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Master Planning

AI Driven Masterplans with the DBF Engine

Generative design for Mission Critical buildings, facility planning, and health/datacenter infrastructure to streamline land use and accelerate delivery.

Master Planning

How DBF Engine Enhances Urban Planning (Ai Generative Design)

City planners and government agencies face an overwhelming amount of data that is often silod, demographics, amenity planning, green access, infrastructure allocation, heat-island performance, environmental metrics, and more. DBF Engine processes and analyzes a wide range of authoritative and or open source datathis data to generate actionable recommendations, helping planners make informed decisions. Creating in-house quick scenarios and reporting supported by LLM’s enhance workflows in unprecedented ways.

Our platform enables:

Automated Data
Collection

Automated Data
Collection

Generative Masterplan
Design

Generative Masterplan
Design

KPI Dashboard
and Validation

KPI Dashboard
and Validation

Instant Scenario
Assessment

Instant Scenario
Assessment

Parcel or Zoning Optimization

Scenario
Modelings

Climate Resilience Planning

Scenario
Modelings

QUality of  
analysis

Scenario
Modelings

Advantages

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90% Time Savings

Reduce the time spent producing reports and evaluating scenarios by automating data collection and validation.

50% Cost Savings

Minimize conceptual masterplan development costs by leveraging AI for design and analysis.

99% Automation of Data Collection and Formatting

Eliminate manual data management tasks with seamless automation of geospatial and project data.

Unified, Scalable Solution

Replace fragmented software ecosystems with a single, cloud-based platform that integrates geospatial analytics, KPI monitoring, and generative design.

Camiel Weijenberg, CEO AND COFUNDER OF DBF

Cities are facing unprecedented challenges—from climate breakdown and resource scarcity to rapid urbanization and social inequality. The future of urban planning can go beyond efficiency; embrace resilience, inclusivity, and sustainability at its core. At Digital Blue Foam, we develop solutions empowering planners, consultants with intelligent insights, enabling them to design cities that enhance quality of life, foster inclusion, and withstand the evolving pressures of the modern world.

Use Cases for DBF Engine at the City Scale

New Urban Developments

Create optimized layouts for new communities that balance residential, commercial, and public spaces efficiently.

Transit-Oriented Developments

Model transit-integrated masterplans that promote walkability, reduce congestion, and maximize connectivity.

Sustainable Mixed-Use Districts

Design environmentally conscious districts that align with carbon reduction and renewable energy goals.

Smart City Planning

Develop and refine smart city frameworks by integrating IoT data, AI-driven insights, and real-time KPI tracking.

Frequently
asked questions

Common questions from our prospects.

What is sustainability in building design?

Sustainability in building design is how efficiently the building saves resources while being built and in operation. A building is designed as per functional and aesthetic requirements. Still, it becomes sustainable only when it is a building that doesn’t add to the amount of carbon and doesn’t waste resources, and many more criteria that help the environmental health. Some aspects that are taken care of are life cycle assessment and structure design efficiency. A Life Cycle Assessment is the systematic analysis of the potential environmental impacts of products or services during their entire life cycle. Apart from this, attention is paid to details like material efficiency, waste reduction, and leaving over the most negligible carbon footprint. Water efficiency and energy efficiency are managed through various methods. There are many steps taken to make sure that the users would have indoor environmental quality enhanced, and the building could achieve thermal comfort.

What is sustainable urban planning?

Urban planning places all the features, including buildings, landscapes, neighborhoods, etc., in a town or city. Sustainable urban planning refers to planning to locate the parts of town so that people can witness green buildings, mixed-use developments, walkable neighborhoods, open spaces, alternative energy sources, transit options, accessible amenities while keeping a balance with being approachable, attractive, and environment friendly. A sustainable urban environment also conforms to the idea that a city can be organized without excessive reliance on the surrounding countryside and power itself with renewable sources of energy. Self-sufficiency and resilience are also some factors that cities and towns can achieve to be sustainable. The concept of 15-minute cities encourages sustainable urban planning while keeping the infrastructure accessible to all. These cities have all the amenities a regular household needs within 15 minutes of walking or bicycling and are a great way to reduce dependence on motor vehicles.

How do you create a sustainable building?

To create a sustainable building, we need to check that the building leaves a minuscule carbon footprint. The AEC industry is responsible for 40% of carbon emissions in the world. So, to create a sustainable building, we need to make sure of some basic parameters. First of all, the construction material should be eco-friendly and robust. The waste generated from the building should be treated concerning the environment. As designers, there are many factors in designing that can affect the sustainability of a building, which can be creatively handled. Orientation of buildings and the fenestrations as per the sun-path and increasing natural daylight reduce artificial sources. Also, alternate energy sources like solar energy can be tapped for saving more on energy. The right amount of planned ventilation can help maintain thermal comfort and indoor air quality. Using some particular building techniques can help the labor and building process by being reusable and easy to use.

How does Digital Blue Foam analyze sustainability?

We provide, precise and up-to-date, wind analysis and solar studies for any given site location and time period. 


Solar studies involve shadow and radiation analysis, and dynamic daylight metrics like Daylight Autonomy (DA) and Spatial Daylight Autonomy (sDA). You can focus on comparing sustainability of different design options and creating value for your clients, without worrying about any setup requirements.


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