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In pictures | Digital specialist uses AI to visualise a heat-ready UK
Cristina Lago Deputy Editor
London’s Picadilly Circus with Seoul-inspired waterfront corridor (Image: Murphy Geospatial)
A digital construction company has used artificial intelligence (AI) to virtually retrofit UK cities by incorporating features used in countries better equipped for high temperatures.
Murphy Geospatial, an Ireland-headquartered specialist in geospatial data and retrofitting, has applied AI to reimagine buildings and public spaces.
Manchester in Santorini-style blue and white (Image: Murphy Geospatial)
Some of the design choices include using Santorini-style blue and white to reflect the heat and keep the interior of stone buildings cool.
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These cooling methods also have energy-efficient benefits and help reduce the building’s carbon emissions, the company claims.
Edinburgh with a water-filled loch (Image: Murphy Geospatial)
Director of property at Murphy Geospatial, Diarmuid Murphy, said: “Every summer we are brought to the realisation that the UK isn’t prepared for rising temperatures and our buildings just aren’t fit for purpose.
St Paul’s Cathedral with a Santorini-style blue and white exterior (Image: Murphy Geospatial)
“Some of the ideas seem far-fetched, but retrofitting will not only to help us stay cool and also reduce the carbon emissions of older buildings which weren’t built with the energy efficiency standards of today.
Newcastle City Centre with more green spaces (Image: Murphy Geospatial)
“We might not see St Paul’s cathedral in Santorini blue and white, but we need to make retrofitting solutions more accessible for a greater range of buildings. A lack of progress is often down to inefficient information about our older buildings.
"With the latest geospatial solutions, you’re able to assess what’s there and develop viable solutions on a case-by-case basis. We want to see retrofitting become a priority for the future of buildings and infrastructure and not just a seasonal consideration.”
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