Smart Building Architecture and Use Cases
Smart buildings today are not designed from the top down; rather, they are assembled from the bottom up. This is because IoT smart building systems are independently designed and implemented separately from each other. To achieve true smart building benefits, a top-down approach is needed to ensure all IoT systems work together.
In this chapter, we will begin by learning about what components comprise smart building architecture. We will quickly discover the challenges in developing the architecture and why some believe that it may never truly be implemented. Most initiatives are currently centered around solving specific issues, such as indoor air quality (IAQ), smart restrooms, and energy efficiency. One exception, however, is the Sinclair Hotel PoE building transformation, which will be discussed in this chapter. We will review use cases around each of the preceding issues that smart building architecture aims to solve.
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