Digital Blue Foam

19/01/2023

Unlock the Power of GPT-3: Transforming it into a 15-Minute City Expert

Imagine an that can generate urban design concepts, tailored to your specific location, all within the 15 Minute City framework. Sounds too good to be true? At Digital Blue Foam, we're making it a reality.

Want to know more about how we're using to revolutionize urban design? Check out our latest blog post to uncover the details of our innovative approach. Don't miss out on this game-changing technology!

https://medium.com/digital-blue-foam/unlocking-the-power-of-gpt-3-how-we-transformed-it-into-a-15-minute-city-expert-f1abb11593c8

18/10/2022

EVENT | BuildingCarbon20x20
27th October, 3PM-4:30PM GMT+2, via Zoom

📣 Heads up! Registration is open for BuildingCarbon20x20

BuildingCarbon20x20 will bring together global leaders from diverse sectors, disciplines, and geographies in an online LIVE event. Reducing the harm caused by the carbon emissions of the building industry will only be possible if leaders work together to share and deploy know-how, innovation, and promising approaches to accelerate the transition to a net-zero future.

Know more and get your invite https://www.digitalbluefoam.com/building-carbon

06/07/2022

The 15-Minute City is not the responsibility of the city planners.

The pandemic has caused us to think about how to move differently, to consume differently, to live differently.

We are discovering that by working differently we have more spare time, to have more time to be with our families or friends 👨‍👨‍👦

We are discovering and appreciating our neighborhoods much more ❤️

👉 This will make us all more engaged inhabitants.

The concept of 15-Minute City is to improve quality of life by creating cities where everything a resident needs can be reached within a quarter of an hour by foot or bike 🚲

Ensuring the creation of better cities will only be possible if leaders work together to share and deploy know-how, innovation, and promising approaches to accelerate the transition back to pedestrian-centric urban development.

But, maybe not only...

By making the 15-Minute City led by and above all for its inhabitants, creativity and wellbeing will flourish, pointing to the role of participatory budgeting, which since 2014 has allowed residents to vote on 5% of the municipal spending in Paris – totaling half a billion euros.

Top down vs bottom up: who is responsible for the 15’ City?

Register to the 15’ City Summit as we’ll talk about it with global industry experts in a 3 panel collaborative event.

⚡️ Register here ➡️ https://hubs.la/Q01gfyNR0

05/07/2022

The 15-Minute City doesn’t exist.

Cities are wonderful and vibrant places 🤩

Concentration of creativity, diversity and innovation.

But our cities have become larger, urban functions have been spread out and we have lost the proximity between people, activity and places.

The way we move around in each car - is not only inefficient - but it also creates pollution and significant CO2 emissions.

For the sake of people and the sake of our planet, we need to redesign our cities 🙏

This is why the “15-Minute City” is a recent trend in urban planning, popularized by Carlos Moreno’s 2020 TED talk.

The 15 minute-city concept implies having all necessary amenities within a short walk, bike ride or public transit trip🚶‍♂️

Progressive cities like Paris, Madrid, Milan, Ottawa, and Seattle adopt the“15-minute city” as a planning policy.

But, many hurdles abound to its adoption 🤯

So, the first question we want to ask is: Does the “15’ City” really exist?

Can’t wait to hear the opinion of experts from leading building design and construction firms, city governments, and universities:

▪️ Carlos Moreno, PANTHEON SORBONNE
▪️ Helene Chartier, C40 CITIES
▪️ Boudewijn Thomas, MVRDV
▪️ Philippe Chiambarretta, PCA-STREAM
▪️ Tiffany Chu, CITY OF BOSTON
▪️ Shweta Gandhi, AECOM
▪️ Chris Green, ERA-CO
▪️ Bige Tunçer, SUTD
▪️ Bryan Boyer, TAUBMAN COLLEGE
▪️ Anna Rose, SPACE SYNTAX
▪️ Sayjel Patel, DIGITAL BLUE FOAM

Hosted by Craig Applegath

📣 Registration is open for 15’ City Summit! Register now to be apart of our first event July 20, 2022!

👉 Learn more and register ➡️ https://hubs.la/Q01g7_s60

28/06/2022

📣 Heads up! Registration is open for 15’City Summit

Hear more from our panelists who will be discussing What is a 15-Minute City, through the lens of their work and expertise.

Hosted by Craig Applegath, pioneer in the planning and design regenerative buildings, urban resilience, and symbiotic cities.

👉 Register now to be apart of our first event July 20, 2022 ➡️ ​​https://hubs.ly/Q01fKjTb0

Outstanding Global Speakers:
- Carlos Moreno, Paris Sorbonne
- Helene Chartier, C40 Cities
- Boudewijn Thomas, MVRDV
- Philippe Chiambaretta, PCA-STREAM
- Tiffany Chu, City of Boston
- Shweta Gandhi, AECOM
- Chris Green, ERA-co
- Bryan Boyer, Taubman College
- Anna Rose, Space Syntax
- Sayjel Vijay Patel, DBF

08/03/2022

Collaboration with multiple stakeholders being a roadblock for your company?

Digital Blue Foam makes it easy to compare your building proposals across a variety of sustainable design metrics. Instantly download reports and visuals to make the best projects for the future.

Create your free account today → digitalblufoam.com

07/03/2022

"Games provide a neutral ground for people from different backgrounds and can bridge the communication gap that may exist otherwise.

For my Master of Architecture thesis, I built a game titled Katakita. Derived from the word ‘Kata’ meaning ‘word’, and ‘Kita’ which means ‘us’, Katakita is a participatory planning tool for a more inclusive design process and output."

Read more about Naomi Bachtiar's Katakita — ‘Our Say’project. Naomi is a Computational BIM Designer at Digital Blue Foam (DBF)

https://medium.com/digital-blue-foam/real-time-collaboration-for-transit-oriented-developments-83f87d731feb

Planning better cities with game-design

07/03/2022

Web-based generative design tool Digital Blue Foam (DBF) has launched!

The DBF platform is an early-stage building design tool made for architects, planners, developers, and educators. It brings together software, artificial intelligence (AI) and data, and aims to make sustainable building design accessible.

Thank you AECMag for this feature.

Read the full article here -> https://aecmag.com/concept-design/digital-blue-foam-launches-for-sustainable-building-design/

Web-based Digital Blue Foam building design tool launches. Used for early-stage feasibility studies and sustainable design

07/03/2022

📢📢 Coming Soon! 📢📢

DBF proudly presents the 15' City Summit!

This tri-part event series will bring together global leaders from diverse sectors, disciplines, and geographies.

Ensuring the creation of better cities will only be possible if leaders work together to share and deploy know-how, innovation, and promising approaches to accelerate the transition back to pedestrian-centric urban development.

More on this soon....keep watching this space!

04/03/2022

"A brainchild of architects Camiel Weijenberg and Sayjel Vijay Patel,

The DBF platform is a building design tool made for architects, planners, developers, and educators.

While Mr Weijenberg has 10 years of experience running his eponymous architecture studio with a previous stint for Zaha Hadid Architects under his belt,

Mr Patel is a founding professor at the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation (DIDI) and an alumnus of MIT."

Read the full article here here -> https://de51gn.com/singapore-firm-launches-ai-driven-generative-design-tool-that-makes-construction-better-faster-and-cost-efficient/

03/03/2022

From the extreme Himalayan weather, unpredictable climate changes to natural disasters like earthquakes, the Tabo Monastery has weathered several storms, teaching the world a valuable lesson on sustainability.

Read the full story here -> https://www.thebetterindia.com/275946/what-a-10th-century-mud-buildings-strength-can-teach-modern-sustainable-architecture/

There are a number of ways one can adopt a sustainable lifestyle. From food, choice of products to the choice of house, the motivation to embrace

02/03/2022

From chat-bots to alpha go, AI is becoming increasingly personalized and accessible in previously unthinkable ways.

But why do building designers need artificial intelligence? 🤔🤔🤔

Gilang Fajar, Design Computation Intern at DBF explores this in-depth through his research and study.

Read more about this in his blog post, link below:
https://www.digitalbluefoam.com/post/why-do-building-designers-need-ai