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Energy-saving technologies for conventional dwellings: A ‘whole house’ concept
The ‘whole house’ concept is rarely applied to individual dwellings. A loosely connected collection of stand-alone systems provided by different manufacturers without any interconnection is currently the norm. Most dwellings contain basic controls for heating and lighting. With the ‘whole house’ concept electronic control systems needing only basic skills to install and maintain can give occupants an ongoing overview of their energy use and facilitate minor changes in habit/lifestyle. The effects and lifetime of these control systems will improve if they include the ability to be reprogrammed by the user to take into account future upgrades or a change in energy supply. Lifestyle and occupation patterns directly affect energy saving. It is concluded that a whole-house control system that is practical, cost effective, future proof and easy to use is viable but that it could not utilize a single-processor design. Instead, a hierarchical system is proposed that presents the possibility of a simple, future-proof whole-house control system that will accept inputs that are not specified at the time of installation.
Energy-saving technologies for conventional dwellings: A ‘whole house’ concept
The ‘whole house’ concept is rarely applied to individual dwellings. A loosely connected collection of stand-alone systems provided by different manufacturers without any interconnection is currently the norm. Most dwellings contain basic controls for heating and lighting. With the ‘whole house’ concept electronic control systems needing only basic skills to install and maintain can give occupants an ongoing overview of their energy use and facilitate minor changes in habit/lifestyle. The effects and lifetime of these control systems will improve if they include the ability to be reprogrammed by the user to take into account future upgrades or a change in energy supply. Lifestyle and occupation patterns directly affect energy saving. It is concluded that a whole-house control system that is practical, cost effective, future proof and easy to use is viable but that it could not utilize a single-processor design. Instead, a hierarchical system is proposed that presents the possibility of a simple, future-proof whole-house control system that will accept inputs that are not specified at the time of installation.
Energy-saving technologies for conventional dwellings: A ‘whole house’ concept
Addy, Pat (author) / Webb, Dave (author)
Intelligent Buildings International ; 3 ; 32-40
2011-01-01
9 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
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Energy Saving Technologies for Conventional Dwellings – A ‘Whole House’ Concept
| Springer Verlag | 2011
Energy Saving Technologies for Conventional Dwellings - A `Whole House' Concept
| British Library Conference Proceedings | 2011
| Online Contents | 2000
| British Library Online Contents | 2000