The Emergence Machine

Smart Building

abstract · architecture · Level 10 · E10

E10Institutions

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

A smart building is a structure that integrates technology and design to optimize performance, comfort, and efficiency through real-time monitoring and automated control of systems, but this definition lacks a clear understanding of the underlying building concept.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “smart building” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “smart building”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
smart building
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L4L3L2L1L0Smart BuildingPerformanceSkillLearningDesignOrganismBuildingCellConstructionFunction… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Building L3 (requires)
    A smart building is a structure that integrates technology and design to optimize performance, comfort, and efficiency through real-time monitoring and automated control of systems.
  • Design L4 (requires) architecture sense
    A smart building is a structure that integrates technology and design to optimize performance, comfort, and efficiency through real-time monitoring and automated control of systems.
  • Performance L9 (requires)
    A smart building is a structure that integrates technology and design to optimize performance, comfort, and efficiency through real-time monitoring and automated control of systems.