New York's (USA) iconic food carts could soon be getting an eco-friendly revamp, with the creation of a new low-emission cart. A pilot programme run through a partnership between the city and manufacturer MOVE Systems will see 500 environmentally...

The Italian city of Turin has published a prior information notice (PIN) for the maintenance of a city-owned building, providing suppliers with an insight into the desired improvements. Turin is collaborating with the PROBIS project to procure...

A new survey launched by the Cloud Standards Coordination (CSC) initiative aims to find out more about the needs and areas of concern among those who use cloud computing. The survey targets cloud computing customers in the public and private sectors,...

The Architect's Council of Europe (ACE) will present the iNSPiRe project in Brussels (Belgium) on 16 June as part of the EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW). The primary focus of the session will be cutting-edge research into energy efficient...

A major public procurement of innovative clean vehicles carried out between 2008 and 2013 in the UK led to CO2 reductions of 15 percent, a new report has revealed. The "Low Carbon Vehicle Public Procurement Programme" (LCVPPP) saw 700 hybrid and...

The southern Italian region of Puglia has announced a preliminary market consultation phase based on Art. 40 of the procurement directive as part of a pre-commercial procurement (PCP). The Region intends to purchase prototypes that are capable of...