This document provides a vision for cities of the future that are smart, shareable, vertical, and green. It describes how smart cities will use sensors and digital technology to improve living standards. Shareable cities will utilize shared goods, services, and resources through peer-to-peer networks. Vertical cities will build up with multiple levels to accommodate more people in urban areas. Green cities will focus on sustainability, renewable energy, green space, and environmentally-friendly transportation.
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Global Urbanization and Smart Sustainable Cities
FUTRE WORLD
SUSTAINABLE WORLD
SMART WORLD
SMART SUSTAINABLE COUNTRIES, CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE NATIONAL GROWTH
SUSTAINABLE URBAN GROWTH
#SmartCity is nothing but a city that satisfies its citizens aspirations on various parameters.
Here #IndoreSmartCity is sharing the ideal definition of #SmartCity according to all the parameters with citizens, so that they can share their views and aspirations for Indore.
Suggestions are invited at - http://bit.ly/IndoreSmartCity_Suggestions
What is Smart Cities? The Concept of Smart Cities, What are Smart Governance, Smart Citizen, Smart Energy, Smart Technology, Smart Infrastructure, Smart Mobility, Smart Building and Smart Healthcare
GLOBAL CITIES Tomorrow: Paris, London, New York, Hong Kong, Dubai, Moscow,… W...Azamat Abdoullaev
Global Urbanization and Smart Sustainable Cities
FUTRE WORLD
SUSTAINABLE WORLD
SMART WORLD
SMART SUSTAINABLE COUNTRIES, CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE NATIONAL GROWTH
SUSTAINABLE URBAN GROWTH
#SmartCity is nothing but a city that satisfies its citizens aspirations on various parameters.
Here #IndoreSmartCity is sharing the ideal definition of #SmartCity according to all the parameters with citizens, so that they can share their views and aspirations for Indore.
Suggestions are invited at - http://bit.ly/IndoreSmartCity_Suggestions
What is Smart Cities? The Concept of Smart Cities, What are Smart Governance, Smart Citizen, Smart Energy, Smart Technology, Smart Infrastructure, Smart Mobility, Smart Building and Smart Healthcare
EMBARQ Turkey is working on solutions that will increase the quality of life in our cities with the support of EMBARQ Network’s expertise and knowledge. In partnership with Gehl Architects, EMBARQ Turkey has been working for some time in Historical Peninsula of Istanbul, a region which embraces a unique historical and cultural heritage.
This report presents research conducted by Gehl Architects and EMBARQ Turkey, and provides an important and valuable infrastructure for all the Istanbul-related projects we are aiming to realize in the future. It provides enlightening information for us and all our stakeholders who strive to solve inner city transportation problems without giving any harm to environment.
1. What is a Smart city?
2. Criteria for a Smart city.
3. Timeline of smart city project.
4. Smart city projects in India.
5. Smart city elements.
6. Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)
This presentation was presented during smart traffic ME conference in Abu Dhabi held from 18-19 May 2015. The presentation covers the concepts of smart government and smart cities and how the two relates together and provide insight about the digitalization trends in the transportation industry towards smart transport or smart mobility. And finally provides example from the UAE transportation sector.
Ultimate Guide to Walkability Assessment ToolsState of Place
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Abstract:
In 2050, the number of people living in cities will be almost as large as the world’s entire population today. That’s why we need completely new approaches to be taken in order to make our cities to be Smart City. Smart Cities gained importance as a means of making ICT enabled services and applications available to the citizens, and authorities that are part of a city’s system. It aims at increasing citizens’ quality of life, and improving the efficiency and quality of the services provided by governing entities and businesses. Smart City is a type of city that uses new technologies to make them more livable, functional, competitive and modern through the use of new technologies, the promotion of innovation and knowledge management. Cities today are facing significant challenges including increasing populations, infrastructures, and declining budgets.
Presentation by Sir Mark Walport at the Foundation for Science and Technology discussion on 'Cities of the future – science, innovation and city management', June 2013
Smart city India , What is a Smart City?
Government Of India (GOI) Smart City Mission
Strategies for Smart Cities Success
SMART Solutions & A Unified Command & Control Center
The Smart City Services Platform (SCSP)
An Urban Design Approach to a Sustainable Compact City in New Growth Potentia...drboon
Existence of Cities always depends on the region for the resources-land, food, water, energy or maybe cheap labor. The resource base is vital for the survival of the cities. With increasing urban sprawl there is a great impact on the future of cities and their sustenance. The primary intent of the study is to demonstrate an Urban Design approach towards a sustainable compact urban model in new growth potential areas (case of Cyberabad, Hyderabad, India) as a means to counteract city’s faceless sprawl and environmental degradation by generating compact high density, low energy, mixed-use living and integrating it with the existing city fabric reducing the ecological footprint for future generations. As the selected site offers good natural features, ecologically sensitive areas of the site i.e. Steep slope areas, catchment channels and climatically unsuitable areas from the open space system of the development. The sustainable compact city design approach balances the environmental loads and the growth of city saving resources, conserving energy and enhancing the quality of life.
Virtual Environments and Web 3D – New Worlds with Old Problems?Tracy Kennedy
In 2003, Linden Research Inc launched the virtual world Second Life with a small community of residents. In the past year, Second Life reached a tipping point; almost nine million residents are registered in the Metaverse, and there are numerous daily media accounts about life in the virtual world.
The purpose of this presentation is to provide an overview of Second Life, and examine the appeal of an interactive three dimensional interface that has encouraged new leisure and social activities, business and marketing ventures, educational opportunities, political platforms, arts and entertainment and much more. Second Life also features its own media hub, which includes magazines, news sites and agencies, weblogs and television stations, covering new fashions for avatars, music concerts by popular artists, community affairs, and economic reports.
However, virtual worlds are not inherently utopian; with new environments come old social problems from the ‘real’ world. This presentation will also address some of the debates that have surfaced about social norms and behaviours in Second Life, what the future of virtual worlds might entail, and whether Second Life hype is a passing fad or a the development of Web 3.0/3D.
EMBARQ Turkey is working on solutions that will increase the quality of life in our cities with the support of EMBARQ Network’s expertise and knowledge. In partnership with Gehl Architects, EMBARQ Turkey has been working for some time in Historical Peninsula of Istanbul, a region which embraces a unique historical and cultural heritage.
This report presents research conducted by Gehl Architects and EMBARQ Turkey, and provides an important and valuable infrastructure for all the Istanbul-related projects we are aiming to realize in the future. It provides enlightening information for us and all our stakeholders who strive to solve inner city transportation problems without giving any harm to environment.
1. What is a Smart city?
2. Criteria for a Smart city.
3. Timeline of smart city project.
4. Smart city projects in India.
5. Smart city elements.
6. Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)
This presentation was presented during smart traffic ME conference in Abu Dhabi held from 18-19 May 2015. The presentation covers the concepts of smart government and smart cities and how the two relates together and provide insight about the digitalization trends in the transportation industry towards smart transport or smart mobility. And finally provides example from the UAE transportation sector.
Ultimate Guide to Walkability Assessment ToolsState of Place
We get asked asked a lot about how we "measure up" to other walkability tools in the market. As data geeks, we *really* LOVE answering this question. But rather than keep that passion to ourselves, today we are sharing our Ultimate Guide to Walkability Tools with you! We compiled a list of the most popular and useful tools out there, and evaluated them based on various factors to help you decide which walkability assessment tool is right for your development project, neighborhood, or city. Check out your Ultimate Guide & find out how to score your score!
Abstract:
In 2050, the number of people living in cities will be almost as large as the world’s entire population today. That’s why we need completely new approaches to be taken in order to make our cities to be Smart City. Smart Cities gained importance as a means of making ICT enabled services and applications available to the citizens, and authorities that are part of a city’s system. It aims at increasing citizens’ quality of life, and improving the efficiency and quality of the services provided by governing entities and businesses. Smart City is a type of city that uses new technologies to make them more livable, functional, competitive and modern through the use of new technologies, the promotion of innovation and knowledge management. Cities today are facing significant challenges including increasing populations, infrastructures, and declining budgets.
Presentation by Sir Mark Walport at the Foundation for Science and Technology discussion on 'Cities of the future – science, innovation and city management', June 2013
Smart city India , What is a Smart City?
Government Of India (GOI) Smart City Mission
Strategies for Smart Cities Success
SMART Solutions & A Unified Command & Control Center
The Smart City Services Platform (SCSP)
An Urban Design Approach to a Sustainable Compact City in New Growth Potentia...drboon
Existence of Cities always depends on the region for the resources-land, food, water, energy or maybe cheap labor. The resource base is vital for the survival of the cities. With increasing urban sprawl there is a great impact on the future of cities and their sustenance. The primary intent of the study is to demonstrate an Urban Design approach towards a sustainable compact urban model in new growth potential areas (case of Cyberabad, Hyderabad, India) as a means to counteract city’s faceless sprawl and environmental degradation by generating compact high density, low energy, mixed-use living and integrating it with the existing city fabric reducing the ecological footprint for future generations. As the selected site offers good natural features, ecologically sensitive areas of the site i.e. Steep slope areas, catchment channels and climatically unsuitable areas from the open space system of the development. The sustainable compact city design approach balances the environmental loads and the growth of city saving resources, conserving energy and enhancing the quality of life.
Virtual Environments and Web 3D – New Worlds with Old Problems?Tracy Kennedy
In 2003, Linden Research Inc launched the virtual world Second Life with a small community of residents. In the past year, Second Life reached a tipping point; almost nine million residents are registered in the Metaverse, and there are numerous daily media accounts about life in the virtual world.
The purpose of this presentation is to provide an overview of Second Life, and examine the appeal of an interactive three dimensional interface that has encouraged new leisure and social activities, business and marketing ventures, educational opportunities, political platforms, arts and entertainment and much more. Second Life also features its own media hub, which includes magazines, news sites and agencies, weblogs and television stations, covering new fashions for avatars, music concerts by popular artists, community affairs, and economic reports.
However, virtual worlds are not inherently utopian; with new environments come old social problems from the ‘real’ world. This presentation will also address some of the debates that have surfaced about social norms and behaviours in Second Life, what the future of virtual worlds might entail, and whether Second Life hype is a passing fad or a the development of Web 3.0/3D.
Vertical cities: Representations of urban verticality in 20th-century science...Stephen Graham
Vertical cities: Representations of urban verticality in 20th-century science fiction literature
Lucy Hewitt and Stephen Graham
This paper seeks to intersect two recent trends in urban research. First, it takes seriously the recognition that established traditions of research concerned with urban space have tended to privilege the horizontal extension of cities to the neglect of their vertical or volumetric extension. Second, the paper contributes to the resurgence of interest among social scientists in the validity of fiction – and especially speculative or science fiction – as a source of critical commentary and as a mode of knowledge that can exist in close reciprocity with non-fictional work. From these two starting points the paper develops a reading of the dialogue between the representations of vertical urban life that have featured in landmark works of 20th-century science fiction literature and key themes in contemporary urban analysis.
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1. Letter to all state governments to shortlist potential Smart Cities based on Stage-I criteria according to a number of Smart Cities distributed across states /UTs by the MoUD. This is the first stage of the Intra-State competition.
2. On the basis of response from States/UTs, the list of potential 100 Smart Cities is announced. The second stage of the All India competition begins.
3. Each potential Smart City prepares its proposal assisted by a consultant (from a panel prepared by MoUD) and a hand-holding External Agency (various offers received such as World Bank, ADB, GEF, USTDA, JICA, DFID, AFD, KfW, UN-Habitat)
4. By stipulated date, Stage 2 proposals submitted. Evaluation by a panel of experts.
5. Selected cities declared – Round 1 Smart Cities
6. Selected cities set up SPV and start the implementation of their SCP. Preparation of DPRs, tenders, etc. and Other cities prepare to improve their proposal for the next round of the Challenge
The 2014 edition of the Networked Society City Index examines and ranks 40 cities from around the world, looking at their performance, challenges and opportunities in terms of ICT, sustainability and development. The extensive research gives us a glimpse into the future of the city.
The report also continues to explore the connection between ICT maturity and triple bottom line development in cities around the world.
The development of smart city leading to a progressive abandonment of rural areas towards greater cities and metropolis, which can offer many opportunities in terms of work, education, social life and so on. It can solve traffic congestion, school overcrowding, air pollution, loss of open space and skyrocketing public facilities cost.
Smart Cities - Why they're not working for us yet.Rick Robinson
My presentation to the April 2016 Eurocities Knowledge Sharing Forum in Rennes. My focus was on describing Smart Cities as an economic and political challenge; and exploring the policy mechanisms that could be used to incentivise private sector investments in business and technology to support local social, economic and environmental outcomes. Further description and supporting evidence for these ideas can be found at https://theurbantechnologist.com/2016/02/01/why-smart-cities-still-arent-working-for-us-after-20-years-and-how-we-can-fix-them/
"Collaboration in Cities: From Sharing to ‘Sharing Economy’". World Economic...eraser Juan José Calderón
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Sidewalk Labs, the part of Alphabet focused on cities and urban development, has unveiled its Master Innovation and Development Plan (MIDP) for a proposed smart neighbourhood on Toronto's Eastern Waterfront. The document, even in draft form, solidifies the company's thinking. It also gives Toronto residents the first clear picture yet of what a smart neighbourhood spearheaded by Google's sister company might look like. Below, the team has summarized the key takeaways from the document.
This document concludes by looking at how a holistic approach is essential when driving sustainable developments, as well as how the future of a resilient city is to believe in an ecosystem where all stakeholders and the environment have a symbiotic relationship. Furthermore, as the world transitions to adopt the learnings from recent responses to emerging challenges at scale, we come to see more resilient and sustainable strategies to drive the growth of cities around the globe.
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The fifth edition of the report ranks Stockholm first followed by London, Paris, Singapore and Copenhagen.
The 2014 edition of the Networked Society City Index examines and ranks 40 cities from around the world, looking at their performance, challenges and opportunities in terms of ICT, sustainability and development. The extensive research gives us a glimpse into the future of the city.
The report also continues to explore the connection between ICT maturity and triple bottom line development in cities around the world.
One of the key findings from the report is the fact that cities with a low ICT maturity tend to be improving their ICT maturity faster than high performing cities, indicating a catch-up effect. Many cities also have the opportunity to leapfrog by avoiding expensive and increasingly obsolete physical infrastructure and instead move straight ahead to advanced mobile technology.
Stockholm’s top ranking is thanks to its well-developed ICT infrastructure, extremely well-developed open data and e-services and high-quality access to both fixed and mobile broadband, thanks to extensive infrastructure rollouts.
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2. “The city has always been a happiness project”
(Charles Montgomery)
In order to affect positive change, we must first
be happy. And to be happy, we must build cities
that foster health and happiness for all.
Laura Marafioti
3. This presentation provides a
framework about the city of the
future and presents a personal
view on how cities are likely to
evolve. It is not an architectural
or design vision, but an overview
of the main cornerstones on
which, in my opinion, are based
the new urban realities.
Laura Marafioti
4. Laura Marafioti
Why does a
vision of the
cities of the
future needs to
be created?
Building cities of
the future are
crucial for
Sustainable
Globe Growth.
5. The challenges for cities are:
Climate changes
Polluted air
Population boom
Scarcity of resources
Laura Marafioti
6. Between now and the year 2050, urban growth will only continue to rise: 89 million
homes and 190 billion square feet (about 17.5 billion square meters) of retail and
other non-residential space will be built in the United States alone. For all these
reasons we have to reinvent cities.
In my vision, the city of the future will be:
SMART
SHAREABLE
VERTICAL
GREEN
Laura Marafioti
8. Experts predict the world’s urban population will double by 2050, which means we are
adding the equivalent of seven New York Cities to the planet every single year.
As our planet becomes more urban, our cities need to get smarter.
To handle this large-scale urbanization, we’ll need to find new ways to manage
complexity, increase efficiency, reduce expenses, and improve quality of life.
With this rapid growth ahead of us, imagine if our cities could talk, if they could give
us live status updates on traffic patterns, pollution, parking spaces, water, power and
light. Imagine how that kind of information could improve the economic and environmental
health of the city for residents, merchants, and visitors. Imagine how working conditions
and productivity could improve for the people who maintain the city. Emerging
technologies are poised to reshape our urban environments. Using power sensors, wireless
networks, web and mobile-based applications, Smart Cities are becoming a reality.
Laura Marafioti
9. Smart cities will employ sensors, computers and smartphones, and they will implement
new forms of city government, making administrative processes more transparent than
ever before. The idea is that digital technology will help make urban living cleaner, more
sustainable and more pleasant. And, of course, it should increase prosperity as well.
A Smart City is a city well performing in 6 characteristics, built on the smart combination
of endowments and activities of self-decisive, independent and aware citizens.
SMART
ECONOMY
SMART PEOPLE
SMART
GOVERNANCE
SMART
MOBILITY
SMART
ENVIRONMENT
SMART LIVING
Laura Marafioti
10. Characteristics and factors of a smart city:
SMART ECONOMY
(Competitiveness)
SMART PEOPLE
(Social and Human Capital)
SMART GOVERNANCE
(Participation)
Innovative spirit
Entrepreneurship
Economic image & trademarks
Productivity
Flexibility of labour market
International embeddedness
Ability to transform
Level of qualification
Affinity to life long learning
Social and ethnic plurality
Flexibility
Creativity
Cosmopolitanism/Open-
mindedness
Participation in public life
Participation in decision-making
Public and social services
Transparent governance
Political strategies & perspectives
SMART MOBILITY
(Transport and ICT)
SMART ENVIRONMENT
(Natural resources)
SMART LIVING
(Quality of life)
Local accessibility
(Inter-)national accessibility
Availability of ICT-infrastructure
Sustainable, innovative and safe
transport systems
Attractivity of natural conditions
Pollution
Environmental protection
Sustainable resource
management
Cultural facilities
Health conditions
Individual safety
Housing quality
Education facilities
Touristic attractivity
Social cohesion
Laura Marafioti
12. With the advent of social media and information technology, new business
opportunities which empower citizens to connect the supply and demand
efficiently at the peer-to-peer level are more widely available than before.
These new ventures are helping to shape a new sharing movement worldwide.
In these shareable cities, citizens work together to crowdsource goods, services,
funding, transportation, money, knowledge, and more. People have access the
goods and services they need, for the time period they need them, without
requiring ownership. It’s a solution that minimizes idle goods and promotes
sustainable resource use while building resilient community networks.
Laura Marafioti
13. An effective sharing ecosystem relies heavily on the availability of information
from both business and public sectors. Access to transparent and open data will
enable greater innovations since members of the community can leverage shared
data sets on transportation, healthcare and infrastructure, to build products and
services that serve the public good.
Sharing has always been a part of city life including through libraries, community
spaces, guilds, and civic structures. In the past decade, there has been a revival
and acceleration in sharing innovations across sectors from mobility (Bixie Bikes,
Coop Cars) to accommodation (AirBnB, coachsurfing) to skills (TaskRabbit).
Businesses are sharing idle supply chain capacity and joining forces in collective
institutional purchasing, and community-based grassroots innovators are creating
neighbourhood community time banks and clothing swaps.
Laura Marafioti
14. WHAT SHARE
The universe of sharing crosses many areas of our lives including transportation,
food, space, funding, and goods. It’s quite different if we are sharing things
(books, cars, art), services (rides, child care, time) or experiences (skill sharing).
There are also varying types of ownership – some sharing innovations are public,
some private and others are cooperative.
WHO SHARE
Most attention has been on individual peer-to-peer sharing and business to
consumer enterprises. Sharing is also taking place among businesses and within
communities. We can also explore the diversity of networks emerging to support
sharing innovators.
HOW SHARE
The way we share also varies from money exchanges to non-monetized
transactions, formal and informal innovations, and socially connected and more
impersonal interactions.
Laura Marafioti
16. With the world’s urban population growing at an unprecedented rate, high-rise
buildings will feature prominently in future cities. The concept of the vertical city
could be a solution to the challenge of high-density urbanisation.
More than 75% of the world’s population is expected live in urban areas by 2050.
New residential, commercial and office spaces within major cities will be needed
to accommodate millions of people, leading cities to invest in innovative,
integrated and sustainable solutions to cope with the rapid growth of
urbanisation.
Architects from various parts of the world believe that in order to make a city life
more livable in the future, we should combine home, office, retail and recreational
spaces into one gigantic superstructure. So buildings in vertical scenario will
simultaneously act as a residential sector providing all the amenities, such as
public space. They will act as an interactive transmitter and receiver for
communication, information and media exchange.
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17. The vertical city will be split into multiple levels, with complete residential,
commercial units as well as gardens and small trams, all within the structure itself:
a vertical city provides millions of inhabitants all the urban facilities under one
roof.
By building Vertical Cities we will be able to save energy, support our growing
population and preserve our horizontal spaces for food production, nature and
recreation.
Vertical Cities could renew weak urban zones in decline by filling voids and dead
space with functioning, thriving neighbourhoods. Most importantly, this new
typology would have the capacity to maximize green space and solve
infrastructural issues while creating an efficient, accessible circulation system for
public transit.
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18. The Mirador building in Madrid, Spain, designed by MVRDV and completed in 2005,
is an example of the several projects based on a vertical city concept. The building
is a collection of mini neighbourhoods stacked vertically around a semi-public sky-
plaza that acts as a counterpoint against the massive uniformity of the surrounding
housing blocks.
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20. Cities face the challenge of combining competitiveness and sustainable urban
development simultaneously, against the background of economic and
technological changes caused by the globalization and the integration process,.
Very evidently, this challenge is likely to have an impact on issues of urban quality
such as housing, economy, culture, social and environmental conditions.
Many countries started building green cities. At the present it is possible to
identify some common features inherent in this kind of cities: they minimize the
amount of fossil fuel use, they have rational site development; not only are they
promoting clean air and green space, but they are also introducing energy-efficient
and widely accessible public transport, project those kind of districts, that combine
residences, shops and office buildings etc. Eco-city should focus on the pedestrian
rather than car, that will mean lower levels of smog and traffic.
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21. If the right investments are made in energy, transportation and green buildings,
the cities of the future could look very different than the cities of today. Our
communities could be cleaner and more sustainable. Our quality of life could be
better.
We face great challenges, for sure, such as a changing climate, a rapidly growing
population, a scarcity of resources, but in the same time we come across great
opportunities such as redesign and transform cities, harness the power of human
innovation, live more sustainably in order to live better.
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22. What this future will look like…
Living Buildings
Homes and buildings will operate as living organisms, monitoring performance and
adapting to our needs in real time, saving us energy and money.
Solar-Powered Public Transportation
Cities will be connected by lightning-fast, solar-powered public transportation options
that are clean and convenient. They may even be stilted above existing roadways.
Solar Surfaces
Solar panels will begin to appear in unlikely places. They will cover sidewalks, line the
outside of buildings, and double as fully functional windows.
Solar Energy from Space
Solar energy will be harvested from space and beamed down to earth, providing clean,
cheap and efficient electricity to power our cities.
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23. High-Speed Long-Distance Travel
People will travel hundreds of miles in just minutes through solar-powered pods that travel
through elevated and depressurized tubes.
Self-Driving Electric Cars
All vehicles will get their energy from the electrical grid. There will be no exhaust pipes, no
carbon dioxide emissions, no gas stations, and no car accidents.
Smart Grids
Consumers and power sources will communicate in real time through fiber optic smart grids
that will reduce blackouts, maximize energy efficiency, and save money.
Energy Independent Homes
Homes will be adorned with solar panels, small-scale wind turbines and other sources of
electrical generation, allowing them to operate independently from the grid, when necessary.
Efficient Water Use
Buildings will be equipped with comprehensive water management systems, allowing them
to collect rainwater, monitor water use, and efficiently recycle graywater.
Laura Marafioti