Smart Building Operations and Controls

A building is comprised of many systems, each operating independently, and most are not connected or communicating with each other. These siloed systems include mechanical, lighting, electrical, energy, plumbing, ventilation, heating, and air conditioning, to name a few. In Chapter 1, An Introduction to IoT and Smart Buildings, we imagined what it would be like working in a smart building and discovered smart solutions in almost every function of the building’s infrastructure comprised of these systems.

Building a smart building starts with making some or all these systems smart with IoT sensors, actuators, controllers, and devices. They are then connected via a communication network, and data is delivered to a computing platform located on-premises or in the cloud. These systems are monitored, measured, controlled, and optimized using smart building solutions. Data analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence computing can...