The app, called "Happen," comes amid a flurry of efforts to boost the city’s sustainability efforts.

If cities can embrace resource consumption behavioral modifications, they could find an easier journey toward an Internet of Things enabled resurgence.

As part of a new program, Envision Charlotte will demonstrate how connected technology can improve efficiency in cities across the country.

Envision Charlotte, a North Carolina-based green initiative, is taking the sustainability movement from corporate burden to cost-saving strategy.