Abstract
The recent years have witnessed an enormous growth of mobile services for energy management in buildings. However, these solutions are often proprietary, non-interoperable, and handle only a limited function, such as lighting, ventilation, or heating. To address these issues, we have developed an open platform that is an integrated energy management solution for buildings. It includes an ecosystem of mobile services and open APIs as well as protocols for the development of new services and products. Moreover, it has an adapter layer that enables the platform to interoperate with any building management system (BMS) or individual device. Thus, the platform makes it possible for third-party developers to produce mobile energy efficiency applications that will work independently of which BMS and devices are used in the building. To validate the platform, a number of services have been implemented and evaluated in existing buildings. This has been done in cooperation with energy companies and property owners, together with the residents and other users of the buildings. The platform, which we call Elis, has been made available as open source software under an MIT license.
Highlights
The growing demand for energy efficiency is a global trend in many areas, not least in buildings
It has an adapter layer that enables the platform to interoperate with any building management system (BMS) or individual device
We have developed an open platform called Elis that includes an ecosystem of mobile services and open APIs as well as protocols for the development of new services and products
Summary
The growing demand for energy efficiency is a global trend in many areas, not least in buildings. With increased urbanization, which in many countries coincides with a strong population growth, the energy demands in cities are difficult to meet unless action is taken [1]. Added to this are the well-known environmental problems of energy production and consumption. Politicians are well aware of this and take various measures. Since its inception in 2001, it has reached the halfway mark by taking simple measures such as additional insulation and timer control of lighting. There is a similar opportunity/challenge for private property
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