Some cities are now using interoperable wireless communications networks that link up cars, buses, trucks, trains, emergency vehicles, personal mobile devices — molding them into a unified transportation infrastructure. Once in place, such a system does fundamentally change the transportation system paradigm because it provides ordinary people with a broad range of new tools (including […]

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