Rewrite™ Cities: How Data and Tech-Driven Architecture Make Better Buildings

Michelle Kaufmann

Application Economy: What’s Next

Co-Founder, Flux Factory

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Jason TanzEditor at Large, WIRED

@mkaufmann @jasontanz

software | architecture

GoogleX

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GoogleX

Buildings are the

world’s biggest

challenge

transportation

industry

buildings!

energy usage

48%

25%

27%

are the

world’s

biggest

challenge

Energy

Carbon

Health

Durability + Safety

CostBuildings

Buildings

Energy

Carbon

Health

Durability + Safety

Cost

+

Innovation

Biggest Positive Impact

• 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

how to solve?

How to solve

• 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

Spun out as Flux

Through reusable

software – linking data

Through reusable

software – linking data

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

Plant a seed for a

healthy building:QuartzOn 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

TODAY WITH METRO

2 weeks + 2 minutes

Plant a seed for a

healthy building:QuartzOn 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

• 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.

Plant a seed for a

healthy building:QuartzOn 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

Building as seed

Building as seed

Plant a seed for a

healthy building:QuartzOn 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

The best ideas are

shared

Each project starts from best informationEach project starts from best information

Innovation becomes viral

efficient

healthy

smart

+ beautiful

+ durable

+ accessible

Thank you.

michellekaufmann.com

flux.io

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