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Search every verified Evan Regan-levine interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. At the 2022 CTIA 5G Summit, Evan Regan-Levine described National Landing as "America's first true 5G powered smart city at scale," developed through collaboration between JBG SMITH and AT&T. He stated that connectivity was "second only to talent in importance for location decisions" for new projects, and argued that advanced connectivity should be treated as a "non-negotiable utility" in development, on par with water and power. Regan-Levine said that JBG SMITH achieved carbon neutrality that year, and discussed the concept of a "connected 20-minute city" where people can live, work, and commute without cars. Regan-Levine cited data showing that if 20% of Amazon's 38,000 new jobs in the area did not involve driving, it could remove 8,000 cars from the road annually, saving 4 million gallons of gasoline and nearly 40,000 metric tons of CO2. He also described how sensors and AI can track building usage to adjust energy use and shrink office footprints, citing a company that cut its real estate bill in half after three years of data collection. He emphasized that such technology enables "smaller, more efficient spaces with positive carbon and cost impacts."
“Connectivity can create huge boosts in productivity and innovation while drastically reducing energy and resource use. We are at the beginning of one of the most important connectivity decades of our lives: the 5G decade.”
“National Landing is essentially America's first true 5G powered smart city at scale, thanks to the collaboration of JBG SMITH and AT&T, with 5G woven into the infrastructure of virtually every corner of the city.”
“When we think about new projects, we start by understanding what our users care about. Connectivity was second only to talent in importance for location decisions, which surprised us and opened our eyes to the need for digital placemaking alongside physical placemaking.”
“We achieved carbon neutrality this past year, but it's not just about making our buildings carbon neutral; it's about delivering a connected 20-minute city where people can live, work, shop, and walk or bike to work, reducing environmental impact and creating a competitive dynamic.”
“If Amazon adds about 38,000 jobs and 20% of those people don't drive to work, combined with follow-on technology companies and residents, we can remove 8,000 cars from the road, which equates to about 4 million gallons of gasoline and nearly 40,000 metric tons of CO2 annually.”
“Advanced connectivity is a non-negotiable utility for all development, like electricity. We would never build a project today without water and power, and now connectivity must be treated with the same importance—redundant, reliable, and secure.”
“Using sensors and AI to understand building usage—like whether rooms are empty or full—allows us to adjust energy utilization and plan amenities more efficiently, shrinking our carbon footprint and creating adaptable building environments at a city scale.”
“We have an unprecedented ability to look across an entire place with massive device density supported by our network, applying machine learning to size projects differently, shape amenities, and rethink urban form to reduce footprint and improve sustainability.”
“A company reduced its office footprint by half after tracking space usage with sensors for three years, investing in better technology and amenities, proving that advanced data can enable smaller, more efficient spaces with positive carbon and cost impacts.”
David Christopher, EVP & GM, Partnerships and 5G Ecosystem Development at AT&T, and Evan Regan-Levine, EVP, Strategic ...
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