What is it about?
Smart is a term that is being applied to buildings more and more. In this paper, we have searched academic and industrial literature to learn from the past progression of buildings to define a smart building at a high level.
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Why is it important?
A lack of clarity in definition within building buzz words creates a hole into which many have fallen in the past. This paper allows for the term "smart" to be justified when applied to a building description or tender and therefore move beyond a simple marketing term.
Perspectives
There's still a lot of debate in this area, especially around the differentiation between intelligent and smart buildings. I believe it is important to clarify in order to build the ladder of progression.
Mr Alex H Buckman
University of Sheffield
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This page is a summary of: What is a Smart Building?, Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, September 2014, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/sasbe-01-2014-0003.
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