Future Tech for Livable Community and Homes
by Glen Hiemstra on 16/02/09 at 4:04 pm | 
Archi-Tech Magazine has a nice feature on “Future Tech” in our buildings and homes and neighborhoods, based on some interviews with futurists, including me.
ARCHI-TECH asked several futurists and forward-thinking designers to tell us which technologies and trends are most likely to have a significant effect on the building industry in the future, both short and long term.
What did we see on the horizon?
Smaller is better – look for home size (finally) to begin to shrink for many reasons
Prefab is fab – manufacturing becomes the norm and architecture becomes flexible
Nano is now – including nano-concrete
Green grows – like organic light emitting diodes
And keeps growing – like “living systems” closed-loop water strategies
Walking into the future – placing homes within walkable communities
Good short read.
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Jordan Smiley
Feb 24th, 2009
Thanks for the information. As a former architecture student I find it very interesting to know what we can anticipate.
I just recently came across this blog as part of a class assignment and plan on following it religiously now. Keep up the great work!
Glen Hiemstra
Feb 17th, 2009
Thanks Eric. Your blog, The Human Factor Advocate, is excellent.
Eric Shaver
Feb 17th, 2009
A very informative article – thanks for sharing.
I have a professional interest in how technology and the built environment interact to impact the lives of people. I believe we are going to see substantial changes in the near future – hopefully towards designing buildings that meet the needs of users while minimizing the long-term impact on the environment.
BTW, regarding your comment of us entering an era of smaller dwellings, the same point was echoed by David Brooks in his column yesterday (http://tinyurl.com/cbk96z).