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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">ISPRS-Archives</journal-id>
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<journal-title>The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences</journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">ISPRS-Archives</abbrev-journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="nlm-ta">Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.</abbrev-journal-title>
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<issn pub-type="epub">2194-9034</issn>
<publisher><publisher-name>Copernicus Publications</publisher-name>
<publisher-loc>Göttingen, Germany</publisher-loc>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W16-2025-1-2025</article-id>
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<article-title>A Data-driven Smart District Toward Net Zero Using Generative Design and Urban Digital Twins: A Use Case of Nihonbashi, Tokyo</article-title>
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<contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Alorabi</surname>
<given-names>Abdulrahman H.</given-names>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1">
<sup>1</sup>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2">
<sup>2</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Shen</surname>
<given-names>Jingyuan</given-names>
</name>
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<sup>3</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Smith</surname>
<given-names>Jalisa M.</given-names>
</name>
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<sup>4</sup>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Hawkins</surname>
<given-names>Max</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff5">
<sup>5</sup>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Fatemifar</surname>
<given-names>Kamyar</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3">
<sup>3</sup>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Yoshida</surname>
<given-names>Takahiro</given-names>
</name>
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<sup>6</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Murayama</surname>
<given-names>Akito</given-names>
</name>
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<sup>7</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Yang</surname>
<given-names>Perry Pei-Ju</given-names>
</name>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<label>1</label>
<addr-line>Eco Urban Lab, School of City and Regional Planning and School of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA</addr-line>
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<label>2</label>
<addr-line>Taibah University, Al Madinah Al Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia</addr-line>
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<aff id="aff3">
<label>3</label>
<addr-line>School of Building Construction, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA</addr-line>
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<label>4</label>
<addr-line>School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA</addr-line>
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<aff id="aff5">
<label>5</label>
<addr-line>School of Computational Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA</addr-line>
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<label>6</label>
<addr-line>Center for Spatial Information Science, the University of Tokyo, Japan</addr-line>
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<aff id="aff7">
<label>7</label>
<addr-line>Department of Urban Engineering, the University of Tokyo, Japan</addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>19</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2025</year>
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<volume>XLVIII-4/W16-2025</volume>
<fpage>1</fpage>
<lpage>8</lpage>
<permissions>
<copyright-statement>Copyright: &#x000a9; 2025 Abdulrahman H. Alorabi et al.</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>2025</copyright-year>
<license license-type="open-access">
<license-p>This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this licence, visit <ext-link ext-link-type="uri"  xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</ext-link></license-p>
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<abstract>
<p>This study presents a data-driven framework for transforming high-density urban districts toward carbon neutrality through the integration of Generative Design (GD), Multi-Objective Optimization (MOO), and interactive Urban Digital Twins. Using Tokyo&amp;rsquo;s Nihonbashi District as a case study, the research addresses the challenge of retrofitting 154 existing buildings under spatial and regulatory constraints. Buildings are categorized into three retrofit strategies&amp;mdash;Reconstruction, Renovation, and Maintenance&amp;mdash;based on structural condition, building age, and energy performance. The proposed methodology consists of a three-stage process: (1) baseline performance assessment using Urban Building Energy Modeling (UBEM), (2) design generation and evaluation of alternative design scenarios via parametric modeling and optimization across four key criteria (Resilience, Energy Performance, Financial Feasibility, and Social Impact), and (3) real-time scenario exploration through an interactive digital twin&amp;rsquo;s interface. Additional modeling layers include occupancy analytics and renewable energy simulations. Results indicate that coordinated redevelopment and hybrid energy strategies could achieve significant reductions in energy use intensity (up to 99 kWh/m&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;/year) and support on-site generation (up to 42.5 kWh/m&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;/year). The framework provides a scalable approach for carbon-neutral urban regeneration that balances technical, environmental, and human-centered goals.</p>
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