Intelligent Build.tech Issue 25 | Page 34

FEATURE delivers as intended 40, 50,+ years from now. How do we maintain it effectively? How do we achieve maximum‘ whole life’ value from it? How do we ensure the‘ liveability’ of the infrastructure for decades to come?
The need for re-thinking our urban spaces is clear. In Dubai, for example, in the first quarter of 2025, the population crossed 3.9 million.
New cities, new approach
One way is to look to the latest technology that can support us – AI, Digital Twins and so on – and how we can put it to best use.
We need to think about how that technology will serve the citizens and communities living in those spaces and how it will contribute to‘ whole life’ performance. And what about its role in supporting the realisation of‘ net zero’ goals?
These topics were explored at a major conference that took place last week in Dubai,
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