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Internet of Things for Smart Buildings

By : Harry G. Smeenk
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Book Image

Internet of Things for Smart Buildings

5 (1)
By: Harry G. Smeenk

Overview of this book

Imagine working in a building with smart features and tenant applications that allow you to monitor, manage, and control every aspect of your user experience. Internet of Things for Smart Buildings is a comprehensive guide that will help you achieve that with smart building architecture, ecosystems, technologies, and key components that create a smart building. In this book, you’ll start by examining all the building systems and applications that can be automated with IoT devices. You’ll learn about different apps to improve efficiency, reduce consumption, and improve occupant satisfaction. You’ll explore IoT sensors, devices, computing platforms, analytics software, user interfaces, and connectivity options, along with common challenges you might encounter while developing the architecture. You’ll also discover how to piece different components together to develop smart buildings with the help of use cases and examples and get to grips with the various IoT stacks. After finding out where to start developing the requirements for your project, you’ll uncover a recommended methodology to understand your current building systems and a process for determining what needs to be modified, along with new technology requirements. By the end of the book, you’ll be able to design and build your own smart building initiative, turning your city into a smart city with one building at a time.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Part 1: Applications for Smart Buildings
7
Part 2: Smart Building Architecture
11
Part 3: Building Your Smart Building Stack
15
Part 4: Building Sustainability for Contribution to Smart Cities

Remote monitoring and management

COVID-19 disrupted facilities management operations and forced facility managers to figure out how IoT technology could help them manage their buildings from a distance. Significant efficiencies and full asset visibility can be achieved along with real-time alerts to provide an overview of information for decision-making. Almost any physical device can be fitted with an IoT sensor and monitored remotely.

Smart sensors help facilities managers to keep properties in good working order and free up engineers to then take on more complex tasks. Other sensors can flag risks, such as burglaries, gas leaks, or poor indoor air quality. Remote dashboard monitoring delivers real-time data to identify issues at a much earlier stage. Some systems use machine learning to automatically adjust and redefine maintenance plans to prolong the life of the appliances.

The benefits of a remote monitoring system are as follows:

  • The visibility of a building’...