## 3 Materials and Methods  
A holistic definition of SBE paradigm requires the understanding of the concept of _smart_ as the ability to learn from empirical data, generate knowledge and rules, and adapt responses accordingly to that empirical data. This necessitates integrating capabilities to measure environmental and usage variables, standardise data, analyse it for decision-making, and implement decisions in management, regulation, and maintenance systems. This knowledge must be processed to generate added value, transforming data into actionable insights that improve the overall performance and sustainability of the SBE. This initial definition should be complemented by various key topics grouped into four categories: digitalization (sensorization, measurement, technological infrastructure, data); management (cost-effectiveness, high performance, functionality, management, monitoring); environment (construction regulations, building quality, installations); and users (advanced societies, habitat, cultural context, social vulnerability) [28]. These diverse considerations highlight the multifaceted nature of the SBE and the need for a holistic approach to its development and implementation [29]. Therefore, the SBE paradigm should be extended to include several intelligences:* Intelligent sustainable eco-design: Based on cultural and contextual criteria, including economic and ecological sustainability, smart architecture should strive for harmony with nature by responding to its physical laws and utilising its resources efficiently [30]. This approach emphasises that smart design extends beyond hardware and software to encompass broader contextual considerations, ensuring that the SBE contributes to a sustainable future;
* Intelligent contextual technology: Technology within SBE should be contextual and situated, combining existing technologies with the specific operating conditions of the SBE. Architecture relates its ways of building with its adaptability to the environment and its expression of cultural values. This context responds to a given boundary condition: the climatic situation, the available energy, the accessible materials, etc. This emphasises the need for technology to be integrated thoughtfully and respectfully within the SBE framework, intrinsically linked to how intelligence understands (within each culture) the relationship between building and environment, between living and being on Earth [31];
* Intelligent adaptive performance of buildings: The architectural configuration and utilisation of facilities should respond to the unique experiences of living in and with spaces in a specific location. Modern societies conduct most (work, personal, leisure) activities inside buildings. As current needs are dynamic and rapidly changing, buildings should adapt to these changes beyond simple maintenance or scheduling of services. This adaptability represents an inclusive form of intelligence, ensuring that SBE remains responsive to the evolving needs of its occupants [32];
* Intelligent inspiration and augmentation of occupants: The capacity to positively influence and maximise human creativity and intellect is crucial. As [PERSON] stated, _'we shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us'_. Understanding the buildings should reflect a new relationship with nature. From this perspective, the SBE can intensify the relationship between inhabiting and environment. This can be performed by increasing knowledge of building behaviour through technology. This knowledge transcends a physical approach, encompassing how buildings respond to physical constraints, boundary conditions, and resource utilisation. It emerges from technology to empower creative solutions with intelligent capabilities and functionalities, influencing the well-being of people and the environment. This acquired knowledge should provide an intellectually enhanced understanding of the environment and the space we occupy, fostering a deeper connection between humans and the SBE [33].