SMART BUILDINGS

Catalog description

This course explores the application of Internet of things (IoT) to homes, buildings and campuses. Ways to monitor, analyze and control actuators in buildings are investigated. Methods and rationale are studied for communication of building-related data with cloud servers for storage, analytics, and communication of status and alerts with stakeholders. Beneficial functions of smart buildings will be discussed with relation to energy efficiency, utilization of resources, responsiveness, and security. Students will utilize protocols, programming languages and technology for smart building applications. Students will investigate case studies related to smart buildings and present their findings to the class. (3 credits)