Abstract The Internet of Things (IoT) has unprecedentedly entangled the physical world with
cyber technologies and its integration with building infrastructure (BI) is no different …

Building energy consumption accounts for 30%–45% of the global energy demand. With an
ever-increasing world population, it has now become essential to minimize the energy …

In the event of fires and other hazards, visual guidance systems that support evacuation are
critical for the safety of individuals. Current visual guidances for evacuations are typically …

Buildings have in recent years been the target of a number of energy efficiency improvement
strategies given that they are a major energy end-use sector in most countries. Whilst new …

One of the main global challenges in the last few years has been to improve energy
efficiency. In this area, the residential sector is responsible for a considerable proportion of …

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a new paradigm consisting of heterogeneous entities that
communicate with each other by sending and receiving messages in heterogeneous formats …

SnowFort, an open source wireless sensor network (WSN) for data analytics, is proposed for
monitoring infrastructure and environment. The wireless sensing unit is optimized to be low …

The development of new smart objects for the sensing and actuation of a given place or
environment led both the academia and industry to research and propose new protocols …

Inefficient building systems and a lack of building controls in existing buildings with legacy
systems lead to increased energy consumption and reduced thermal comfort. Recent …

Energy saving has become a major concern for the developed society of our days. This
paper presents a Wireless Sensor and Actuator Network (WSAN) designed to provide …