Abstract
Building in higher education institutions (HEIs) are characterized as energy intensive Experience from practice showing large discrepancies between predicted and actual energy performance. The deviation can sometimes reach 100%. Explanations often originate from occupant’s behaviour along with building operation. IoT-based smart tools can provide extensive information about building usage to improve the building management, often associates with opportunities, for significant energy saving. The analysis in this study investigate space use based on occupancy and booking information in eight different lecture rooms at Umeå University. The results suggest interventions for significant saving potentials, such as modification of access permission and closing down redundant lecture rooms.
Highlights
Emerging information technologies can offer cost savings and environmental sustainability to the building sector through novel management and control strategies
Comprehensive space use assessment becomes possible within a smart campus, which is equipped with smart tools
The lecture rooms in the investigated building at Umeå University that were found underused in our study provide opportunity to improve space use efficiency to reduce costs and environmental footprint
Summary
Emerging information technologies can offer cost savings and environmental sustainability to the building sector through novel management and control strategies. Internet of things (IoT) is the integration of several technologies to provide smart services in smart environments [1]. Applications of IoT in academic environments associate with the concept of ‘smart campus’ can improve the student learning experience, campus security and operational efficiency [2]. Its application is relatively more targeted towards efficient use of space [3]. Space management can prevent squandering of space that lead to attractive return on investment. Optimization of space use may lead to direct savings on energy and other services in addition to preventing the unnecessary new constructions. The information of space utilization is useful for strategic planning to identify demand for certain type of spaces [4]
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