
Smart City Water Infrastructure: Retrofit Over Replace
Cities worldwide face a critical challenge: their water infrastructure is aging, yet complete replacement is economically unsustainable. With 60% of the world's population expected to live in urban areas by 2030, water systems built decades ago struggle under increasing demand.
Infrastructure maintenance already consumes 60% of annual city budgets, while construction activity accounts for 40% of a city's lifetime carbon footprint. The investment gap between current infrastructure spending and what's needed to achieve sustainability goals is projected to reach 18 trillion USD by 2040.
The answer isn't building more, it's making what we have smarter through retrofit technology.






