Title :
From Buildings to Smart Buildings—Sensing and Actuation to Improve Energy Efficiency
Author :
Weng, Thomas ; Agarwal, Yuvraj
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
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.
Keywords :
HVAC; energy conservation; intelligent actuators; intelligent sensors; intelligent structures; structural engineering; HVAC system; IT equipment; actuation framework; commercial buildings; energy efficiency; energy footprint reduction; energy savings; energy use breakdown; modern building; plug loads; smart buildings; Green buildings; Sensors; Servers; Smart buildings; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; Energy-aware Buildings; Smart-Buidlings;
Journal_Title :
Design & Test of Computers, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MDT.2012.2211855
