From Buildings to Smart Buildings-Sensing and Actuation to Improve Energy Efficiency

A holistic approach to reducing the energy footprint of large commercial buildings is proposed. A detailed energy use breakdown within a modern building is presented, leading to the key insight that, in addition to the HVAC system, the energy used by miscellaneous plug loads which include IT equipme...

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Published in:IEEE design & test of computers 2012-08, Vol.29 (4), p.36-44
Main Authors: Weng, T., Agarwal, Y.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Actuation
Breakdown
Construction
Control systems
Design engineering
Energy use
Energy-aware Buildings
Footprints
Green buildings
Information technology
Sensors
Servers
Smart buildings
Smart-Buidlings
Wireless communication
Wireless sensor networks
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Summary:A holistic approach to reducing the energy footprint of large commercial buildings is proposed. A detailed energy use breakdown within a modern building is presented, leading to the key insight that, in addition to the HVAC system, the energy used by miscellaneous plug loads which include IT equipment must also be addressed. An actuation framework is proposed to control plug-loads and the HVAC system for energy savings.
ISSN:0740-7475
2168-2356
1558-1918
2168-2364
DOI:10.1109/MDT.2012.2211855