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1. Rewrite™ Cities:
How Data and Tech-Driven Architecture
Make Better Buildings
Michelle Kaufmann
Application Economy: What’s Next
Co-Founder, Flux Factory
AET05S
#CAWorld
#WIRED
Jason Tanz
Editor at Large, WIRED
@mkaufmann @jasontanz

2. software | architecture

5. GoogleX
[x]

6. GoogleX

7. Buildings are the
world’s biggest
challenge
transportation
industry
buildings!
energy usage
48%
25%
27%

8. are the
world’s
biggest
challenge
Energy
Carbon
Health
Durability + Safety
Cost
Buildings

9. Buildings
Energy
Carbon
Health
Durability + Safety
Cost
+
Innovation
Biggest Positive Impact

10. • Start from scratch every time
why
• Too expensive
• Takes too much time
• Start from scratch every time
• Teams work in silos
• Start from scratch every time
• Teams work in silos
• Data sources in many disconnected locations
• Start from scratch every time
• Teams work in silos
• Data sources in many disconnected locations
• Not timely information

13. how to solve?

14. How to solve

15. • Software blocks that are re-usable and
re-composable
• Software blocks that are re-usable and
re-composable
• With all needed connected data sources
(including codes, costs, zoning, best
practice details and materials)
connect
• Efficient, timely, well-designed buildings
• Lower building costs + schedules
• Better buildings
• Shared, instant information

16. Spun out as Flux

17. Through reusable
software – linking data

18. Through reusable
software – linking data

19. Through reusable
software – linking data
counting
massive data scraping
codes
design
making better buildings
Let the computers do what
they do best
So the humans can do what
they do best

20. Plant a seed for a
healthy building:Quartz
On average, we spend 90% of our lives inside buildings — sleeping, working,
living, and playing. However, we know little about the materials used in the
building, where they come from, how they impact the environment or will
impact our long-term health and wellness.
METRO

21. TODAY WITH METRO
2 weeks + 2 minutes

22. Plant a seed for a
healthy building:Quartz
On average, we spend 90% of our lives inside buildings — sleeping, working,
living, and playing. However, we know little about the materials used in the
building, where they come from, how they impact the environment or will
impact our long-term health and wellness.
HEALTHY
BUILDINGS

24. • Inconsistency: Varied metrics, quality, and scope lead to
incomparable data.
• Inconsistency: Varied metrics, quality, and scope lead to
incomparable data.
• Incomprehensibility: Metrics are difficult to understand.
• Inconsistency: Varied metrics, quality, and scope lead to
incomparable data.
• Incomprehensibility: Metrics are difficult to understand.
• Inaccessibility: Very little data is available in a structured
format.
• Inconsistency: Varied metrics, quality, and scope lead to
incomparable data.
• Incomprehensibility: Metrics are difficult to understand.
• Inaccessibility: Very little data is available in a structured
format.
• Closed practices: The AEC industry has been slow to
adopt open data principles.

25. Plant a seed for a
healthy building:Quartz
On average, we spend 90% of our lives inside buildings — sleeping, working,
living, and playing. However, we know little about the materials used in the
building, where they come from, how they impact the environment or will
impact our long-term health and wellness.
BUILDING
SEEDS

26. Building as seed

27. Building as seed

28. Plant a seed for a
healthy building:Quartz
On average, we spend 90% of our lives inside buildings — sleeping, working,
living, and playing. However, we know little about the materials used in the
building, where they come from, how they impact the environment or will
impact our long-term health and wellness.
OPEN
SOURCE

29. The best ideas are
shared

30. Each project starts from best informationEach project starts from best information
Innovation becomes viral

31. efficient
healthy
smart
+ beautiful
+ durable
+ accessible

32. Thank you.
michellekaufmann.com
flux.io

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