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Abstract

How will buildings of the future achieve increased climate resilience while operating at low energy utilization indices? Could smart buildings be networked and designed to foresee energy consumption variations and change their performance in real-time? This chapter will attempt to answer these questions by a) reviewing existing literature on expected climate change impacts to cities and buildings, b) reviewing of existing climate change action plans and initiatives for cities, c) discussing current efforts in designing smart, climate resilient buildings and d) discussing building design strategies for optimizing energy use and addressing future climate change in a smart city network. The objective of this chapter is to provide readers with state of the art knowledge and actionable approaches to addressing climate change, in the context of future city developments, and its impact on building energy consumption and resilience.