Abstract
As an ingenious efficient environment, smart buildings can be considered as essential constituents for energy conservation. That is, in today's energy demands upsurges and energy sources degradation, the idea of the smart home building has a major implication on improving the living environment along with cutting down on energy consumptions. Therefore, this study investigates the energy conservation theme in Amman, Jordan in terms of opportunities and challenges vs. renewable energy technology. This study was based on interviews with the expert (academics, professionals architects, and electrical engineers, in addition to employees in Electrical companies) aiming to identify the problematic gap in designing theoretical analysis of a smart automated building based on collaboration work between Electrical and Architectural Engineering. From an Electrical Engineering point of view, automated control building systems can provide efficient means of comfort, sustainable habitat environment, and energy conservation as a building advantage. Such a scheme can be accomplished through automated control software (LabView), sensors, network infrastructure, logic design, and mechanical actuators. Meanwhile, from an architecture point of view, passive design strategies can reduce energy consumption along with public awareness for building users. This was implemented through simulation for base case building showing the integration between architectural and electrical systems through using a hybrid system. As a result, this new building automation design will help reducing energy consumption by controlling light fixtures, air-condition, water pumps, and many more appliances. The design guidelines, once formulated and enacted, will guarantee energy conservation qualitatively which will serve as a proposed guideline for enhancing buildings' regulation and codes.Keywords: Energy Conservation, Sustainable Strategy, Smart Building, Indoor Built Environment.JEL Classifications: Q2, Q3, Q4DOI: https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.11717
Highlights
The indoor environment has a significant contribution effect on human wellbeing since they spend most of their time indoors
The collected data from participated respondents showed that the stakeholders are aware of energy conservation significance, as well as are passionate and willing to cooperate with governmental institutions to propose strategies and regulations to facilitate practice
The continuous growth of energy consumption affects negatively on stability of electric current. This was noticed clearly through COVID-19 in Jordan where people stay home longer hours and using more energy which leads to blackout in terms of time and zone and leads to being dropped out of work, study, or any activities involved.The academics and electrical engineers highlighted opportunities for implementing different techniques that would reduce energy consumption such as installing a programmable thermostat, replacing traditional light bulbs with the new technology of LED, an embedded sensor for smart control, using energy-efficient appliances, and smart power strips
Summary
The indoor environment has a significant contribution effect on human wellbeing since they spend most of their time indoors. Children and the elderly spend most of their time in closed doors (homes, daycare, and senior homes) due to today’s lifestyle, which has significantly impacted through quarantine of COVID-I9. As a result, this may explain the growing attention towards better indoor environment quality and its influence on users’ wellbeing. Human wellbeing is connected with senses related to comfort level at thermal, visual/lighting, sound, ergonomics, and air quality dimensions De Dear et al (2013). Achieving these comfort parameters can be done through two methods
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
