Challenges and opportunities of Smart Buildings

1. ESITLUS ARENDUSKESKUSELE 22.04.2014
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2. Development of Building Automation solutions in the world
Allikas: http://www.ebasee.com/en/solution_list.aspx?parentId=11
1. Concept of automation:
Sensor – Brain/Controller –
Actuator, feedback loop
2. Automation linked to:
persons – appliances - buildings –
citys
3. Benefits from automation:
1. Reduction of energy
consumption/spending ca
10-30%
2. Increased comfort
3. Increased security 2

3. Technological basis of Smart Buildings
The main challenge – how to unite all systems under one umbrella integrating all sensors and actuators using
different standards and softwares?
Allikas: www.vorguvara.ee; Nutimaja.ee3

4. The main challenges and opportunities in Intelligent/Smart Buildings
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Area Challenge Opportunity
Auto-
mation
Market of automation solutions is not
transparent and develops quickly
Center tests different solutions and producers/users get
feedback about real results of application of the solutions
Auto-
mation
Estonian wooden house exporters hold top
ranking in Europe by sales volume, but have
not yet included smart solutions into their
offering
Development of the building automation offering in the form
of Basic solution, Advanced solution and Tailor made solution
pack for wooden house producers
Auto-
mation
Knowledge about application possibilities of
Building Automation solutions is not yet clear
Competence Center develops comprehensive training
program covering various aspects of building automation like
how to unite interior design and modern switches etc.
BIM Popularity of Building Information Modeling
(BIM) is growing, but information exchange
between architect, builder and maintenance
organisations is still in early phase
Center has initiated a project to develop better information
exchange between building process and maintenance
Health Automated building induces several
magnetic fields and radio waves, which
might have influence on users health
Ideas are in development phase to start to measure health
implications of automation solutions in cooperation with one
Norwegian clinic
Health Automation solutions for elderly care are
used mostly in form of emergency buttons
Center has done research of emergency buttons and prepares
the next project to develop cost efficient solutions for elderly

5. Focus areas of Rakvere Smart Buildings Competence Center
Smart Buildings competence does not include building process as such, construction physics,
building or demolition technologies, production of building materials or their physical properties
Before building:
Smart planning of
building using Building
Information Modeling
(BIM)
After building:
Integrated facilities
management based on
Building Information
Modeling (BIM)
In buildings: Smartly planned and integrally
managed buildings with home/office appliances
meeting ordinary and elderly users requirements in
environmentally friendly way
Applications of Smart
City solutions for users
and for management
of buildings incl IoT

6. Description of the test environment
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1. Laboratory of management of the whole nearly-
zero-energy-building including solar panels, energy
wells, heating and cooling system
2. Laboratory of software and system integration
3. Double facade test system including triple system of
curtains - outside, between facade and inside
4. Smart flat equipped with separate automation
system independent from other parts of the building
5. Test area of solutions for elderly care
6. Test area of health implications of building systems
7. Test system of technical solutions for historical
heritage building
8. Test system of stormwater collection and utilisation
in the building
9. Demonstration room for automation solutions

7. Thank you for attention!
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Rakvere, June 26th, 2015