Abstract
The built environment offers the Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) research and commercial communities, potentially, the best set of applications yet, in terms of market size, revenue and strength of the business cases. The merits of using WSNs, however, to routinely perform empirical evaluations of old and new building stock have not been, as yet, fully appreciated by the domain's specialists (developers, construction contractors, surveyors, stock owners/users and regulatory bodies). It is hypothesised here that, in spite of their technological suitability, evident ability to generate vast amounts of data and commercial readiness, WSNs success (and thus their adoption) as tools for the built environment relies on negotiating the data to knowledge gap. The paper proposes a number of empirical metrics for holistic assessment of stock performance in terms of its heating and cooling systems, fabric and estimated occupant comfort. The metrics were developed iteratively in consultation with built environment practitioners.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Clean Technology 2011 : bioenergy, renewables, storage, grid, waste and sustainability |
Subtitle of host publication | technical proceedings of the 2011 CTSI Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries Conference and Expo |
Editors | M. Laudon, B. Romanowicz |
Place of Publication | Boston, MA |
Publisher | CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group |
Pages | 353-358 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781439881897 |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | CTSI Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries Conference and Expo, Clean Technology 2011 - Boston, United States Duration: 13 Jun 2011 → 16 Jun 2011 |
Conference
Conference | CTSI Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries Conference and Expo, Clean Technology 2011 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Boston |
Period | 13/06/11 → 16/06/11 |
Keywords
- WSN
- Built Environment
- Energy Performance
- Occupant Comfort
- Metrics