Home automation as an example of construction innovation

Home automation can contribute to the health of (older) adults. Home automation covers a broad field of ‘intelligent’ electronic or mechanical devices in the home (domestic) environment. Realizing home automation is technically possible, though still not common. In this paper main influential factors for home-automation diffusion are identified...

Computerised intelligence in small scale home networks and beyond: opportunities for energy efficiency

In this report the possibility of realising smart applications usingmodern information and communication technologies on the residential scale is investigated from a number of viewpoints. The first viewpoint is a technological one emphasising the electronic hardware. Various possible processor and network architectures are discussed and...