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Building Management Model Considering Demand Response and Occupancy Data
Spínola, João; Garcia, Óscar; Catalina, Jorge; Guevara, Fabio; Faria, Pedro; Vale, ZitaThe recursive implementation of smart grid measures in the current energy systems, introduces demand-side resources to new concepts that require their active participation and management. However, these management systems often don’t consider a human factor, i.e. the features that effect the personal comfort of each person, e.g. the lighting, air conditioning, appliances in a given space. In this way, the prese...
Use of Context-aware Social Computing to Improve Energy Efficiency in Public Bu...
García, Óscar; Alonso, Ricardo S.; Guevara, Fabio; Paz, Juan F. de; Villarrubia, Gabriel; Corchado, Juan M.; Abrishambaf, Omid; Vale, ZitaThe promotion of changes in users’ behaviors with the aim of saving energy consumption in public buildings is a complex task that requires the use of multiple technologies. In this sense, context-aware technologies such as Wireless Sensor Networks and Real-Time Locating Systems, along with the use of Collaborative Learning, Virtual Organizations of Agents and Social Computing, provide a great potential for the ...