Smart Energy Efficient Buildings - A Living Lab Approach

Marco Jahn, Edoardo Patti, Andrea Acquaviva

2013

Abstract

In this paper we provide an overview of current research trends, challenges and issues in the domain of smart energy efficient buildings. Based on current research and literature we discuss topics like technology integration, semantic interoperability, automation, and the importance of considering user needs. Furthermore, we introduce a living lab approach, which allows us to conduct research on these topics in a real smart building environment. This living lab is a system for enabling smart energy efficient building applications based on a middleware approach. We describe the software design and the real-world deployment of this system in ten rooms of a university and eight rooms of an office building.

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Jahn M., Patti E. and Acquaviva A. (2013). Smart Energy Efficient Buildings - A Living Lab Approach . In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Smart Grids and Green IT Systems - Volume 1: SMARTGREENS, ISBN 978-989-8565-55-6, pages 171-176. DOI: 10.5220/0004409001710176


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@conference{smartgreens13,
author={Marco Jahn and Edoardo Patti and Andrea Acquaviva},
title={Smart Energy Efficient Buildings - A Living Lab Approach},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Smart Grids and Green IT Systems - Volume 1: SMARTGREENS,},
year={2013},
pages={171-176},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004409001710176},
isbn={978-989-8565-55-6},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Smart Grids and Green IT Systems - Volume 1: SMARTGREENS,
TI - Smart Energy Efficient Buildings - A Living Lab Approach
SN - 978-989-8565-55-6
AU - Jahn M.
AU - Patti E.
AU - Acquaviva A.
PY - 2013
SP - 171
EP - 176
DO - 10.5220/0004409001710176