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              Fig. 3: Climate Resilient Habitat Design Approach               the  processes  and  practices.
                                                                              Parametricism,  3D  printing,
                                                                              AI and Realtime Simulations
                                                                              and allow dynamic, real-
                                                                              time    interactions    with
                                                                              the     line    departments,
                                                                              stakeholders,  and  the  users.
                                                                              AI also provides an urban
                                                                              performance  and  evaluation
                                                                              toolbox,   giving   real-time
                                                                              feedback  and  simulations.  It
                                                                              enables classification, sorting,
                                                                              filtering, strategic search and
                                                                              the exploration of various
                                                                              options and solutions through
                                                                              intuiting algorithmic, and
                                                                              image-based modalities.
                                                                              GREEN AND RESILIENT
                                                                              BUILDINGS, HOUSING
                                                                              AND AMENITIES

                                                                              A  low  carbon  and  green
                                                                              building     is     resilient,
                                                                              sustainable  and  net  zero.  It
                                                                              is a synergy between various
              Source: GIZ (2022) Leaving Green Footprints Behind, www.giz.de  components such as energy,
                                                                              water, materials, wastes, land,
              optimize the resources and      and  discrete  optimisation,
              equipment while minimizing      algorithms,       complexity    indoor environment, etc. The
                                                                              heating,  lighting,  cooling,
              “windshield time”.              theory, artificial intelligence,   ventilation, and powering
                                              big data, and the ubiquitous
              Sector–focused, cluster–based   cloud.                          of buildings are responsible
              intelligent  city   strategies                                  for approximately 40% of the
              can set in motion innovation    For  a  transition  towards  a   total energy use. As buildings
              mechanisms and enhance          green and clean economy,        are  the  largest  energy  users,
              sustainability. The ICT can help   smart, resilient, and low    incorporating energy storage
              in the integration of citizen   carbon infrastructure services,   into them will increase the
              participation,    governance    transport and governance, the   resilience of the total energy
              and    online    consultation   GIS, SDI, big data analytics,   distribution  network    and
              over plans and programmes       ERP      solutions,    digital  enable widespread use of
                                                                              renewable energy.
              of  local  development.  The    dashboard, block chain,  AI,
              urban processes need to         ML  DL,  etc.  have  become     By   passive    design   and
              be compatible to circular       essential. These have already   low   embodied     materials,
              economy by adoption of new      infiltrated  the    planning,   the  buildings  can  be  more
              technologies, such as digital   design,   engineering    and    climatically     comfortable.
              block  chain,  combinatorial    architectural offices, changing   Such  materials    include


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