This document summarizes a project to develop smart eco-districts in Washington DC using Internet of Things sensors. The project would scale an existing smart city project on Pennsylvania Avenue to connect four eco-districts with an open data system. In phase one, the plan is to add environmental sensor arrays to the Pennsylvania Avenue project and develop a sensor array prototype. In phase two, the goal is to complete pilot smart eco-district projects in each district, deploy an open data hub, and establish a sensor developer program for students.

1. Global City Teams Challenge
2016 Kickoff
November 12-13, 2015
Report Out: Smart Eco-Districts DC

2. Project Scope
• Description
– Scale Existing GCTC 2015 Project PA 2040
– Develop and Connect Four Eco Districts in DC
– Create an Open Data System to Share Data
• Potential Lead / Partners
– DC Net, DC IoT, NCPC, Downtown BID, DDOE,
Wash. COG
– GWU, Siemens, Phillips, Mont. County, Trimble,
FediFM/Onuma

3. IoT Capabilities on Pennsylvania Ave NW
PA 2040

4. Pennsylvania Avenue West of the White House – Concept Plan
Courtesy of KGP Design Studio
PA 2040

5. Project Approach
• Major Requirements / Actions
– Acquire or Build a Sensor Array (anyComm, Intel
Tool Kit, Array of Things?)
– Define an Open Data Hub (OCTO or GWU)
– Prioritize Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Goals
– Research Power Sources and Permitting Concerns

6. Project Approach
• Major Requirements / Actions
– Acquire or Build a Sensor Array (anyComm, Intel
Tool Kit, Array of Things?)
– Define an Open Data Hub (OCTO or GWU)
– Prioritize Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Goals
– Research Power Sources and Permitting Concerns

7. Performance Targets /Indicators
• Performance Targets/KPIs
– Reduce Building Energy Use (EUI’s) by X%
– Improve Air Quality Across the City
• Measurement Methods for Performance/KPIs
– EUI’s based on Existing Building performance Data
– Environment: Temperature, Humidity, Barometric
Pressure, Sound, Air Quality:
– NO2 (Nitrogen Dioxide): <2 ppb
– O3 (Ozone) < 5 ppb CO (Carbon Monoxide) < 1 ppm
SO2 (Sulfur Dioxide) < 15 ppb H2S (Hydrogen Sulfide)
< 2 ppb

8. Performance Targets /Indicators
Data Gathering Existing Conditions Data

9. Performance Targets /Indicators
Single Building Energy Analysis Sheets

10. Power Control and Status MonitorNode Control and
CommunicaNons:
Odroid-‐C1+(Linux)
In-‐Situ Processing*:
Odroid-‐XU4(Linux)
Air Quality:
NO2 (Nitrogen Dioxide): <2 ppb
O3 (Ozone) < 5 ppb
CO (Carbon Monoxide) < 1 ppm
SO2 (Sulfur Dioxide) < 15 ppb
H2S (Hydrogen Sulfide) < 2 ppb
Environment:
Temperature, Humidity, Barometric
Pressure, VibraKon, Sound,
Magnetometer, RF
*all images processed in-‐situand discarded
No images saved or transmi*ed.
Light/Visual:
Light, Infrared (surface
temperature, cloud
cover), 5MP HD
Camera*
Conceptual housing
designto be finalized
November 2015.
Sensors
(October 2015)
Open Source Resilient
Support Plaoorm
Sensor Array Urban and Green Spaces Node Configuration
(Oct. 2015)
Planned for 2016:
TOX (total oxidizing index) < 1 ppm
(CO equiv)
TOR (total reducing index) < 2 ppb
(NO2 equiv) HCHO
(Formaldehyde) VOC
(VolaFle Organic Compound) CH4
(Methane) PM 2.5
(ParFculate MaWer)
Open source node soXware and hardware design
©Argonne NaFonal Laboratory
Performance Targets /Indicators

11. Performance Targets /Indicators

12. Performance Targets /Indicators
Open Data Building Dash Board

13. Demonstration/Deployment
• Phase I Demonstration Scenario
– Complete PA 2040 with the Addition of Environmental
Sensor Arrays
– Develop Sensor Array Prototype
– Work with Educators to Teach Environmental Activism
through the Implementation of Smart Cities
• Phase II Deployment Scenario
– Complete the Smart Eco-District Pilots in each District
– Deploy an Open Data Eco-District Hub
– Establish a Sensor Developer Program at Phelps HS,
DCPS for Engineering Design and Construction.