TY - JOUR
T1 - What is an intelligent building? Analysis of recent interpretations from an international perspective
AU - Ghaffarianhoseini, Amirhosein
AU - Berardi, Umberto
AU - Al Waer, Husam
AU - Chang, Seongju
AU - Halawa, Edward
AU - Ghaffarianhoseini, Ali
AU - Clements-Croome, Derek
N1 - This research was partially supported by a grant [14RERPB090024-01] from Residential Environment Research Program funded by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Korean government.
PY - 2016/9/2
Y1 - 2016/9/2
N2 - In recent years, the notion of intelligent buildings (IBs) has become increasingly popular due to their potentials for deploying design initiatives and emerging technologies towards maximized occupants’ comfort and well-being with sustainable design. However, various definitions, interpretations and implications regarding the essence of IBs exist. Various key performance indicators (KPIs) of IBs have been proposed in different contexts. This study explores the notion of IBs and presents an analysis of their main constituents. Through a comparison of these constituents in different contexts, this study aims to extract the common features of IBs leading to an evolved definition which could be useful as a reference framework for design, evaluation, and development of future IBs. Findings also scrutinize the long run benefits of IBs, while demonstrating the constraints and challenges of the current international interpretations.
AB - In recent years, the notion of intelligent buildings (IBs) has become increasingly popular due to their potentials for deploying design initiatives and emerging technologies towards maximized occupants’ comfort and well-being with sustainable design. However, various definitions, interpretations and implications regarding the essence of IBs exist. Various key performance indicators (KPIs) of IBs have been proposed in different contexts. This study explores the notion of IBs and presents an analysis of their main constituents. Through a comparison of these constituents in different contexts, this study aims to extract the common features of IBs leading to an evolved definition which could be useful as a reference framework for design, evaluation, and development of future IBs. Findings also scrutinize the long run benefits of IBs, while demonstrating the constraints and challenges of the current international interpretations.
KW - Intelligent Buildings
KW - Key performance indicators (KPIs)
KW - Intelligence
KW - Sustainable building
U2 - 10.1080/00038628.2015.1079164
DO - 10.1080/00038628.2015.1079164
M3 - Article
VL - 59
SP - 338
EP - 357
JO - Architectural Science Review
JF - Architectural Science Review
SN - 0003-8628
IS - 5
ER -