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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

Asset location and tracking

The terms asset tracking and asset management are used interchangeably and refer to the process of keeping track of the physical items, devices, and equipment used to support the operations and maintenance of a building. Important information such as location, status, maintenance records, usage, and user manuals are often tracked along with an item. Inventory management can be performed automatically and in real time. Configuration management information can provide critical dependencies and relationship information. Assets can be monitored through their life cycle, providing building operators with useful long-term information.

The goals of an IoT-enabled asset-tracking solution are as follows:

  • Real-time location to save time and money looking for assets
  • Automation to eliminate manual processes and inventory management
  • Increased accountability
  • Improved security and loss prevention
  • Maximized utilization rates
  • Data collection...