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Internet of Things for Smart Buildings

You're reading from   Internet of Things for Smart Buildings Leverage IoT for smarter insights for buildings in the new and built environments

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781804619865
Length 306 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Harry G. Smeenk Harry G. Smeenk
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Table of Contents (22) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: Applications for Smart Buildings
2. Chapter 1: An Introduction to IoT and Smart Buildings FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Smart Building Operations and Controls 4. Chapter 3: First Responders and Building Safety 5. Chapter 4: How to Make Buildings Smarter with Smart Location 6. Chapter 5: Tenant Services and Smart Building Amenities 7. Part 2: Smart Building Architecture
8. Chapter 6: The Smart Building Ecosystem 9. Chapter 7: Smart Building Architecture and Use Cases 10. Chapter 8: Digital Twins – a Virtual Representation 11. Part 3: Building Your Smart Building Stack
12. Chapter 9: Smart Building IoT Stacks and Requirements 13. Chapter 10: Understanding Your Building’s Existing Smart Level and Systems 14. Chapter 11: Technology and Applications 15. Part 4: Building Sustainability for Contribution to Smart Cities
16. Chapter 12: A Roadmap to Your Smart Building Will Require Partners 17. Chapter 13: The Importance of Smart Buildings for Sustainability and the Environment 18. Chapter 14: Smart Buildings Lead to Smart Cities 19. Chapter 15: Smart Buildings on the Bleeding Edge 20. Index 21. Other Books You May Enjoy

Use case – PoE at the Sinclair Hotel

I toured the Sinclair Hotel and met with Sinclair Holdings’ president and developer, Farukh Aslam, while it was transforming to become one of the smartest buildings in the world. Now open, this massive undertaking is the first of its kind using PoE to power everything, and it is the first building in the world to power itself.

Built in 1929 in Fort Worth, Texas, US, this 17-story building originally served as the corporate headquarters for Sinclair Oil and later transformed into the Sinclair Hotel with 164 rooms. Located in the Art Deco district and needing a major renovation, the developers and owners of this 90-year-old building wanted to retain its unique facade and art deco interior, while making it ecologically sound.

Farukh and his team installed PoE technology and redesigned traditional equipment to run on low voltage to power lights, shades, curtains, windows, smart mirrors, hairdryers, minibars, TVs, AC units, exercise...

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