The goal of the SEEMPubS project is to define a methodology, easily reproducible in different European realities, to reduce CO2 emissions by realizing a smart ICT system for the monitoring and control of energy consumption in existing public buildings and spaces, even historical ones. In order to tune such a system, a parametric model has been realized and different tests are in progress to optimize the interoperable data exchange process. In parallel, other tests are in progress to make the data related to energy consumption available to the different users in real through the use of a Web Portal, QR Codes and Augmented Reality.

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Anna Osello
The Smart Energy Efficient Middleware
for Public Spaces Project

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Contents
The SEEMPubS project
Objectives and expected impacts
The demonstrator: the Politecnico di Torino Campus
The HVAC and lighting control system
Implementation of the Intelligent Control System
The software infrastructure
The building information model
The Building Management System
The need for data standardization
Data usage: QR Code, Virtual and Augmented Reality
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The SEEMPubS project
EU Call: EeB.ICT.2010.10‐2 ‐ ICT for energy‐efficient buildings and spaces of public use
Start Date: September 1, 2010
Duration: 36 months
Coordinator: Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Estimated indicative person months: 436,4
Total cost: 4.1 MEuro
Total funding: 2.9 MEuro
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Politecnico di Torino Italy
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Belgium
Universitè Claude Bernard Lyon 1 France
Centro Ricerche Fiat Italy
Fraunhofer FIT Germany
Istituto Superiore Mario Boella Italy
ST Microelectronics Italy
CNet Svenska AB Sweden
Sinovia SA France
EniServizi Italy
UniversityResearch
Center
Industry
and SME
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Objectives and expected impacts
SEEMPubS addresses energy and CO2 footprint reduction in existing public buildings
and spaces without significant constructions works, by an intelligent ICT‐based
service‐based monitoring and management of energy consumption.
1. To develop an integrated electronic system and interoperable web‐based
software solution for real‐time energy performance monitoring and control of
lighting, heating, ventilation and air conditioning services through wireless sensor
networks in existing buildings and open public spaces.
2. To significantly raise people’s awareness for energy efficiency in public spaces
basing on the management philosophy of the integrated facility. The system will
provide multidimensional visualization of parameters of building operations and
data sharing from energy‐consuming equipment and appliances.
3. To define standards (such as ISO) and a model for existing buildings and public
spaces in Europe starting from the most significant research results achieved
through project.
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Objectives and expected impacts
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Objectives and expected impacts
The expected project impact is in accordance with the European
Commission directives:
• Contribute to the opening of a market for ICT‐based customized
solutions integrating numerous products from different vendors and
offering services from design of integrated systems to the operation and
maintenance phases.
• Establish a collaboration framework between the ICT and the building
industry aimed at exploiting opportunities for the development of ICT‐
based systems in compliance with the Energy Performance of Buildings
Directive.
• Reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions, in line with the policy
framework for facilitating the transition to an energy‐efficient and low‐
carbon economy through ICT.
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The demonstrator: the Politecnico di Torino Campus
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and Cittadella Politecnica
Valentino Castle
Main Campus
The campus of Politecnico di Torino
is the demonstrator of SEEMPubS.
http://seempubs.polito.it/
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The demonstrator: the Politecnico di Torino Campus
To optimize the SEEMPubS activities, six representative Rooms (Test Rooms) were
selected within the demonstrator and for each of them a new BMS is designed based
on a specific sensor network infrastructure. Similarly, six twin Rooms (Reference
Rooms) were selected to compare all data during the research period.1
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At the same time as the choice
of the Rooms a detailed survey
was started to define the state
of the art of the campus
buildings and in particular of
the 12 selected Rooms.
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The HVAC and lighting control system
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a modular and
flexible
architecture …
… that could be integrated with the existing BMS
system and adds new functionalities and a more
accurate control and monitoring capabilities to a room’s
lighting and heating/cooling needs.
Lighting Control
Strategies
time switching
presence detection
daylight exploitation
shading regulation
In SEEMPubS a single strategy or a
combination of them will be used
in each selected rooms depending
on the features of the rooms in
terms of daylaight availability,
activities carried out in, working
hours, number of users, absence
probability, etc.
Possible HW architecture
implementation
Wired solution
Wireless solution
Heating/cooling
Strategies
Heat for winter
‐ Upper control
‐ Minimum power
‐ Lower control
‐ Recovery at maximum power
A new HW
architecture
description for
lighting and
heating/cooling
monitoring and
control has
been defined
based on:
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Implementation of the Intelligent Control System
Wireless devices architecture:
for the historical rooms in Valentino Castle
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Implementation of the Intelligent Control System
Wired & Wireless devices architecture: for modern
buildings where Desigo BMS was already partially
installed.
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The software infrastructure
The control system architecture based on the LinkSmart middleware has been under
implementation.
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The building information model
The building information model of the Politecnico campus is a semantic
representation of each building and of the associated services.
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Architectural model
HVAC and lighting model
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The building information model
Since SEEMPubS focuses on achieving energy efficiency in existing buildings through
the use of ICT, an essential component of the research is represented by the energy
simulations with BIM methodology based on interoperability.
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Revit
Architecture
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3ds Max Ecotect
Daysim
Radiance
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The Building Management System
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The need for data standardization
Due to the complexity and the heterogeneity
of the architectural technologies and solutions,
only collaborative research based on standards
can help the AEC&FM industry to solve the
present problems.
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Data usage: QR Code, Virtual and Augmented Reality
An integrated use of QR Code, Model, Virtual and Augmented Reality for real data
display is under testing.
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Room
identification
by QR Code
3D model
visualization in
the middle of
the room
(ArchiBUS ID)
HVAC and lighting not
visible model systems
Plugwise
data
Real time energy data
and sensors
MODEL
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Home
Model
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Contact
anna.osello@polito.it
http://seempubs.polito.it