Our Approach
TGAC ‘s approach places a central focus on People, Place and Planet by highlighting the importance of Smart Thinking, Smart Planning, Smart Design, Smart Cities, and Smart Bases. Technology is seen as an enabling force to help develop smart and sustainable cities and bases, but there is so much more. TGAC members deliver Smart Economy, Smart Governance, Smart Mobility, Smart Infrastructure, Smart Environment, Smart Living, strategies, capabilities, and technologies. Through academia, industry, R&D, and collaboration, TGAC provides thought leadership to support global socio-economic initiatives as it realtest to Smart Cities and Smart Bases.
Smart Thinking
What is smart thinking and what does it do? Smart Thinking is not new, per say, but TGAC has added additional color to support Smart Thinking as it relates to Smart Cities, and Smart Bases. Smart Thinking involves leveraging people, places and things, in a positive way, to create a better quality of life. It focuses on a mental approach that will bring about a positive impact to your family, community, city, state, country and the world. Smart Thinking is the first step in creating a sustainable, eco-friendly, environment. With small but very impactful positive changes, Smart Thinking will change the landscape. Smarter Thinking = Smarter Choices
7 Pillars
Combined with our Smart Thinking approach, TGAC has come up with Seven Pillars That Enable Smart Cities & Smart Bases
Mental Approach: Make smarter choices – its mindset to make change happen
People: embrace living in a good community that is prosperous and thriving
Government: city, state, federal governments need funding for infrastructure
Economy: building solutions that provide a better quality of life that is sustainable
Mobility: utilizing technology to reduce wasted time, increase efficiency, and readiness
Environment: promote healthy living, people are happier & engaged in the community
Smart Living: changing habits that foster health, wealth, prosperity for everyone
Eco Friendly
Combined with our Smart Thinking approach, TGAC has come up with Seven Pillars That Enable Smart Cities & Smart Bases
TGAC supports Eco-Friendly technologies, productions, standards, and best practices. By definition, to be eco-friendly, it simply means not harmful to the environment, or trying to help the environment. Not to get confused on “Green” which is a broader term that encompasses environmentally conscious practices, “eco-friendly” is more focused on products that don’t harm the environment.
Both are providing positive socio-economic impact. Simple examples include Clothes made from recycled fabric, sustainable shipping bags, using stainless steal water bottles (vs plastic), glass containers vs plastic containers, composting vs trash, etc. Less garbage is better for the environment. Smarter Thinking + Smarter Choices = Smart Cities | Smart Bases