Abstract
The IoT-enabled smart building paradigm is becoming a reality, accelerated by recent improvements in digital technologies (e.g., machine learning/artificial intelligence, sensors, edge and cloud computing, storage capabilities, communication capabilities, etc.). This paradigm is expected to contribute solutions and help mitigate some of our most pressing urbanization and climate issues. This chapter briefly discusses those issues and how the application of smart buildings may help address them. It then reviews current sensing capabilities as well as domain of applications and challenges associated with smart technologies and discusses new opportunities brought by this paradigm. Finally, this chapter addresses the need for interoperability of smart buildings and smart cities.
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Heidary, R., Prasad Rao, J., Pinon Fischer, O.J. (2023). Smart Buildings in the IoT Era – Necessity, Challenges, and Opportunities. In: Fathi, M., Zio, E., Pardalos, P.M. (eds) Handbook of Smart Energy Systems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72322-4_115-1
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