A new definition of intelligent buildings for Asia

Abstract

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Energy intelligent buildings based on user activity: A survey

“…Nevertheless, both definitions also call attention to the benefit of the managers and the environmental and economic impact of creating desired indoor environment. Therefore, an intelligent building can be comprised of 10 'Quality Environment Modules (QEM)' (M1M10) [10]. The 'QEM' (M1-M10) includes:…”

Assessing the smartness of buildings

“…This objective is reached since these buildings "decide" the most efficient way to provide with an appropriate environment for its occupants (Loveday et al, 1997). In particular the deployment of ICT solutions for home automation, heating and cooling and facility management allows for more productive and cost effective ownership (So et al, 1999), such as through users comfort solutions and the optimization of energy consumption (Nguyen and Aiello, 2013).The goal is to achieve the optimal combination of comfort and energy consumption , and therefore improve the performance of the building. The complexity of buildings is more and more increasing, thus an integrated system to monitor buildings functionalities, such as energy consumption, is required (Marinakis et al, 2013).…”

How Do Smart Building Projects Define and Deliver Value? A Classification of Business Modelling Characteristics to Support Design and Development

“…Buildings are increasingly integrating technological systems in order to become "smart" (Arditi et al, 2015). Modern information and communication technologies allow the integration of control platforms to monitor and control buildings' infrastructures (Minoli et al, 2017) providing for a more efficient and cost-effective building ownership (So et al 1999) and a more comfortable living experience by achieving the optimal combination of comfort and resource consumption (Chen et al, 2013) (Kwon et al, 2014). Intelligent solutions can be implemented in order to remotely control monitoring and automating the operations, performances and consumptions of a building HVAC system (Kolokotsa et al2011), with the goal of reducing energy, eliminate wastes and improve comfort (Weng and Agarwal 2012).…”