IoT will drive the future of buildings
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has long been considered the leading authority studying and defining the impact of technology, energy, and data analytics on buildings. They worked very closely with their partners, academia, industry leaders, and the US Department of Energy to develop a 2022 report titled A Vision for Future Buildings, which begins to envision what buildings will be like in 100 years.
Figure 15.7 – PNNL vision characteristics (image courtesy of PNNL)
This integrated and coherent vision identified five characteristics and targets for achieving future building goals. They are as follows:
- Occupants: Systems are optimized for occupant expectations and behavior to deliver personalized environments and improve occupants’ health and well-being. Biometric data captured with IoT sensors will learn occupant preferences to automatically make adjustments to an individual...
