Electrical installation & energy efficiency

Let me sum-up what was discussed in previous articles about intelligent building:
> no building automation ==> high energy consumption
> fully automatic building ==> occupants can’t adapt their environment to their comfort needs, feel “trapped” by the system and may thus become less productive

So is there a solution to reach both occupant comfort needs and energy efficiency ?

Yes, but the right balance is not easy to find …

how to find the best balance between automatic building and occupants comfort?

(more…)

I wrote this article to react to the previous post called “My office: a 100% intelligent building!” where Mr Steve Tettoc describes how great his new intelligent building is. His building, where everything is fully automatic and occupants have no control on their environment, seems really crazy to me.

And honestly I wonder if Mr Tettoc, and the visitors who commented that they thought it is a bright idea, have a real field experience of how things evolve in such buildings after a few years, and what their occupants really think about it.

angry occupant in intelligent building

(more…)

Join the forum discussion on this post