2. Exploring synergies in sustainable, resilient and smart buildings to address new design paradigms
2.4. Final reflections and future directions
The intersection between the three domains allows understanding that many characteristics that describe each domain also exist in others.
Consequently, it would be possible to combine multiple strategies and provide multiple benefits. This would apply not only to the building and the environment but also to the quality of life of the building’s occupants.
Smart systems can self-regulate the indoor environment, or the stored en-ergy generated by the photovoltaic system installed on-site can still be used in case of heavy rain and a consequent blackout.
Buildings that integrate all three domains allow envisioning what a build-ing of the future could look like. Indeed, as a result of its high level of energy efficiency, the building is not susceptible to shocks caused by grid outages due to potential heavy storms or floods and fluctuations in the price of elec-tricity, whereas the building’s users can make informed decisions when in-teracting with the building through its understanding and exploitation of big data. The embracing of these common clusters would allow a greater oppor-tunity to address the building sector in dealing with the challenges of tomor-row, which are an urgent call for action by all countries (United Nations, 2015b).
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