Energy Efficient Architecture

Module-2
S8
Marian College of Architect & Planning
Ar. Sunaina Mariam John
Syllabus- Module 2
• Introduction of Smart Buildings: Brief history of concept of
smart/intelligent buildings, Aims of smart buildings, Smart
buildings and energy efficiency.
• ICT in smart buildings.
• The driving factors of smart buildings: Positive financial
effects, energy conservation, greater systems functionality,
increasing needs, continuing evolution of technology.
What are Smart Buildings ?
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCuPx9shWT0
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuKNaGhZE2Y
What are Smart/Intelligent Buildings?
• A smart building is any structure that uses automated processes to
automatically control the building’s operations including heating,
ventilation, air conditioning, lighting, security and other systems.

• A smart building uses sensors, actuators and microchips, in order

to collect data and manage it according to a business’ functions and
services.

• At the most fundamental level, smart buildings make occupants

more productive with lighting, thermal comfort, air quality,
physical security, sanitation and more at lower costs and
environmental impact than buildings that are not connected

• It is a type of building that uses both technology and process to

create an environment that is safe, healthy and comfortable to
everyone.
• Smart Buildings can reduce annual energy costs by

4%

• Reduce annual operating costs by

12%
Difference between Smart buildings &
Ordinary buildings.
• Ordinary building: ordinary buildings there will be different room
conditions depending on the changes in the environmental
conditions.
• The traditional way to design and construct a building is to design,
install, and operate each system separately.
• The security system, communication system etc. are not coordinated
and automatically controlled by a computer workstation

• Intelligent buildings: intelligent building adjusts the inside functional

aspects such as lighting, ventilation, fire fighting, air conditioning
etc. automatically with the changes in environmental conditions
controlled by computer.
• The security system, communication system etc. are coordinated
and automatically controlled by a computer workstation.
Figure 1 Multiple proprietary building
systems.
The traditional way to
design and construct a
building is to design, install,
and operate each system
separately
Figure 2. Integrated building systems.
Intergrated System: During the operation of the
building, the building technology systems are
integrated horizontally among all subsystems as well
as vertically—allowing information and data about the
building's operation to be used by multiple individuals
occupying and managing the building
Brief History of Smart Buildings
• Smart buildings use technology designed to automate a building’s
energy systems and achieve greater energy efficiency.
• Building automation can be achieved on anything from electrical and
HVAC systems to appliances.
• Today, many builders incorporate smart building and automation
technologies into buildings to make them more sustainable,
comfortable, and secure.
• But where did the idea for smart buildings come from?
SMART BUILDINGS IN HISTORY
• While smart buildings may seem like a very modern concept, their
origins actually go pretty far back in history.
• Perhaps the first signs of an automated HVAC system came in the
17th century with Cornelis Drebbel. Drebbel created a mercury
thermostat that could automatically keep a space at a constant
temperature.
• His invention was one of the first feedback-controlled devices
known to history.
• He also developed the first known system of air conditioning, using
salt as a cooling agent.
• Then in the 18th century, René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, a
French scientist created a temperature-controlled incubator based
on Drebbel’s ideas and the thermometer that Réaumur invented.
• The rise of digital computers in the 20th century were also integral
to the advancements made in building automation technology,
resulting in the modern building automation that we see today.
SMART BUILDINGS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
• Technology for building automation and smart buildings has
skyrocketed since the start of the 21st century.
• The market for smart building technology continues to grow as more
and more business and homeowners see the benefits in adding
energy-efficient and sustainable systems to their structures.
• Today, smart building technology ranges from automated and
intelligent HVAC systems to identification security systems. Many
of these features can even be operated remotely from
smartphones, tablets, and computers.