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\n\t\t\t\t\tSecure a nation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\nHow the digital twin helps urban design<\/h2>\n
The Digital Urban Climate Twin (DUCT) was created by a Singapore-\u200bETH Centre, a Swiss and Singaporean research partnership. It receives real-time information on things like climate, traffic and building energy expenditure so urban planners, engineers and architects can see how these forces could affect a proposed building. It lets try \u2018what if?\u2019 scenarios and examine proposed solutions to environmental issues.<\/p>\n
Professor Gerhard Schmitt of the Singapore-ETH Centre<\/a> says, \u201cMany cities use simple digital twins to look at energy or transport concerns, but DUCT does more in terms of temperature and outdoor thermal comfort for people.\u201d<\/p>\nGreen architecture expert Chiara Calufetti-Lim<\/a> says in times past, they would manually collect the information DUCT provides. Teams would count cars and buses driving along a thoroughfare or take a 3D model of a proposed building to a wind tunnel to see how it affected airflow. And Calufetti-Lim says the information they\u2019ve traditionally worked with is about the building, not its surroundings. \u201cWith this extra information, you can consider nearby structures,\u201d says Calufetti-Lim. \u201cIf there is a building next door with a reflective glass fa\u00e7ade, we can use this tool to anticipate its impact.\u201d<\/p>\nCalufetti-Lim\u2019s colleague, master planner and urban designer Chris Panfil<\/a>, says DUCT\u2019s extra information for architects and planners could be good and bad. \u201cToo many options can confuse the client. It\u2019s exciting but adds another level of editing for the designer or architect.\u201d<\/p>\nApplying the digital twin to urban challenges<\/h2>\n
The success of DUCT, says Singapore-ETH Centre\u2019s Schmitt, relies on using and maintaining it. \u201cIt needs to be supported and shared by all involved in managing, planning and running a city,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
Town planners in Singapore\u2019s Yuhua district have already used the digital twin to plan how to integrate a pedestrian bridge over one of its highways with local parks. Another Yuhua program is also using the twin to look at how to enhance pedestrian networks with more environmentally friendly solar panels and sensor-controlled LED lighting.<\/p>\n
While DUCT is new, Singapore has long been fighting to reduce temperatures with architecture and nature. In 2006, it opened the world\u2019s largest underground district cooling system<\/a>. By 2023, it will open Singapore\u2019s first smart, sustainable town: Tengah<\/a>. The nature-centered neighborhoods will have a car-free town center.<\/p>\nSingapore has also turned to natural solutions to cut air pollution and increase shade. It plans to plant one million trees over the next 10 years, creating tree-filled Nature Ways along highways<\/a> to make streets cooler and more pleasant and for all households to be no more than a 10-minute walk from a park by 2030.<\/p>\nProfessor Gerhard Schmitt says planting can help curb the Urban Heat Island effect, but cities must realize it can hinder more than help if done incorrectly. \u201cIn parts of Europe or Australia with dry air, trees provide cooling by evaporation and shade, but in the Tropics with its high humidity, the evaporation is lower,\u201d says Schmitt. \u201cIf you plant trees too close to a building that gets sun during the day, they might trap heat and stop the area cooling at night.\u201d<\/p>\n
Schmitt adds that air won\u2019t pass through tightly planted trees. \u201cYou must plant trees at the right distances, or it can be counterproductive,\u201d says Schmitt. \u201cDUCT also deals with this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Game-changing solution for cities<\/h2>\n
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How the digital twin helps urban design<\/h2>\n
The Digital Urban Climate Twin (DUCT) was created by a Singapore-\u200bETH Centre, a Swiss and Singaporean research partnership. It receives real-time information on things like climate, traffic and building energy expenditure so urban planners, engineers and architects can see how these forces could affect a proposed building. It lets try \u2018what if?\u2019 scenarios and examine proposed solutions to environmental issues.<\/p>\n
Professor Gerhard Schmitt of the Singapore-ETH Centre<\/a> says, \u201cMany cities use simple digital twins to look at energy or transport concerns, but DUCT does more in terms of temperature and outdoor thermal comfort for people.\u201d<\/p>\n Green architecture expert Chiara Calufetti-Lim<\/a> says in times past, they would manually collect the information DUCT provides. Teams would count cars and buses driving along a thoroughfare or take a 3D model of a proposed building to a wind tunnel to see how it affected airflow. And Calufetti-Lim says the information they\u2019ve traditionally worked with is about the building, not its surroundings. \u201cWith this extra information, you can consider nearby structures,\u201d says Calufetti-Lim. \u201cIf there is a building next door with a reflective glass fa\u00e7ade, we can use this tool to anticipate its impact.\u201d<\/p>\n Calufetti-Lim\u2019s colleague, master planner and urban designer Chris Panfil<\/a>, says DUCT\u2019s extra information for architects and planners could be good and bad. \u201cToo many options can confuse the client. It\u2019s exciting but adds another level of editing for the designer or architect.\u201d<\/p>\n The success of DUCT, says Singapore-ETH Centre\u2019s Schmitt, relies on using and maintaining it. \u201cIt needs to be supported and shared by all involved in managing, planning and running a city,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n Town planners in Singapore\u2019s Yuhua district have already used the digital twin to plan how to integrate a pedestrian bridge over one of its highways with local parks. Another Yuhua program is also using the twin to look at how to enhance pedestrian networks with more environmentally friendly solar panels and sensor-controlled LED lighting.<\/p>\n While DUCT is new, Singapore has long been fighting to reduce temperatures with architecture and nature. In 2006, it opened the world\u2019s largest underground district cooling system<\/a>. By 2023, it will open Singapore\u2019s first smart, sustainable town: Tengah<\/a>. The nature-centered neighborhoods will have a car-free town center.<\/p>\n Singapore has also turned to natural solutions to cut air pollution and increase shade. It plans to plant one million trees over the next 10 years, creating tree-filled Nature Ways along highways<\/a> to make streets cooler and more pleasant and for all households to be no more than a 10-minute walk from a park by 2030.<\/p>\n Professor Gerhard Schmitt says planting can help curb the Urban Heat Island effect, but cities must realize it can hinder more than help if done incorrectly. \u201cIn parts of Europe or Australia with dry air, trees provide cooling by evaporation and shade, but in the Tropics with its high humidity, the evaporation is lower,\u201d says Schmitt. \u201cIf you plant trees too close to a building that gets sun during the day, they might trap heat and stop the area cooling at night.\u201d<\/p>\n Schmitt adds that air won\u2019t pass through tightly planted trees. \u201cYou must plant trees at the right distances, or it can be counterproductive,\u201d says Schmitt. \u201cDUCT also deals with this.\u201d<\/p>\nApplying the digital twin to urban challenges<\/h2>\n
Game-changing solution for cities<\/h2>\n